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Civil Liberties

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Prior restraint

b)

Symbolic speech

c)

Redress of grievances

d)

Peaceful public protest

2.

Which of the following correctly describes the concept of prior restraint?

a)

The government attempting to prevent something from being published by the press

b)

The right of individuals to plan, coordinate, and execute peaceful methods of protest

c)

The punishment of individuals for making statements critical of the government

d)

The Supreme Court blocking government action on the grounds that it is unconstitutional

3.
Where are American civil liberties found?
a)
the Preamble
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
Article IV
4.
Which amendment protects you from being searched without a warrant? 
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
5.
Incorporation doctrine involves
a)
application of the Bill of Rights to the states
b)
the governments power to regulate corporations
c)
the extension of judicial review to state courts
d)
the interpretation of the commerce clause
6.
Which clause prohibits the US government form interfering with a citizen's right to practice religion.
a)
establishment clause
b)
necessary and proper clause
c)
free exercise clause
d)
supremacy clause
7.

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)

a)

1st Amendment

b)

14th Amendment's Due Process Clause

c)

14th Amendment's Equal Protections Clause

8.

What does the 5th Amendment guarantee us?

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Right to due process, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, eminent domain, and right to a grand jury

c)

Freedom of speech, religion, expression, right to protest and assemble

9.

What is probable cause

a)

Lack of evidence for a crime

b)

Reasonable suspicion of a crime

c)

Fair treatment according to law

10.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

13

d)

15

11.

What does the 'Establishment Clause' of the 1A do?

a)

Establishes an official religion

b)

Makes the United States a Christian nation

c)

Prevents the government from having an official religion

d)

Prevents citizens from practicing any religion

12.

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?

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of religion

d)

freedom of the press

13.

Petitioning means...

a)

voting for new government officials

b)

making a formal request to the government

c)

protesting the government

d)

printing an anti-government newspaper

14.

Basic freedoms to think and to act that are protected and that all people have

a)

civil liberties

b)

Civil lac

c)

privacy

d)

free exercise clause

15.

communication of ideas through symbols and actions

a)

symbolic speech

b)

libel

c)

Miranda rights

d)

due process

16.

Guarantees each person the right to hold any religious beliefs they choose

a)

free exercise clause

b)

establishment clause

c)

due process

d)

privacy

17.

"no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"

a)

Criminal law

b)

civil law

c)

14th amendment

d)

Limits on Bill of rights