Civil liberties/civil rights

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 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

What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?

• extended citizenship to all people born in the United States

• granted all men the right to vote

• started the Prohibition

• granted women the right to vote