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3rd Quarter Civics Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The idea that students and teachers don't "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” would have been expressed during which Supreme Court Case? 
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
in re Gault
2.
Which Supreme Court case ruled that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional? 
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
3.
Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case? 
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
In re Gault
c)
In re Greene
d)
District of Columbia v. Heller
4.
Which of the following is the correct description of the amendment process?    
a)
Proposed by 2/3 of the Senate and Ratified by 3/4 of the House of Representatives
b)
Proposed by 3/4 of state legislatures and Ratified by 2/3 of Congress
c)
Proposed by 3/4 of Congress and Ratified by 2/3 of state legislatures
d)
Proposed by 2/3 of Congress and Ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures 
5.
The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) was to? 
a)
End legal segregation of schools and businesses
b)
Clarify the Second Amendment right to bear arms
c)
Prevent police from performing illegal searches
d)
Force states to end laws that hurt African Americans
6.
You can register, or sign up, to vote at the age of 18 because of the? 
a)
Eighteenth Amendment 
b)
Twenty-Sixth Amendment 
c)
Twentieth Amendment
d)
Twenty-Fifth Amendment
7.
The Nineteenth Amendment (1920) granted suffrage to which of the following groups? 
a)
African Americans
b)
Teenagers
c)
Women
d)
Hispanic Americans
8.

Which amendment ended poll taxes and increased minority involvement in the political process?

a)

Eighteenth Amendment

b)

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

c)

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

d)

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

9.
Which of the following freed slaves and helped guarantee their civil rights during the 1800s? 
a)
Civil war amendments
b)
Gratz v. Bollinger
c)
Gitlow v. New York
d)
Establishment clause
10.
Throughout much of the 1900s, poll taxes were used to? 
a)
Allow people to pay for the privilege of voting more than once
b)
Prevent women from voting
c)
Prevent African Americans from voting
d)
Raise money for people running for office 
11.
Which Supreme Court case established the basis of judicial review under Article III of the Constitution? 
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
c)
Plessy v Ferguson
d)
Bush v Gore
12.
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools to balance students’ rights with principals’ responsibilities? 
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
13.
Which Supreme Court case upheld state laws requiring racial segregation at public facilities under the "separate but equal" doctrine? 
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
in re Gault
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
14.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson reflected Americans’ approval of? 
a)
Segregation
b)
Women’s suffrage
c)
Relocation centers
d)
Integration
15.
Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
a)
Right to counsel
b)
Freedom of speech
c)
Freedom of expression
d)
Self-incrimination
16.

Which case requires States to provide a lawyer to defendants who cannot afford to hire one for all felony cases?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

in re Gault

d)

Marbury v. Madison

17.

Because of _________________, juveniles who are charged with a crime have the right to an attorney and all other due process rights that adults have.

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

in re Gault

d)

Marbury v. Madison

18.
When Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, it was?
a)
Abiding by the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Ignoring the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Appealing the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Overturning the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
19.
States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case? 
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright 
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
District of Columbia v. Heller
20.
Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
In re Greene
c)
In re Gault
d)
District of Columbia v. Heller
21.
Students expressing their 1st Amendment freedom of speech, wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam War, is the basis for which Supreme Court Case?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona 
b)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c)
District of Columbia v. Heller
d)
Tinker v. DesMoines
22.
The Fourteenth Amendment defined a citizen as?
a)
Anyone born or naturalized in the United States
b)
Any white person born or naturalized in the United States
c)
Any man born or naturalized in the United States
d)
Anyone living in the United States
23.

The rights to have a trial by jury, being treated equally under the law and to call witnesses in one’s defense are examples of...?

a)

Constitutional reforms from the 1900s

b)

Affirmative action

c)

Thirteenth Amendment freedoms

d)

Due process

24.
What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?
a)
The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments
b)
The president is not allowed to have private meetings the cabinet 
c)
The president is responsible for enforcing the law
d)
The president is accountable for obeying the law
25.
What Supreme Court case ruled that administrators may edit school newspapers?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
26.
Which Supreme Court case established that police must advise criminal suspects of their Constitutional rights before questioning them?
a)
in re Gault
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
United States v. Nixon
d)
Bush v. Gore
27.

Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection and they have to stop

b)

Administrators may limit the content of student publications

c)

Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney

d)

Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school

28.

Which of the following describes an option of Congress once the President Vetoes one of the bills they passed?

a)

They can re-vote and if a majority vote to pass it again then it becomes a law.

b)

They can call for a special public vote to override the veto.

c)

They can re-vote and if a 2/3rds vote to pass it again then it becomes a law.

d)

They can negotiate with the VP so he breaks the tie with the President.

29.

Which of the following is the correct match of the 3 Branches, their article in the Constitution, and their main function?

a)

legislative is article 2 & makes laws, executive is article 3 & enforces laws, judicial is article 1 & interprets laws

b)

legislative is article 2 & interprets laws, executive is article 3 & enforces laws, judicial is article 1 & makes laws

c)

legislative is article 1 & makes laws, executive is article 2 & enforces laws, judicial is article 3 & interprets laws

d)

legislative is article 1 & interprets laws, executive is article 2 & enforces laws, judicial is article 3 & makes laws

30.

After a bill is introduced and assigned to a committee in the House and then passed by the committee and the rest of the House where does it go to next?

a)

It goes to the President for him to pass or veto.

b)

It goes to the Speaker of the House for approval because he is the leader of the House.

c)

It goes to the Senate to repeat the process over again.

d)

It goes to the VP for approval because he is the leader of the Senate.

31.

Which amendment was inspired by the colonist being upset with the quartering act and housing British soldiers?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

4th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

32.

Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

4th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

33.

What other branch does the VP play a role in and what is that role?

a)

The legislative branch and he presides over and breaks tie votes in the senate.

b)

The judicial branch and he presides over and breaks tie votes in the senate.

c)

The legislative branch and he presides over and breaks tie votes in the house of representatives.

d)

The judicial branch and he presides over and breaks tie votes in the house of representatives.

34.

What are the five freedoms protected in the 1st amendment? hint RAPPS

a)

Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech

b)

Respect, Authority, Press, Petition, Speech

c)

Religion, Authority, Privacy, Petition, Speech

d)

Religion Assembly, Press, Privacy, Speech

35.

Which of the following is the correct description of the most common way to amend the Constitution?

a)

3/4 of Congress vote to ratify it and then 2/3 of the fifty state legislatures vote to confirm it.

b)

2/3 of Congress vote to ratify it and then 3/4 of the fifty state legislatures vote to confirm it.

c)

2/3 of Congress vote to ratify it and then 2/3 of the fifty state legislatures vote to confirm it.

d)

3/4 of Congress vote to ratify it and then 3/4 of the fifty state legislatures vote to confirm it.

36.

Which of the following is the correct description of the impeachment process?

a)

The Senate votes to impeach with a majority vote then the trial takes place in the House and it would take a 2/3 majority to remove the official from office.

b)

The House votes to impeach with a 2/3 majority vote then the trial takes place in the Senate and it would take a majority to remove the official from office.

c)

The House votes to impeach with a majority vote then the trial takes place in the Senate and it would take a 2/3 majority to remove the official from office.

d)

The Senate votes to impeach with a 2/3 majority vote then the trial takes place in the House and it would take a majority to remove the official from office.

37.

Which Court case showed that while we have freedoms from the Bill of Rights, they can be limited if our actions present a clear and present danger?

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

Heller v DC

d)

Schenk v US

38.

Which is the correct order of the next 5 people in line to be President?

a)

Speaker of the House, VP, Pro Tempore, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury.

b)

VP, Speaker of the House, Pro Tempore, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of State.

c)

VP, Speaker of the House, Pro Tempore, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury.

d)

VP, Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury.

39.

Which of the following links the a Branch correctly to its powers?

a)

Legislative- coin money, collect taxes, declare war, make laws

b)

Executive-coin money, collect taxes, declare war, make laws

c)

Judicial-coin money, collect taxes, declare war, make laws

d)

Senate-coin money, collect taxes, declare war, make laws

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