Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Legislation forbidding flag burning was unconstitutional because it violated the

• 1st Amendment's free exercise clause.

• 1st Amendment's protection of expression.

• 1st Amendment's establishment clause.

• 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.

Speech can be limited for which of the following?

• speech in schools

• obscenity

• libelous speech (you know it is false)

• all of the above

Every citizen has a right to an attorney, even if they cannot afford one was reaffirmed by

• Griswold v. Connecticut

• Roe v. Wade

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Gideon v. Wainwright

This case helped protect you from the police using questionable tactics to obtain evidence against you.

• Griswold v. Connecticut

• Roe v. Wade

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Gideon v. Wainwright

This ruling helped expand women's rights, especially when it came to what they did with their bodies.

• Griswold v. Connecticut

• Roe v. Wade

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Gideon v. Wainwright

With respect to prayer in public schools, the Supreme Court has ruled that

• state sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the 1st amendment.

• state sponsored prayer is permitted by the free exercise clause of the 1st amendment.

• the free exercise clause permits teachers to mandate silent prayer.

• Since education policy in controlled largely by state governments, the 1st amendment does not affect school policy on prayer.

While there are always exceptions, Mapp v. Ohio has protected your liberties under this amendment by not allowing the government to use illegally obtained evidence against you.

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

• 9th

Which is NOT true of civil liberties?

• They protect people from government intrusion.

• They are limited by the need to establish order & protect people/property.

• They are examples of the constitutional principle of limited govenrment.

• They are the same as civil rights.

Which constitutional amendment most likely provides the basis for a driver to challenge the constitutionality of sobriety checkpoints and enforcing drunk driving laws.

• 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable search & seizure.

• 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

• 8th Amendment protection against cruel & unusual punishment.

• 10th Amendment right of states to powers not given to the national government.

The separation of Church and State was created by the

• Elastic Clause
• Establishment Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Exercise Clause