Civil Liberties Review

What is the name for the first ten amendments?

• Consitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Civil Liberties are best defined as

• constitutional protections from improper government action

• promises of the government to guarantee equal citizenship and to protect citizens from discrimination

The First Amendment guarantees

• due process of law.

• religious freedom.

• the right to a fair trial.

• the right to bear arms.

What is the purpose of the establishment clause?

• To give citizens the right to form religious groups

• To stop government from supporting one religion

• To give government power to choose a state religion

• To stop citizens from practicing religion in public

According to the precedent Engel v. Vitale, a teacher who starts class with a morning prayer would most likely be ruled

• unconstitutional, because the teacher is affiliated with the school.

• unconstitutional, because a church didn't authorize the prayer.

• constitutional, because students have the right to practice religion.

• constitutional, because people pay taxes and fund the public schools.

Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students’ sincerely held religious beliefs?

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

• 1. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

• 1. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• 1. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Which example violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment?

• Allowing a private company to run weekly prayer sessions

• Allowing a student to include a prayer in the morning announcements

• Removing the Ten Commandments from a courtroom

• Stopping a student from wearing religious clothing

A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?

• Schenck v. United States (1919)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• 1. New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

• 1. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

What is symbolic speech?

• An action that expresses an idea or opinion

• The act of peaceful protest

• The publication of an article despite prior restraint

• An idea or opinion expressed through comparison to something else

Which statement best explains why the Supreme Court ruled in the students' favor in the Tinker v. Des Moines case?

• The events involved symbolic speech without disruption.

• The First Amendment always applies to issues of speech.

• The events involved controversial issues.

• The protest was an act of civil disobedience.