Civil Liberties Quiz

The guarantee against double jeopardy protects a person from being tried

• for more than one crime committed at any one time

• twice for the same crime

• for a crime the person did not commit

• for a federal crime in a State court

Because the government is prohibited from an establishment of religion, schools cannot do which of the following?

• allow students to study the Bible in an historical context

• allow student religious groups to meet in the school

• not allow student religious groups to meet in the school

• allow individuals to pray in school

In Engel v. Vitale case of 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that _____ were unconstitutional

• prayers done as classroom exercises in

• prior restraint

• police search or seizure without an public schools authorized warrant

• segregation

What is the only court that is created by the Constitution of the United States?

• Federal Circuit Court

• Court of Washington D.C.

• The Supreme Court

• Small Claims Court

At present, the Supreme Court consists of how many judges?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Mapp v. Ohio was an important Supreme Court case because it created (a)   .

(a)   created the rule that freedom of speech extends to clothing worn in protest.

The highest court in the judicial system is the (a)   .

(a)   established that words and speech can be banned if they present a clear and present danger.

The case of (a)   permitted abortions in the United States.