AP USGOVPOL SCOTUS & Required Foundational Documents T1

Which clause was at issue in Engle v Vitale (1962)?

• Free exercise clause

• Establishment clause

• Free speech clause

• Supremacy clause

What types of minorities were foremost in Madison's mind when he wrote Federalist 10?

• Language and religious minorities

• Property owners and religious minorities

• Racial, religious and ethnic minorities

• Debtors, the poor, and indentured servants

According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to

• end the bombings of homes and churches.

• create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

• halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.

• draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.

What is the major idea argued in Brutus #1?

• States should have more power

• The federal government should have more power

• A Bill of Rights is not needed in the Constitution

• The Constitution should be ratified

Which of the following was used to support the decision in Brown v Board of Education (1954)?

• 14th Amendment

• due process

• prior restraint

• 10th Amendment

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights
• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
•  to declare independence from Great Britain
•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

Which of the following is NOT relevant to the decision & significance of Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)?

• school prayer

• the Free exercise clause

• homeschooling

• Compulsory education

Which concept is most relevant to the case of NY Times v United States (1971)?

• selective incorporation

• separation of powers

• prior restraint

• federalism

Which Amendment was at issue in the case of Gideon v Wainwright (1963)?

• 6th amendment

• 5th amendment

• 4th amendment

• 1st amendment

How did James Madison view the existence of “faction” in America?

• He feared faction and felt that there was no way to control it.

• He liked faction and wanted the strongest faction to dominate

• He refused to acknowledge that any factions existed in the new nation.

• He feared faction but thought its effects could be managed by the existence of many competing factions.