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Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which constitutional amendment provides for the expansion of individual rights found in the Bill of Rights?

a)

Fourteenth Amendment

b)

Fifteenth Amendment

c)

Nineteenth Amendment

d)

Twenty-Second Amendment

2.

The Constitution creates a "wall of separation between Church and State" in the words of the

a)

Elastic Clause

b)

Establishment Clause

c)

Exclusionary Clause

d)

Judiciary Clause

3.

The Supreme Court case that overturned a state law setting aside time for "voluntary prayer" in public schools was

a)

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

b)

Lee v. Weisman

c)

Wallace v. Jaffree

d)

Lemon v. Kurtzman

4.

Using actions rather than words to convey an idea would be an example of

a)

speech plus

b)

pure speech

c)

fee speech

d)

symbolic speech

5.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that flag burning is a protected form of symbolic speech?

a)

Reno v. ACLU

b)

Miller v. California

c)

Texas v. Johnson

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

6.

The right of the government to take property for public use as long as the government provides just compensation for the property is called

a)

substantive due process

b)

eminent domain

c)

public domain

d)

procedural due process

7.

The Supreme Court, in Mapp v. Ohio, ruled that evidence obtained without a search warrant could be excluded from trial in state courts. This finding upholds the constitutional guarantee of no unreasonable search and seizure found in the

a)

Fourth Amendment

b)

Fifth Amendment

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

First Amendment

8.

What government action brought an end to Jim Crow laws and legal segregation in America?

a)

the Civil Rights Act of 1875

b)

Presidential Executive Order 8802

c)

the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education

9.

what has been the most recent government action taken to end discrimination against Native Americans in the United States?

a)

the American Indian Movement Act

b)

the Native American Tribal Act

c)

the Native American Language Act

d)

the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

10.

Which of the following prohibits gender discrimination in the workplace?

a)

Equal Pay Act

b)

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

c)

Women's Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

11.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,. Letter from Birmingham Jail


Which statement is most consistent with the author's argument in this quote?

a)

We should oppose injustice everywhere we see it

b)

It is justifiable that injustice may occur in some places but not others

c)

Forcing justice everywhere endangers society

d)

Justice cannot occur everywhere