Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gitlow v. New York

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

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)

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 no justifiable interest to compel (force) students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.

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

States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Gideon v. Wainright

Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.

• Tinker v. DesMoines

• Gideon v. Wainright