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Law and Society II

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

a)

10th, 11th, 14th Amendments

b)

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th Amendments

c)

The 1st, 3rd, and 14th Amendment

d)

4th, 9th and 14th Amendment

e)

Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Amendments

2.

Right to a jury trial in non-criminal cases.

a)

5th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

9th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

e)

14th Amendment

3.

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

a)

Equal Protection Under the Law

b)

14th Amendment

c)

Due Process

d)

Life, Liberty, and Happiness

e)

All answers are correct

4.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Excessive Bail, Excessive Fines.

a)

12th Amendment.

b)

14th Amendment

c)

1st Amendment.

d)

Second Amendment

e)

8th Amendment.

5.

Establishment Clause.

a)

First Amendment

b)

Third Amendment

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

Religion

e)

Engel v. Vitale

6.

Right to remain silent.

a)

The Fifth Amendment

b)

The First Amendment

c)

Miranda Warnings

d)

Miranda Rights

e)

The 14th Amendment

7.

States Rights v. Federal Government.

a)

First Amendment

b)

Sixth Amendment

c)

Seventh Amendment

d)

10 Amendment

e)

14th Amendment

8.

United States v. Won Kim Ark (1898) is most closely related to this US court case.

a)

Mendez v. Westminster (1947)

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

(1898)

c)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

d)

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

e)

All of the answers are correct.

9.

Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644

a)

The First Amendment

b)

The Second Amendment

c)

The Fourth Amendment

d)

The 10th Amendment

e)

The 14th Amendment

10.

In Terry v. Ohio (1966), a "Terry Stop" allows Police to use "suspicion,", as a means for interrogation, as opposed to probable cause.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is most closely related to this court case.

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

(1898)

b)

Sweatt v. Painter

(1950)

c)

Westminster v. Mendez (1947)

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

e)

Elitism

12.

The Right to Bear Arms.

a)

First Amendment.

b)

Second Amendment.

c)

Fourth Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

e)

None of the Amendments are correct.

13.

In Brown v. Board of Education, this justice's dissenting opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson was cited as influencing the court proceedings and final decision.

"Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."

a)

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall

c)

Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan

d)

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas

e)

Chief Justice Robert Taney

14.

In John Locke's view of the State of Nature, this was a period of:

a)

Harmony and Community

b)

Peacefulness and Tranquility

c)

A 48 hour Purge of City-States.

d)

Mad Max

e)

Survival of the Fittest

15.

The United States of America identifies primarily as a:

a)

Democratic-Republic

b)

Banana Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

e)

Sovereign Nation

16.

Life, Liberty and Property.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean- Jacques Rousseau

d)

Montesquieu

e)

All answers are correct.,

17.

In order to become a member of the US House of Representative, a person must be at least this minimum age:

a)

21

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

e)

No age requirements.

18.

Voir Dire is a Latin term commonly used in a court of law. It means this:

a)

All answers are correct

b)

Interview

c)

Jury Duty

d)

Jury Selection

e)

To speak the truth.

19.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

a)

First Amendment

b)

Sixth Amendment

c)

Eighth Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

e)

14th Amendment

20.

How many US Senators are in the US Senate?

a)

200

b)

435

c)

50

d)

100

e)

535

21.

An effective tool for curbing Police misconduct during searches.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

e)

Exclusionary Rule

22.

Linda Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

a)

Ohio

b)

Kansas

c)

Georgia

d)

Mississippi

e)

Arkansas

23.

Which former US Supreme Court Justice, whose Separate but Equal minority dissent, in Plessy v. Ferguson, would later serve as a blue print for Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas some fifty years later.

a)

Justice Thurgood Marshall

b)

Justice John Marshall Harlan

c)

Justice Earl Warren

d)

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

e)

Justice Harry A. Blackmun

24.

In Mendez v. Westminster (1947), the main argument for the plaintiff was:

a)

Separation, due to race is immoral and wrong.

b)

Segregation results in feelings of inferiority among Mexican children.

c)

Segregation undermines one's ability to become productive Americans.

d)

Segregation often leads to dropping out of school and working in the fields.

e)

Segregation of races will lead to hostilities towards each other. The lack of integration and knowledge of a classmate's culture or ethnicity background and traditions creates a false sense of insecurity.

25.

While he was Governor, and before he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren, signed a bill ending school segregation in this US State:

a)

New York

b)

Arkansas

c)

Alabama

d)

California

e)

All answers are correct.

26.

In Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court decided that Heman Marion Sweatt had a constitutional right to attend this University and apply for it's law school.

a)

UCLA

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas A & M

e)

Texas State

27.

In Plessy v Ferguson, with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney writing the opinion; decided that Homer Plessy, a person of 1/8 African decent, was not "white enough" to ride coach on a train, in this US State.

a)

Louisiana

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

Georgia

e)

California

28.

The abolition of Slavery.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

e)

13th Amendment

29.

In United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the court decided that Wong Kim Ark was, in fact a US Citizen due his birthplace being in this US City.

a)

San Diego

b)

Monterey

c)

Seattle

d)

San Francisco

e)

Stockton

30.

In which group would you find the Fore-person?

a)

Jurors #1 , #2 or #3

b)

Jurors #4, #5, or #6

c)

Jurors #7, #8, or #9

d)

Jurors #10, #11, or #12

e)

There is no fore-person on jury trials.

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