WorksheetsCivil Liberties
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 40mins
The Freedom of Religion can be found in what amendment?
4th Amendment
2nd Amendment
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
1919- freedom of speech can be denied when there is a “clear and present danger”
What group did the 14th Amendment say the Bill of Rights applied to?
state governments
foreign governments
the British
All of the above
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What did the Supreme Court decide student religious groups have a right to do?
pray silently at lunch
teach religion in class
conduct prayers in class
meet at school
The court case Lemon v. Kurtzman
prohibits educators from requiring Bible readings in school
prohibits students from using state-funded merit-based scholarships for religious studies
allows families to use school vouchers for religious institutions
established a test for providing government aid to church-related (parochial) schools
The free exercise of religion may be limited when a religious practice does which of the following?
violates criminal laws
is designed to raise money
tries to recruit new members
Is strange or unusual
The process whereby the Court has applied many parts of the Bill of Rights to the States?
due process of law
equal protect of law
selective incorporation
prior restraint
One of the basic purposes of the guarantees of free expression is to encourage
discussion of public affairs
seditious speech
newspaper publication
literacy
Made it illegal to interfere with the draft speak out against the war.
Curtailment Act
Selective Service Act
Espionage and Sedition Act
Patriot Act
What law makes it a crime to advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government?
Espionage Act of 1917
Smith Act of 1940
Federal Communications Act
Alien and Sedition Act
The main reason television and radio broadcasting is subject to federal regulation is because
these media are too new to be mentioned in the Constitution
television and radio broadcasts lack serious literary or artistic value
these media use the public airwaves to distribute their materials
radio and television are widely viewed by children
Which of the following is upheld by the free exercise clause?
Ministers allowed to hold elective offices
Married to multiple wives, Polygamy
Using poisonous snakes during religious ceremonies
School children who have not been vaccinated
Which of the following best describes the 2nd Amendment?
Law-abiding citizens have right to a gun for self-defense.
Individuals are entitled to guns and can do whatever they want with them.
Guns are for collectibles and antiques.
Citizens are entitled to guns for hunting and competitive purposes only.
Police must read criminal suspects their rights is the outcome of which Supreme Court case?
Miranda v. Arizona
Schneck v. United States
Hernandez v. Texas
Mapp v. Ohio
As a result of States violating citizens rights, which amendment and clause did the US Government pass?
1st / Establishment Clause
1st / Clear & Present Danger Clause
6th / Necessary & Proper Clause
14th / Due Process Clause
This type of speech involves the use of actions or symbols to express opinions.
Loud speech
Symbolic Speech
Hate Speech
Pure Speech
An obscenity, or sexually explicit material,
is protected speech.
is not protected speech because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that any speech or material that lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value is not protected under the 1st amendment.
Libel is defined as
defaming someone's character or hurting someone's reputation with false information in print.
defaming someone's character or hurting someone's reputation by speech.
Slander is defined as
defaming one's character or hurting one's reputation with false information in speech.
defaming one's character or hurting one's reputation with false information in print.
Courts in the U.S. have consistently held that civil disobedience is
legal on private but not public property
guaranteed by the 1st Amendment
guaranteed by the 14th Amendment
not a constitutionally protected right
In which of the following places do people have a right to assemble?
on other people's property
on government owned property
in public places that are open to the public
in the middle of public streets, blocking traffic
Why has the Supreme Court upheld laws that require advance notice and permits for protest in public places?
So officials can respond to the protest.
Because protests can threaten the peace.
So protestors can advertise their event.
So that police can run background checks.
Gov’t must act fairly & accord w/established rules in all it does
Due Process
Probable Cause
Exclusionary Rule
Double Jeopardy
Which amendment protects citizens from unfair treatment by the state and local governments by declaring that the Federal Government cannot deprive any person of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”?
First
Fifth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Which amendment protects citizens from unfair treatment by the national government by declaring that the Federal Government cannot deprive any person of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”?
First
Fifth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
The authority of each State to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its people.
Preventive detention
Due process
Police Power
Writ of Habeas Corpus
States can: limit sales of alcoholic beverages, require the vaccination of school children, require use of seat belts, and punish drunk drivers, and regulate gambling. This is an example of a state's _____.
police power
preventative detention
due process
probable cause
Vaccines are required for school children by states to
promote public health
promote the general welfare
to guard public morals
to promote safety
This requires fairness in the content, or substance, of government laws and actions. It means that Congress and state legislatures cannot pass laws or take actions that place unreasonable limitations on people's rights to life, liberty or property.
Faith in Due Process
Substantive Due Process
Search and Seizure Laws
Procedural Due Process
This means that the government must follow fair and reasonable procedures before taking actions that deny individuals life, liberty, or property.
Substantive Due Process
Lemon Test
Procedural Due Process
Criminal Justice
This type of speech involves the use of actions or symbols to express opinions.
Free speech
Pure Speech
Symbolic Speech
Political Speech
Why was the Patriot Act created?
To protect against unlawful searches
To undo the probable cause guarantee
To guard the nation against terrorism
To show appreciation for acts of patriotism
Evidence gained as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person in court
Exclusionary Rule
Probable Cause
Miranda Rule
Due Process
Which of the following court cases dealt with an illegal search and seizure of a residence without having a proper warrant?
Terry v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Arizona
Miranda v. Arizona
A lawful search and seizure can be made without a warrant:
when police are in hot pursuit of a suspect
when police search the immediate area when an arrest is made
in a public place if the officer has probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed
when searching an automobile
in all of the above cases
A warrant should provide
what is being searched for
exactly where the search is taking place
time limits on when the search can be conducted
All the above
“As the quotations earlier in this opinion demonstrate, the inherent right of self-defense has been central to the Second Amendment right. The handgun ban [by the District of Columbia] amounts to a prohibition of an entire class of ‘arms’ that is overwhelmingly chosen by American society for that lawful purpose. The prohibition extends, moreover, to the home, where the need for defense of self, family, and property is most acute. Under any of the standards of scrutiny that we have applied to enumerated constitutional rights. . . banning from the home ‘the most preferred firearm in the nation to ‘keep’ and use for protection of one’s home and family, . . .would fail constitutional muster.’”
-Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author’s argument in this passage?
The Second Amendment states that the government cannot ban the sale of any weapon to any person
The Second Amendment does not protect a person’s right to have a weapon for self-defense
The Second Amendment protects a person’s right to own a gun from government infringement
The Second Amendment states that the government can only ban an entire class of weapons
Liam owns a hunting rifle he uses to go hunting. He has all of the correct licenses and papers, yet he is still arrested for owning a gun. What amendment protects Liam?
2nd Amedment
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
8th Amendment
A court order which prevents unjust arrests & imprisonments
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Due Process
Bill of attainder
Double Jeopardy
a law that punishes a person without a trial
ex post facto law
writ of habeas corpus
impeach
bill of attainder
Speedy Trial Act of 1974 allows how many days between arrest and the beginning of a criminal trial?
30 days
100 days
200 days
365 days
What is the topic of the 4th amendment?
equal voting rights
illegal searches and seizures
freedom of religion
guns
Before a search can happen, what must police have?
Backup police with them
A lawyer present for the person being searched
A warrant signed by a judge
Nothing, they can search whenever they want
What does the exclusionary rule mean?
Must have probable cause
Evidence gained illegally cannot be used in court
Evidence gained legally is able to be used
A person has the right to an attorney
Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
2nd Amendment
5th Amendment
Which of the following would be labeled as cruel and unusual punishment?
electrocution
preventative detention
drawing and quartering
death by firing squal
Someone who has betrayed his or her country might be convicted of
Citizenship
Naturalization
Allegiance
Treason
Which of the following does the Supreme Court consider unconstitutional?
execution by lethal injection
mandatory death penalty laws
a two stage process in capital cases
all forms of capital punishment
If a person granted bail by a court does not show up for trial, what does the person lose?
money paid to the court
personal honor
sense of right and wrong
driver's license
Defendants who are release from jail without posting bail are said to
be release on their own recognizance
jump bail
have a writ of habeas corpus
be released at the pleasure of the court
What did many states insist had to be added to the Constitution before they would ratify (approve) it?
The Voting Rights Act
The Bill of Rights
The 14th Amendment
A state religion
