AP Civil Rights

Incorporation doctrine involves

• application of the Bill of Rights to the states
• the governments power to regulate corporations
• the extension of judicial review to state courts
• the interpretation of the commerce clause

Which of the following cases most likely involves a violation of civil rights?

• classifying people into brackets on the basis of income and taxing them at different rates
• conducting a search without a warrant or probable cause
• classifying people and treating them differently on the basis of race or gender
• giving adults more rights, such as voting and drinking alcohol, than the rights possessed by minors

This is NOT an example of a civil liberty issue

• The state censors the publication of pro-communist newspaper articles
• A woman is fired after a boss found out she was pregnant
• A public school coach leads his team in a prayer
• A white police offers fails to get the proper search warrant when searching an African American's house

the policy to ensure equal funding and end gender discrimination in education was

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Equal Rights Amendment
• Title IX
• affirmative action

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did all of the following EXCEPT

• end literacy tests
• allow for federal involvement in voter registration
• required federal approval for states to change voter qualifications
• end the poll tax

Cases related to civil rights violations would likely be related to the

• free exercise clause
• establishment clause
• due process clause
• equal protection clause

This ended racial discrimination in places of public accommodation

• the 14th amendment
• the civil rights act of 1964
• the Brown v. Board ruling
• the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling

Which amendment ended discrimination based on wealth, ending the poll tax

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 24th

The process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states on a case by case basis is known as

• due process
• the establishment clause
• the equal protection clause
• selective incorporation

What is it called when people attempt to separate people by race?

• integration
• Segregation
• Desegregation
• Disenfranchisement