Bill of Rights (AP Unit III)

Civil Liberties...

• are protections from government overreach

• are protections against group discrimination

• were a primary concern of Federalist framers like Madison

• are primarily protected by the Equal Protection Clause

Which Amendment has NOT been applied to the states via Selective Incorporation?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Which of these is NOT a source of the right to privacy?

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

Which of these violates the Establishment Clause?

• Flag burning

• Denying a lawyer to defendants who cannot afford one

• Polygamy

• School prayer

Which of these cases set the precedent that the Bill of Rights DOES apply to the states as well as the federal government?

• Barron v Baltimore (1833)

• Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)

• Schenck v US (1919)

• Gitlow v NY (1925)

Which Amendment defines citizenship?

• First

• Tenth

• Thirteenth

• Fourteenth

Summarize the ruling in Tinker v Des Moines (1969).

• Schools cannot restrict any student speech, including symbolic.

• Schools cannot restrict symbolic speech, only inappropriate verbal speech.

• Schools can limit student speech, but only if it causes a legitimate disruption.

• Schools have unlimited ability to restrict student speech since they act as the parent during the school day.

Which of these decisions favored the government’s position by limiting civil liberties?

• Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)

• Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

• Schenck v US (1919)

• McDonald v Chicago (2010)

Roe v Wade (1973) resulted in...

• Legalizing abortion for all three trimesters

• Overturning bans on first trimester abortions

• Banning abortion in all 50 states after the first trimester

• A public consensus on abortion, ending the controversy

The 8th Amendment

• bans cruel and unusual punishment

• outlaws the death penalty

• calls for speedy, public trials

• guarantees the right to a jury