Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties

Which of the following would most likely be protected by the First Amendment?

• A reporter knowingly publishes a false story that injures the subject’s reputation.

• A student wears a black armband at school to protest government involvement in a war.

• An individual issues a threat against another individual on social media.

• An individual spray paints graffiti on a public building to protest a government action.

Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students’ sincerely held religious beliefs?

• United States v. Lopez (1995)

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?

• It ruled that the state had an overarching right to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding such action permissible under the Tenth Amendment.

• It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.

• It balanced the school’s interest in providing for an open and peaceful frame of mind for the school day with the interest of the students in not being subjected to the prayer, ultimately ruling for the state.

• It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.

Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon?

• Nixon Administration Goes to Court to Stop Pentagon Papers Release

• Supreme Court Rules High School Students May Silently Protest Vietnam War

• Supreme Court Hears Flag Burning Case

• War Protestor Presented “Clear and Present Danger” Says Court

The Second Amendment's individual right to bear arms has been upheld in the Supreme Court and applied to the states by which of the following cases?

• McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

• D.C. v. Heller (2008)

• U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

• NRA v. The United States (2003)

In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the United States Supreme Court stated, “that the [Constitution] protects the right to possess a handgun in the home for the purpose of self-defense” and that the Second Amendment applied to the states through which of the following constitutional clauses?

• The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment

• The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

• The equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment

• The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Which best describes the outcome in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

• Political speeh is protected in all circumstances

• Wearing of black arm bands in protest of war is protected symbolic speech

• Speech that presents a "clear and present danger" to the security of the U.S. is not protected

• The New York Times could publish the Pentagon Papers

Which Supreme Court case strengthened protections of the press and limited the use of prior restraint?

• New York Times v. U.S. (1971)

• Schenk v. United States (1919)

• Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)