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Civil Liberties chapter 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Personal guarantees and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge, either by law or judicial interpretation.

a)

Civil Liberties

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Civil War

d)

Civil disobedience

2.
What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The English Bill of Rights
3.

The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights is the _______.

a)

incorporation doctrine

b)

establishment doctrine

c)

inclusion doctrine

d)

Due process clause

4.

1st Amendment protection of speech first incorporated to states.

a)

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

b)

Gitlow v. New York (1925)

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

d)

Schenck v. US (1919)

5.

The Supreme Court can prohibit religious practices _______.

a)

it considered inappropriate.

b)

so long as it does not specifically target religion.

c)

but not religious beliefs.

d)

and beliefs for only certain religions.

6.

Within reasonable limits, called time, place, and manner restrictions, freedom of assembly includes the rights to _____.

a)

parade.

b)

picket.

c)

protest.

d)

all of the above.

7.

It prohibits the government from establishing a national religion. (Wall of Separation)

a)

FREE EXERCISE

CLAUSE

b)

SELECTIVE

INCORPORATION

c)

ESTABLISHMENT

CLAUSE

d)

INCORPORATION

DOCTRINE

8.

“Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case, the Supreme Court ruled that it is not a denial of the First Amendment right to free speech for public school officials to censor student speech that they reasonably believe encourages illegal drug use.

a)

Morse v. Frederick (2007)

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

c)

Osborne v. Ohio, 1991

d)

Pottawatomie Co. v. Earls (2002)

9.

The ___________ Amendment prevents the federal government from depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property (especially in the Bill of rights) without due process (established/complete legal procedures)

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

10.

A public school district in Iowa suspended three teenagers for wearing black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. Their families filed suit, and in 1969 the case reached the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the school district had violated the students’ free speech rights. The armbands were a form of symbolic speech, which the First Amendment protects.

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

b)

Reynolds v. United States (1878)

c)

Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

11.

A Speech may be limited if it presents a “clear and present danger.” Government may prohibit speech that creates an immediate threat of criminal action.

a)

Schenck v. US (1919)

b)

McKleskey v. Zant (1991)

c)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

d)

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

12.

A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody.

a)

Bill of attainder

b)

Writ of habeas corpus

c)

Ex post facto law

d)

Due process clause

13.

The Supreme Court ruled that a Texas law prohibiting abortion violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy.

a)

Griswold v. CT (1965)

b)

Roe v. Wade (1973)

c)

Gregg v. Georgia (1976)

d)

Furman v. Georgia (1972)

14.

Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.

a)

Free exercise clause

b)

Establishment clause

c)

Due process clause

d)

Prior restraint

15.

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

16.
Police must read criminal suspects their rights is the outcome of which Supreme Court case?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Schneck v. United States
c)
Hernandez v. Texas
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
17.

As a result of States violating citizens rights, which amendment and clause did the US Government pass?

a)

1st / Establishment Clause

b)

1st / Clear & Present Danger Clause

c)

6th / Necessary & Proper Clause

d)

14th / Due Process Clause

18.

The process by which provisions of the bill of rights are brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.

a)

Due process clause

b)

Free exercise clause

c)

Establishment clause

d)

Selective incorporation

19.

Which answer contains the correct amendments protecting rights of the accused?

a)

3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th

b)

1st, 4th, 5th 6th

c)

4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

d)

4th, 5th, 6th, 8th

20.

Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?

a)

1st

b)

8th

c)

4th

d)

9th