Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

 Which liberty is guaranteed by the First Amendment?

• freedom of speech
  
• the right to vote
  
• the right to bear arms
  
• protection from unreasonable search and seizure

What is the primary purpose of the First Amendment to the Constitution?

• to guarantee basic civil liberties
• to guarantee rights to accused persons
• to prevent discrimination based on race
• to protect citizens from taxation without representation

The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

• the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.
• the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation.
• a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.
• a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

• Habeas Corpus.
  
• Jim Crow laws.
  
• the Black Codes.
  
• Affirmative Action.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war?

• Civil War
  
• Vietnam War
  
• World War II
  
• American Revolution

The case of Brown v. Board of Education is an example of a group seeking redress of grievances through

• judicial action.
  
• executive action.
  
• economic boycotts.
  
• congressional action.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments reflected the growing 19th century American trend of

• granting universal manhood suffrage.
  
• upholding rights of free speech and religion.
  
• decreasing the power of the Federal government.
  
• recognizing the basic civil liberties of all races.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution includes all of the following provisions EXCEPT

• a guarantee of equal protection under the law for all citizens.
  
• the guaranteed right to vote for adults, regardless of gender, race or age.
  
• citizenship in both the nation and its states for all persons born or naturalized in the US.
  
• loss of representation in Congress for states that denied qualified citizens the right to vote.

The 19th Amendment

• ended the prohibition era.
  
• gave women the right to vote.
  
• provided for the popular election of senators.
  
• established the terms of presidential succession.

The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the

• Twelfth Amendment.
  
• Fifteenth Amendment.
  
• Thirteenth Amendment.
  
• Fourteenth Amendment.