Unit 3 Exam (Civil Rights and Liberties)

Which two principles are addressed in the excerpt above?

• The incorporation doctrine

• The concept of eminent domain

• The exclusionary rule

• The "wall of separation" doctrine

Since 1950, Black Voter registration and turn out has increased exponentially, while white voter turnout has plateaued. This can be mostly attributed to...

• Brown v. the Board of Education

• Imposition of the federal poll tax

• Elimination of the all white primary elections.

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Engel v. Vitale deals with which clause of the Bill of Rights?

• The Free Exercise Clause

• The Establishment Clause

• The Exclusionary Clause

• The Eminent Domain Clause

Mr. Vergo writes and has the class recite a nondenominational prayer at the start of every class. This is in violation of what clause?

• The Establishment Clause

• The Free Exercise Clause

• "Separation of Church and State."

• The Religious Exemption Clause.

Racial Quotas are related to what

• National Supremacy

• Judicial Review

• Selective Incorporation

• Affirmative Action

Which Court case deals with Affirmative Action and racial quotas.

• University of California v. Bakke

• Gitlow v. New York

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Engel v. Vitale

All of the following statements reflect positions the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech EXCEPT.

• A restriction on the right of free speech should always be viewed with skepticism.

• There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech.

• Government has an obligation to try to ensure citizens the right to be heard.

• The right to free speech is a fundamental natural right.

In conjunction with the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, what clause of the Constitution was cited in Brown v. the Board of Education

• The 15th Amendment

• The Commerce Clause

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Equal Protection Act of 1954

Prior restraint was further defined by which Court Case?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• New York Times Co. v. US

• Schenck v. US

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

Which method has been most successful in advancing minority rights in the 1950's and 1960's?

• Congressional Legislation

• Executive Orders

• State Legislation

• Litigation in Federal Court