March Madness Civics Category 2

This section of the Fourteenth Amendment says that states must apply the law equally and cannot discriminate against citizens or groups of citizens?

• executive privilege

• legal equality

• Equal Protection Clause

• legal precedent

What U.S. Supreme Court case determined that juvenile court must comply with the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In Re Gault

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

What is one of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

• Freedom from self-incrimination

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments

• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

• Freedom of speech

Which amendment gave African American males 21 and over the right to vote?

• 15th amendment

• 27th amendment

• 24th amendment

• 19th amendment

Which US Landmark Supreme Court Case allowed for executive privilege, but not in criminal cases; "Even the President is not above the law;" Watergate Scandal.

• Bush v. Gore

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Hazelwood v. Kulmeier

• D.C. v. Heller

Which of the following is an example of a civic responsibility?

• Attending school until the age of 16

• Organizing a beach clean up project

• Paying property taxes

• Serving on a grand jury

What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion that words creating a “clear and

present danger” are not protected by the First Amendment?

• The Constitution does not limit individual rights.

• The Constitution does not safeguard individual rights.

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

Which statement identifies the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court

decision in

Brown v. Board of Education

(1954)?

• It overturned racial segregation in public schools.

• It overturned the earlier decision of

  Gideon v. Wainwright.

• It upheld state laws requiring racial segregation on railroad cars.

• It upheld state laws requiring the payment of poll taxes to vote.

The passage below is from the U.S. Supreme Court case

Tinker v. Des Moines

(1969).

Based on this reasoning, what did the U.S. Supreme Court conclude?

• Students will cause too much disruption if they wear armbands to

  school.

• Students have the right to wear armbands in school to express their

  political beliefs.

• Students can express their political views in student newspapers but not

  in classrooms.

• Students have the right to express their political opinions at home but

  not in school.

The Venn diagram below compares two means of becoming a U.S. citizen

Which characteristic completes the Venn diagram?

• Obtained through naturalization

• Obtained at birth

• Does not include voting rights

• Requires residence in the United States