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3.1-3.2 AP Gov Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Preventing the publication of news is called...

a)

prior restraint

b)

primary restraint

c)

previous restraint

d)

preliminary restraint

2.

Legally, publishing deliberate untruths is called...

a)

slander

b)

libel

c)

lying

d)

label

3.

Which of the following is NOT allowed in the US, based on the "Establishment Clause"?

a)

Diverse church groups

b)

Student-led Christian Club in public school

c)

Having an official religion

4.

Which of the following is NOT included in the 1st Amendment religious liberties?

a)

Outlawing church groups

b)

Establishment clause

c)

Free exercise clause

5.

What would be an example of a religious practice that COULD be prohibited by our laws?

a)

Burning incense during meditation

b)

Child sacrifice

c)

Special church services to pray for healing

6.

What did the case Engle v. Vitale rule?

a)

States could not use tax payer money to pay for services in religious schools

b)

Prayer in schools violated religious freedom

7.

Which one of these are not protected under the freedom of speech?

a)

Your right to criticize your mayor.

b)

Your right to criticize your senator.

c)

Your right to criticize your boss.

d)

Your right to criticize the President.

8.

Which answer BEST explains why the KKK, or any other group, is permitted to make a public speech that is offensive?

a)

It starts violent protests.

b)

It promotes hate.

c)

It is considered political speech.

9.

Which of the following is covered under symbolic speech?

a)

Writing a false claim about someone.

b)

Burning a U.S. flag.

c)

Yelling fire into a crowded room when their is no fire.

d)

Making a false claim about someone

10.

Even hate speech is considered freedom of speech and is protected by the First Amendment

a)

True

b)

False

11.

State employees, particularly teachers, may

not lead prayers in class.

a)

Engel v. Vitale, 1962

b)

Thornhill v. Alabama, 1940

c)

Westside Community Schools v. Mergens,1990

d)

Wooley v. Maynard, 1976

e)

United States v. O’Brian, 1971

12.

What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

a)

The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.

b)

The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.

c)

The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.

d)

The students felt that their freedom of religion was violated.

13.

Why did John & Mary Beth Tinker and Chris Eckhardt wear black arm bands?

a)

To Protest the war in Vietnam.

b)

They disagreed about taxes.

c)

To protest the 4th amendment.

d)

To support WWII veterans.

14.

In Tinker v Des Moines, what was the Supreme Court's response to siding with the students and parents?

a)

The first amendment is irrelevant to this case.

b)

Parents and students have a stronger say in decisions than schools.

c)

Students have unlimited rights in expression.

d)

Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.

15.
What case struck down a law banning the burning of the American flag because it violated the 1st Amendment?
a)
Texas v. Johnson
b)
Texas v. Cobb
c)
U.S. v. Johnson
d)
Texas v. U.S.
16.
What case held that expressions that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Mendez v. Westminster
c)
White v. Regester
d)
Edgewood v. Kirby
17.
What freedom of expression case involved students protesting the Vietnam War with black armbands?
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Schenck v. U.S.
c)
White v. Regester
d)
Korematsu v. U.S.
18.

Which of the following cases are related to the First Amendment?

a)

McDonald v. Chicago

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

19.

This case was based on the Free Exercise Clause

a)

McDonald v. Chicago

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

20.

Which of these cases limited citizens' free speech rights?

a)

Schenck v. the United States

b)

New York Times v. United States

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

21.
What provision of the constitution says that Congress can make no law that hinders a person's ability to practice their religion?
a)
Free Exercise Clause
b)
Establishment Clause
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Supremacy Clause
22.
According to Lemon v. Kurtzman, public aid (funding) to religious schools is:
a)
Constitutional
b)
Encouraged
c)
Unconstitutional
d)
Expensive
23.

What standard does the Supreme Court use to determine if there is a violation of church and state?

a)

Corn test

b)

Avocado test

c)

Baloney test

d)

Lemon test

24.

What kind of defamatory speech is spoken?

a)

libel

b)

slander

c)

hate speech

d)

speech that presents a clear and present danger

25.

Who said there is a "wall of seperation between Church and State"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Ben Franklin

26.

In ______________, the Supreme Court limited the clear and present danger test by ruling that the government could punish the advocacy of illegal action only if “such advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.”

a)

Wisconsin v Yoder

b)

Mapp v Ohio

c)

Brandenburg v. Ohio

d)

Miller v. USA

27.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution? 
a)
To strengthen the authority of the federal government 
b)
To improve the organization of the judiciary 
c)
To give each state an equal amount of power 
d)
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government