Civil Liberties Quiz

Which U.S. constitutional amendment protects the freedom of speech?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

The concept of "clear and present danger" is a doctrine used to determine the limits of which civil liberty?

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Right to privacy

Which of the following is NOT a protected form of speech under the First Amendment?

• Political speech

• Obscenity

• Symbolic speech

• Hate speech

The Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment both contain clauses concerning:

• Freedom of religion

• The right to bear arms

• Due process of law

• Freedom of speech

Which clause of the First Amendment prohibits the establishment of a national religion by Congress?

• Free Exercise Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Due Process Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

Which Supreme Court case established the "clear and present danger" test?

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

• Schenck v. United States

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

Which Supreme Court case established that students have rights to speech at school as long as it does not disrupt the learning process.

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

• Schenck v. United States

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

The conservative states have long felt that the Mapp, Miranda and ______ cases hamper (limits) police officers' efforts to fight crime.

• Gideon

• McDonald

• Schenck

• Engel