Civil Liberties Review

What does the 5th Amendment mean by "due process?"

• No treatment and illegal procedures
• Unfair treatment and illegal procedures
• The government may not take away a person's liberty even if he commits a crime.

• A citizen loses his or her rights only if the government follows legal procedures.

According to the Supreme Court, a person has the right to a lawyer in all criminal proceedings based on its ruling in which of the following cases?

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Gideon v. Wainwright

As a result of Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court recognized the exclusionary rule.  The purpose of this rule is to

• exclude illegally obtained evidence from being used in court
• limit the number of witnesses in court
• allow illegally obtained evidence to be used in court
• require all evidence to be admissible in court

In the cases of _________________________ the Supreme Court determined that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual's right to keep and bear arms.

• Schenck v. United States

• Mapp v. Ohio

• District of Columbia v. Heller

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Which Amendment prohibits the government from implementing excessive fines, excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishment?

• First Amendment
• Second Amendment
• Eighth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment

As a result of the Court's ruling in Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Court established the Lemon Test with the intent of...

• establishing guidelines for determining when government conduct creates "excessive entanglement of government and religion."

• To establish a five-pronged test for determining the constitutionality of government actions regarding religion.
• To establish a four-pronged test for determining the constitutionality of government actions regarding religion.
• To establish a two-pronged test for determining the constitutionality of government actions regarding religion.

The Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment gives people the right to

• ban all religious practices
• force others to follow their religious beliefs
• freely practice their religion without government interference

The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides protection from self-incrimination. What does self-incrimination mean?

• Implicating oneself in a crime or exposing oneself to criminal prosecution or penalties.
• Admitting guilt for a crime
• Providing evidence against oneself
• Accepting responsibility for a criminal act

A person's 1st Amendment rights can be limited if, in exercising those rights, the

• majority of Americans accept the limitation.

• safety of the public is placed in jeopardy.

• Eating in public
• Walking on the sidewalk

The "Five Freedoms" basic to American life can be found in which Amendment?

• Tenth Amendment
• First Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Second Amendment