Revision 3 US GOV

1. The Federal Government has the power to coin money, but states do not. What type of power is this?

• Inherent power

• Concurrent power

• Expressed power

• Reserved power

A state passes a law legalizing a certain type of herbal suplement, but a federal agency has banned its sale nationwide. If this conflict goes to court, which constitutional principle will the judges most likely use to resolve the issue?

• The Commerce Clause

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

• The Supremacy Clause

A public high school begins each day with a mandatory, student-led Christian prayer over the intercom. Which First Amendment principle is most likely being violated?

• The Establishment Clause

• The Free Exercise Clause

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Assembly

Police suspect a person of a crime but do not have a warrant. Which of the following constitutional protections generally prevents them from searching that person's private home?

• The Sixth Amendment's right to an attorney

• The Fifth's Amendment's right against self-discrimination

• The Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches

• The Eight Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment

Which of the following scenarios is an example of a civil rights issue, rather than a civil liberties issue?

• Police tap a citizen's phone without obtaining a warrant.

• A public university uses a different, more difficult admissons test for applicants of a certain race.

• A city enacts a curfew that requires all citizens to be in their homes by 10 pm.

• The government passes a law banning the publication of a controversial book.

A state passes a law requiring that public schools in urban districts receive significantly less funding per student than schools in suburban districts. Which part of the Fourthteenth Amendment would be the basis of a legal challenge to this law?

• The Citizenship Clause

• The Equal Protection Clause

• The Due Process Clause

• The Privileges or Immunities Clause

A person moves from Texas to New York and wants to get a New York driver's license. New York requires them to take a driving test, but it accepts their Texas birth certificate as valid proof of age. This acceptance or an official record from another state is required by what constitutional provision?

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Commerce Clause

• The Privileges and Immunities Clause

The power to establish and fund a public school system is primarily exercised by state and local governments. This is an example of what kind of power?

• An expressed power

• An implied power

• A reserved power

• An inherent power

A student is suspended for wearing a black armband to school to protest a war, even though it doesn't disrupt class. This action of wearing an armband is considered a form of:

• Symbolic speech

• Fighting words

• Slander

• Libel

A hotel owner refuses to rent rooms to a family because of their religious beliefs. Which landmark piece of federal legislation most directly prohibits this form of discrimination by a private business engaged in public accommodation?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Fair Housing Act of 1968

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990