Civil Rights & Liberties

The establishment clause

• prevents the government from sanctioning an official religion
• ensures due process for all citizens
• establishes the protocol used by police officers to obtain a warrant
• allows all citizens to practice their religion any way they want

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

• attempted to ensure African American votes would not be diluted through gerrymandering
• prohibited state governments from denying citizens the right to vote
• required some states to get changes to their voting laws approved by Congress
• all of these answers are correct

Which court case incorporated the exclusionary rule against the states?

• Terry v. Ohio
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Mapp v. Ohio
• Griswold v. Connecticut

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

• Jim Crow laws
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• white flight from urban to suburban areas
• Native American reservations

The U.S. Supreme Court defined the conditions under which speech could be defined as "obscene" in

• Roth v. U.S.
• Miller v. California
• Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
• New York Times v. Sullivan

The due process clause is used by the Supreme Court to incorporate

• civil rights
• civil liberties

Which court case began the process of selectively incorporating the Bill of Rights against the states?

• Griswold v. Connecticut
• Mapp v. Ohio
• Gitlow v. New York
• Near v. Minnesota

What did the Americans with Disabilities Act do?

• included Americans diagnosed with HIV under the definition of "disabled"
• requires employers and public facilities to make accommodations for Americans with disabilities
• set strict guidelines for enforcing laws designed to protect Americans with disabilities
• created a fund to help aid disabled WWI veterans

The free exercise of the First Amendment clause holds that people have the right to

• express themselves through speech as they choose
• donate money to any political campaign they choose
• evade taxes if they can run really fast
• practice religion as they choose

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

• prohibited literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting
• prohibited racial discrimination in employment and public accommodations
• attempted to prevent racial gerrymandering
• ended an FBI program (COINTELPRO) used to spy on and break up citizen organizations