Constitutional Amendments and Court Cases Quiz

Select the pair that correctly matches the name of the case with the constitutional amendment at issue in the case.

• Supreme Court case: Gideon v. Wainwright Amendment: Sixth

• Supreme Court case: Engel v. Vitale Amendment: Fourth

• Supreme Court case: McDonald v. Chicago Amendment: First

• Supreme Court case: New York Times v. Sullivan Amendment: Fifth

What is the main function of the establishment clause in the First Amendment?

• To protect citizens from the government's establishment of a national religion

• To allow individuals to express and exercise their religious beliefs

• To permit some religious practices in the U.S. but restrict other religious practices

• To grant the government the authority to endorse Christianity as a national religion

The protection within the First Amendment that allows individuals to express and exercise their religious beliefs is known as the

• establishment clause.

• due process clause.

• free exercise clause.

• Bill of Rights.

How is the Espionage Act of 1917 related to the First Amendment?

• It allows for the printing and distribution of anti-war materials during a time of national emergency.

• It grants states the rights to infringe upon free speech in any case they deem necessary.

• It limits freedom of expression and speech during wartime and in situations of national security.

• It prohibits the distribution of printed materials in any language other than American English.

How does the act of slander compare to the act of libel?

• Slander is difficult to prove, whereas libel has a lower burden of proof.

• Slander involves spoken expression, whereas libel involves written expression.

• Libel applies only to those who are public figures, whereas slander applies to average Americans.

• Libel is not protected by the First Amendment, whereas slander is protected by the First Amendment.

Suppose police officers are in the process of arresting a man they suspect in a string of local bank robberies. While they are arresting the man, they inform him that he has the right to remain silent and that he has the right to an attorney. The officers have fulfilled their duties in

• issuing a warrant.

• reading the man his Miranda rights.

• issuing a writ of habeas corpus.

• setting bail.

Why does Article I of the Constitution prohibit the passage of ex post facto laws?

• Such laws prevent a person from being arrested without knowing what they are being charged with.

• Such laws rob a person of their rights to a free and fair trial.

• Such laws would make criminals out of people who committed the act before it was illegal.

• Such laws would allow police officers to search a place or person without probable cause.

Legislation that would allow social media companies to remove posts or comments that challenge or go against their social and political values would be considered a violation of the

• Fourth Amendment.

• Second Amendment.

• Ninth Amendment.

• First Amendment.

Suppose it is the late 1780s and you have been reading all about the newly drafted Constitution in the newspapers and in pamphlets. You are generally skeptical of the proposed Constitution and you believe it is absolutely important that a bill of rights be included. Which group do you likely identify with?

• The Federalists

• The Antifederalists

• The Jeffersonians

• The Hamiltonians

What is the primary purpose of the Second Amendment?

• To guarantee Americans the right to speak freely and practice religion freely

• To prevent the government from infringing on rights not listed in the Constitution

• To guarantee Americans the right to protect themselves and defend against tyranny

• To prohibit the government from searching the homes of Americans without a warrant