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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gitlow v. New York

2.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to

a)

make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states

b)

prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government

3.

This card is an example of...

a)

Due Process

b)

Habeus Corpus

4.

The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...

a)

keep and bear arms at home for self-defense

b)

eat happy meals

c)

practice their religion in public schools

5.

In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that

a)

evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court

b)

police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest

6.

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?

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

b)

US v Lopez (1995)

7.

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?

a)

Schenck v. United States (1919)

b)

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

8.

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?

a)

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.

b)

It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.

9.

States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Gideon v. Wainright

10.

Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.

a)

Tinker v. DesMoines

b)

Gideon v. Wainright

11.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

12.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

13.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

14.

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

a)

WAC

b)

HUAC

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

15.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

16.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

17.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

18.

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?

a)

Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

b)

Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

19.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington