Exit ticket - Civil Liberties and First Amendment Quiz

What are civil liberties?

• Laws that guarantee equal treatment for all individuals

• Rights that protect individuals from unfair treatment by the government

• Policies designed to protect people against discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals

• Legal and constitutional rights that protect individuals from arbitrary and tyrannical acts of government

What is the purpose of the establishment clause in the First Amendment?

• To guarantee a fair trial for all citizens

• To protect individuals from discriminatory treatment by government officials

• To ensure freedom of speech and press

• To prevent the federal government from creating a national religion or favoring a particular religion

What did the Supreme Court rule in Lemon v. Kurtzman regarding state funding for private religious schools?

• It is protected under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment

• It is permissible as long as it does not promote a specific religion

• It is a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment

• It must have a secular legislative purpose, not advance or inhibit religion, and not foster excessive entanglement between government and religion

According to the free exercise clause, what right does it guarantee to each person?

• The right to impose their religious beliefs on others

• The right to receive government funding for religious activities

• The right to practice any religion without limitations

• The right to believe what they want

In which Supreme Court case did the Court hold that compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause?

• Lemon v. Kurtzman

• Oregon v. Smith

• Engel v. Vitale

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

What important distinction did the Supreme Court make in Reynolds v. United States regarding religious beliefs and practices?

• The government has no authority to regulate religious activities

• Religious practices are superior to the law of the land

• Religious beliefs and practices are both protected under the free exercise clause

• The government cannot restrict what a person believes, but can legislate against religious activities that violate the law of the land