Civil Liberties Review

The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gitlow v. New York

The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to INCORPORATE the Bill of Rights into state law? (Hint: This is known as Selective Incorporation)

• 1st Amendment

• 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause

• 14th Amendment's Equal Protections Clause

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to

• make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states

• prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government

The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?

• Lethal injection is the only constitutionally acceptable method of execution.

• The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment.

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that

• the United States Constitution IMPLIES a right to privacy and thus made some abortions legal

• a constitutional right to privacy REQUIRED making all abortions legal

This card is an example of...

• Due Process

• Habeus Corpus

The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...

• keep and bear arms at home for self-defense

• eat happy meals

• practice their religion in public schools

In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that

• evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court

• police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest

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?

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

• US v Lopez (1995)

A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?

• Schenck v. United States (1919)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)