Unit 3 - AP Government Review MCQ

Which of the following constrains the federal government from infringing on citizens’ individual civil liberties?

• 10th Amendment

• Original Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

Which of the following is true regarding the death penalty?

• It has been ruled unconstitutional as a violation of the 8th Amendment

• Women cannot be given the death penalty

• The death penalty cannot be given to minors

• Because it is a reserved power the Supreme Court cannot rule state use of the death penalty unconstitutional

Which of the following cases made the 2^nd Amendment binding on the states via the 14^th Amendment?

• DC v. Heller

• US v. Lopez

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Roe v. Wade

Which of the following best explains the nearly tenfold increase in voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi from 1956 - 1971?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Civil Rights Movement led to the end of racism in the United States

• The 26th Amendment

All of the following Supreme Court rulings led to an expansion of civil liberties EXCEPT: Tinker v. Des Moines, New York Times v. US, Schenck v. US, McDonald v. Chicago

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• New York Times v. US

• Schenck v. US

• McDonald v. Chicago

Which of the following banned literacy tests and forced southern states to obtain federal approval for any changes to future election laws, including congressional redistricting?

• Shaw v. Reno

• 24th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which of the following most accurately identifies the constitutional basis for the incorporation doctrine?
The 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause,
The 14th Amendment’s due process clause,
The 5th Amendment’s due process clause,
The Bill of Rights

• The 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause

• The 14th Amendment’s due process clause

• The 5th Amendment’s due process clause

• The Bill of Rights

Applying the precedent established in Engel v. Vitale, which of the following potential public-school activities would most likely be unconstitutional?

• Student-led prayer as part of a First Priority club

• Compulsory bible reading at the start of the school day

• Teaching about world religions in a human geography class

• Students wearing a t-shirt that advertises the name of a church

Which of the following statements is incompatible with a colorblind interpretation of the Constitution?

• The equal protection clause bans any racial legal distinctions

• Separate but equal schools are inherently unequal

• Policies can take race into account if the intention is to help a disadvantaged group

• Racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions is based on the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause? McDonald v. Chicago, Gideon v. Wainwright, Brown v. Board, Roe v. Wade

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Brown v. Board

• Roe v. Wade