Civil Liberties

The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...

• keep and bear arms at home for self-defense

• eat happy meals

• practice their religion in public schools

In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that

• evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court

• police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest

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)

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?

• It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel (force) students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.

• It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.

The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court

• granted the federal government the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

• interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government

The Washington Post receives a top secret report that details how the executive branch mishandled a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons. The executive branch attempts to stop the publishing of the report, but the publishers cite the precedent in New York Times Company v. United States (1971) establishing which of the following legal rules?

• The heavy presumption against prior restraint (censorship)

• Time, place, and manner restrictions matter in Free Speech cases

States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Gideon v. Wainright

The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?

• Lethal injection is the only constitutionally acceptable method of execution.

• The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment.

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that

• the United States Constitution IMPLIES a right to privacy and thus made some abortions legal

• a constitutional right to privacy REQUIRED making all abortions legal

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)

• US v Lopez (1995)