Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Quiz

What are civil liberties?

• Freedoms that people have as part of their natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Legal rights that keep individuals and groups free from discrimination

• Rights that ensure fair treatment under the law

Where are civil liberties specifically listed and described?

• In the Bill of Rights

• In the Constitution

• In the Declaration of Independence

What is the process through which the Supreme Court has been applying the Bill of Rights to the states?

• Federal intervention

• Selective incorporation

• State integration

What are civil rights?

• Rights that protect individuals from government interference

• Legal rights that keep individuals and groups free from discrimination

• Freedoms that people have as part of their natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th amendment

• 19th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

Which Supreme Court decision allowed for racial discrimination by permitting separate but equal public facilities?

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Roe vs Wade

• Miranda vs Arizona

Who sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott in 1955?

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Which major piece of legislation worked to outlaw segregation and discrimination against African Americans?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• All of the above

• Fair Housing Act of 1968

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

When did women get the right to vote in the United States?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 19th amendment

What is an example of a civil liberty?

• Right to a fair court trial

• Right to express your opinion through free speech

• Right to a promotion at work

• Right to equal pay for equal work