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