Constitutional Law Quiz

The Miranda warning, requiring police to inform suspects of their rights, resulted from:

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Engel v. Vitale

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the Supreme Court ruled that:

• Public schools cannot require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance

• Evidence obtained through illegal searches is inadmissible in state courts

• States must provide attorneys to defendants who cannot afford one

• The First Amendment protects symbolic speech

The power to levy taxes is:

• Exclusively a national government power

• Exclusively a state government power

• A shared power between national and state governments

• Neither a national nor a state government power

Which of the following is NOT a shared power between national and state governments?

• Creating and enforcing laws

• Establishing courts

• Borrowing money

• Conducting foreign diplomacy

Which Supreme Court case established the doctrine of "dual federalism," emphasizing the separation of state and federal powers?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• United States v. Lopez

The Constitution limits the power of the national government in relation to individual rights by:

• Establishing a system of checks and balances

• Granting unlimited power to the executive branch

• Eliminating the judicial branch

• Allowing the government to override all individual rights

Which of the following best describes the concept of "free exercise" of religion?

• The government can regulate religious practices

• Citizens can practice any religion without government interference

• Religious institutions are exempt from all laws

• Only certain approved religions can be practiced freely

Which amendment protects the freedom of speech, religion, press, and the right to peacefully assemble?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

The right to bear arms is protected by which amendment?

• Third Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

Which amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner's consent?

• Fourth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Eighth Amendment