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WorksheetsCivil Liberties
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), the Supreme Court upheld a student's right to wear an armband in protest. The wearing of the armband was protected as a form of which of the following?
Prior restraint
Symbolic speech
Redress of grievances
Peaceful public protest
Which of the following correctly describes the concept of prior restraint?
The government attempting to prevent something from being published by the press
The right of individuals to plan, coordinate, and execute peaceful methods of protest
The punishment of individuals for making statements critical of the government
The Supreme Court blocking government action on the grounds that it is unconstitutional
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to INCORPORATE the Bill of Rights into state law? (Hint: This is known as Selective Incorporation)
1st Amendment
14th Amendment's Due Process Clause
14th Amendment's Equal Protections Clause
What does the 5th Amendment guarantee us?
Right to bear arms
Right to due process, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, eminent domain, and right to a grand jury
Freedom of speech, religion, expression, right to protest and assemble
What is probable cause
Lack of evidence for a crime
Reasonable suspicion of a crime
Fair treatment according to law
Which amendment abolished slavery?
5
10
13
15
What does the 'Establishment Clause' of the 1A do?
Establishes an official religion
Makes the United States a Christian nation
Prevents the government from having an official religion
Prevents citizens from practicing any religion
The march of 250,000 Americans to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech is thanks to which part of the 1A?
freedom of assembly
freedom of speech
freedom of religion
freedom of the press
Petitioning means...
voting for new government officials
making a formal request to the government
protesting the government
printing an anti-government newspaper
Basic freedoms to think and to act that are protected and that all people have
civil liberties
Civil lac
privacy
free exercise clause
communication of ideas through symbols and actions
symbolic speech
libel
Miranda rights
due process
Guarantees each person the right to hold any religious beliefs they choose
free exercise clause
establishment clause
due process
privacy
"no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
Criminal law
civil law
14th amendment
Limits on Bill of rights
