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AP Government Chapter 4, Quiz 1

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This AP Government quiz focuses on civil liberties and constitutional rights, specifically examining the Bill of Rights and landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped individual freedoms in American democracy. The content is appropriate for grades 11-12, particularly students enrolled in Advanced Placement Government and Politics courses. Students need a comprehensive understanding of the distinction between civil rights and civil liberties, the specific protections guaranteed by individual amendments (particularly the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments), and the doctrine of selective incorporation that applies Bill of Rights protections to state governments. The quiz requires students to connect constitutional principles with pivotal Supreme Court decisions, including Schenck v. United States, Tinker v. Des Moines, McDonald v. Chicago, and Engel v. Vitale. Students must demonstrate knowledge of legal concepts such as prior restraint, symbolic speech, the clear and present danger test, and the Lemon test, while understanding how the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses balance religious freedom with government neutrality. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying advanced government and constitutional law at the high school level. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of civil liberties concepts before moving to more complex constitutional analysis. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as focused homework to reinforce classroom instruction, or use it as a review session before unit exams or the AP Government test in May. The question format mirrors AP exam styles, helping students practice identifying key constitutional principles and landmark cases under testing conditions. This content directly supports NCSS Thematic Standard VI (Power, Authority, and Governance) and aligns with AP Government and Politics Course Framework Topic 3.1 (The Bill of Rights) and Topic 3.2 (First Amendment: Freedom of Religion), providing students with essential foundational knowledge for analyzing how constitutional principles protect individual liberties while balancing competing governmental interests.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Your individual freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights are known as your

civil rights

civil liberties

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The due process guarantee can be found in

5th Amendment

6th Amendment

14th Amendment

5th and 14th Amendments

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The government may not curb or censor expression before the fact; this is known as

symbolic speech

commercial speech

prior restraint

sedition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An American Socialist distributes pamphlets discouraging young men from signing up for the draft during WW1.

Tinker v. Des Moines

Brandenburg v. Ohio

McDonald v. Chicago

Schenck v. United States

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Contains clauses addressing : citizenship, privileges and immunities, due process, and equal protection under the law.

5th Amendment

7th Amendment

10th Amendment

14th Amendment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

SCOTUS decision began the long process of selective incorporation of your civil liberties.

Gitlow v. New York

Barron v. Baltimore

Schenck v. United States

McDonald v. Chicago

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Established in Schenck v. United States decision.

time, place, and manner restrictions are legal

strict scrutiny test

clear and present danger rule

Lemon Test

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