AP GOV: Civil Liberties

Which court case hold that the 14th Amendment will protect the freedom of speech specified by the First Amendment from state infringement?

• Wolf v. Colorado (1949)

• Gitlow v. New York (1925)

• Near v. Minnesota (1931)

• Robinson v. California (1962)

The 14th Amendment states the right to be free from ____ in states to have due process of law, to have equal _____ of the law.

• Discrimination, protection

• Mr. Baker, protection

• Protection, discrimination

• Prison, protection

The establishment clause covers all conflicts except:

• Allowing or requiring school prayers

• Placing religious displays in schools / public places

• Teaching evolution

• Setting up a wall between Church and State

The Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) case ruled that direct state aid could:

• Be used to subsidize religious instruction

• Not be used to subsidize religious instruction

• Be used for enforcement

• Not be used for enforcement

What court case did the supreme court claimed unconstitutional for Alabama law authorizing one minute of silence for prayer/meditation? Because it was “an endorsement of religion lacking any clearly secular (non-religious) purpose.”

• Wallace v. Jaffree (1985)

• Near v. Minnesota (1931)

• Robinson v. California (1962)

• James v. United States (1967)

The _________ clause constrains the government from interfering with the practice of religion and the _______ clause prohibits Congress from establishing an official government-sponsored religion.

• Establishment, Free Exercise

• Free Exercise, Establishment

• Due Process, Elastic

• Due Process, Free Establishment

The Supreme Court has established in succession a number of doctrines regarding language allegedly subversive to the public order. What are these doctrines?

• Clear and Present Danger Test, Band Tendency Rule and Imminent Lawless Action Test.

• Clear and Present Danger Test, Campus Speech and Behavior Codes and Defamation in Writing

• Band Tendency Rule, Campus Speech and Behavior Codes and Imminent Lawless Action

• Imminent Lawless Action and Band Tendency Rule

What is the CURRENT standard establishment for evaluating the legality of advocacy speech?

• Bad Tendency Rule

• Commercial Speech

• Imminent Lawless Action Test

• Clear and Present Danger Test

What court case created a list of requirements that must be met by material to be legally obscene?

• Roe v. Wade

• The Rise and Fall of Miller v. California

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Engel v. Vitale

The definition of prurient interest would be determined by “community standards.” thus leaving the definition to _______.

• The Supreme Court

• The People

• The President

• The local and state authorities