WorksheetsCivil Rights and Civil Liberties
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gitlow v. New York
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government
This card is an example of...
Due Process
Habeus Corpus
The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...
keep and bear arms at home for self-defense
eat happy meals
practice their religion in public schools
In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that
evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court
police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest
Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students’ sincerely held religious beliefs?
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
US v Lopez (1995)
A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?
It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel (force) students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.
It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.
States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...
Tinker v. Des Moines
Gideon v. Wainright
Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.
Tinker v. DesMoines
Gideon v. Wainright
What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?
Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.
Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism
OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA
Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty
What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?
Guzman V. School
Brown V. Board of Education
Miranda V. Arizona
Plessy V. Ferguson
Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?
Dolores Huerta
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ceaser Chavez
What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?
WAC
HUAC
NAACP
SNCC
What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
Great Migration
Prohibition
NAACP
Harlem Renaissance
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?
March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott
Black Panthers
Mass Support Demonstrations
Little Rock Nine
What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?
Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities
Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities
What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?
Sit-in
Boycotts
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
