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Unit 4 Government Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main goal of the Supreme Court is to

a)

enforce laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

make laws

d)

veto laws

2.

Which court case set the precedent of judicial review?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Tinker v. TLO

3.

Which amendment houses the equal protection clause?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

4.

Affirmative action gives equal access to employment and education for minorities.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The _ ensures sure that the amendments are also applicable within the states.

a)

Supremacy Clause

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

Incorporation Doctrine

6.

Which of the following is NOT a part of your Miranda rights?

a)

Right to remain silent

b)

Right to an attorney

c)

Right to call someone from jail

d)

Right to not self-incriminate yourself

7.

McDonald v. Chicago dealt with

a)

Student's rights

b)

Rights of the accused

c)

Rights for minorities

d)

Gun rights

8.

It is a violation of the 2nd amendment to limit gun ownership based on past criminal records.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Police need a warrant to search your book bag in school.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The case that decided students have the right to peacefully protest in school.

a)

TLO v. New Jersey

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Chicago v. McDonald

d)

Marbury v. Madison

11.

The original court case that decided "separate but equal" was constitutional.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

D.C. v. Heller

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

12.

Brown v. Board of Education lead to the integration of schools with _ being the first.

a)

Central Rock Ten

b)

Little Rock Seven

c)

Arkansas Ten

d)

Little Rock Nine

13.

Brown v. Board of Education displayed what principle of government?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Popular Sovereignty

14.

Which court would you go to if you are charged with misdemeanor trespassing.

a)

District Court

b)

Circuit Court

c)

Court of Appeals

d)

Court of Special Appeals

15.

The concept that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

a)

Habeas Corpus

b)

Indictment

c)

Subpoena

d)

Presumption of Innocence

16.

A writ (command) issued to bring a party before a judge or court.

a)

Subpoena

b)

Habeas Corpus

c)

Indictment

d)

Due process

17.

The power to hear a court case for the first time, before any other court.

a)

Original Jurisdiction

b)

Appellate Jurisdiction

c)

Grand Jury

d)

Petit Jury

18.

Laws that regulate individual and group relationships.

a)

Felony

b)

Misdemeanor

c)

Civil Law

d)

Criminal Law

19.

To find someone guilty in a criminal case the burden of proof is

a)

beyond a reasonable doubt

b)

preponderance of evidence

20.

All of the following would be categorized as civil cases, EXCEPT

a)

Divorce Court

b)

Child Custody

c)

Contract Disputes

d)

Theft

21.

In a civil case, the prosecutor is the one who brings the charges.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

U.S. v. Nixon revolved around the President's use of

a)

executive orders

b)

executive privledge

c)

executive agreements

d)

veto power

23.

The U.S. use the policy of___ in an attempt to address racial inequality and racial exclusion in American society.

a)

exclusionary rule

b)

judicial review

c)

affirmative action

d)

social policy