Unit 1 Test Review - Civics

What is due process?

• rights of all people

• legal proceedings that all citizens are entitled to

• government depriving you of life, liberty, and property

• freedom of speech

The 1st Amendment protects all forms of speech except:

• flag burning

• publishing in a school newspaper

• shouting fire in a crowded theater

• unpopular opinions

What is the role of the press?

• to expose government activities, even illegal ones

• to cover up illegal activities

• help maintain public confidence in the government

• help generate support for the government

Why was/is the Patriot Act so controversial?

• executive actions are often restricted

• individual rights are restricted over national security

• national security is restricted over individual rights

• Congress can pass unconstitutional laws

Which Supreme Court case did not restrict individual rights?

• Korematsu v. United States

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Schenck v. United States

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Mapp v. Ohio established the exclusionary rule, which means

• the police can search a car without a warrant

• evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court

• everyone is entitled to a lawyer and the states must provide one

• due process cannot be denied for any reason

How are Tinker v. Des Moines and Schenck v. United States related?

• both cases dealt with the issues of free speech

• both cases dealt with the issues of freedom of religion

• both cases dealt with cruel and unusual punishment

• both cases dealt with the 5th Amendment

What is the difference between the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause?

• both restrict religious freedom

• the free exercise clause allows for freedom of religion and the establishment clause restricts the government's ability to make a national religion

• the free exercise clause applies only to states the establishment clause only applies to the federal government

• the free exercise clause restricts the government's ability to make a national religion the establishment clause allows for the free practice of religion.

What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

• both relate to Elk v. Wilkins

• both are absent from the Constitution

• civil liberties relates to equal protection for people, civil rights relates to protecting the people from the government

• civil rights relates to equal protection for people, civil liberties relates to protecting the people from the government

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help Americans?

• it required equal treatment between different sexes

• it changed the immigration laws of the country

• it gave money to poor minority groups

• it ended discrimination against minority groups