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WorksheetsUnit 1: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Test Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is the name for the first ten amendments?
Consitution
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
The constitutional guarantees of the protection of individuals, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and religion.
Civil rights
Process of incorporation
Civil liberties
Civic duties
What is the term refers to what the government must do as far as ensuring equal protection and freedom from discrimination?
civil rights
civil liberties
civil air patrol
civil actions
If one is arrested for a misdemeanor and cannot afford an attorney the suspect is entitled to a lawyer free of charge courtesy of what case?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Engel v. Vitale
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
This case was based on the Establishment Clause
McDonald v. Chicago
Engel v. Vitale
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Which of the following cases are free speech cases?
New York Times v. United States
Schenck v. United States
Tinker v. Des Moines
Roe v. Wade
Which court case is responsible for public schools segregation of races violating the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Fergusion
Mapp v. Ohio
Bush v, Gore
Jensen has been in a wheelchair for most of his life. He enjoys being outside, but the curbs down the street have not been modified for wheelchair access, so he can't travel safely for very far. Is this a violation of his civil rights or his civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both civil rights and civil liberties
no violation has occured
Rick Arnold retired upon reaching the age of 65. This was several years ago. He was bored, so he applied for a position at Home Depot. He was told by the store manager that he was a little too old for the position. Did Mr. Arnold suffer a violation of his civil rights or his civil liberties or neither?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both civil rights and civil liberties
no violation has occurred
Rashid and Gurgot meet after school at the school's cafeteria in order to pray as required by their religion. They want to get this prayer finished before the school's basketball game begins. A teacher sees them praying and interrupts, saying " You can't pray here, you'll have to get off school property immediately." Have Rashid and Gurgot suffered a violation of their civil rights or their civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
No violation has occured
The students from Millford Mill High School want to protest the firing of a very popular teacher. The group leaders apply and receive a permit to march down Reisterstown Road with signs and banners. The students are ready to march from 6:30 am to 7:15 am, finishing at the high school's parking lot so they get to first period on time. Just before they start the march, the principal informs them that they can not take part in this protest risking suspension from school if they do participate. Have the students of Millford Mill High School suffered a violation of their civil rights or civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
No violation has occurred
The NAZI Party of Westminster has applied for a permit to hold a rally in the city's park near a statue of Robert E. Lee. The mayor and county council have instructed the city police department not to issue the permit. Has the NAZI Party suffered a violation of their Civil Rights or Civil Liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both Civil Rights and civil liberties
No violation has occurred
In 1972, Wesley Jones, a black student at Towson State College, applied for a position with the student newspaper. He was told by the editor that the publication had no opening for black students. Did Wesley Jones suffer a violation of his civil rights or his civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both civil rights and civil liberties
no violation occurred
Allison and her high school friends, all under the age of 16, decide to go to the mall on Friday night, 8:00pm. The mall security refuses to let them enter saying they are too young and there is no adult supervision with them. Have these teenagers suffered a violation of their civil rights or civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
No violation has occurred
Adam and Steve have decided to get married. They go to a small town in Delaware to apply for a marriage license. The clerk of court refuses to issue them a license saying "we don't serve your kind here." Have Adam and Steve's civil rights or civil liberties been violated?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
No violation has occurred
John Sebastian was sitting home one evening watching TV when there was a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw 5 police officers on the front porch, one asked if they could come in. John asked to see a search warrant and the police responded by walking in and throwing John down on the floor. Did John suffer a violation of his civil rights or civil liberties?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Both civil rights and civil liberties
No violation occured
The free exercise of the 1st Amendment clause holds that people have the right to?
practice religion as they choose
express themselves through speech as they choose
evade taxes if they can run fast
donate money to any political campaign they choose
The false and malicious use of printed words.
Libel
Seditious speech
Slander
Symbolic speech
The false and malicious use of spoken words
Libel
Seditious speech
Slander
Symbolic speech
Search warrants and the exclusionary rule are most closely associated with which amendment?
3rd
4th
5th
6th
A person was arrested and the police detectives immediately started asking questions about the crime committed. The accused person was very nervous, but started answering the questions. Later the accused person's lawyer challenged the evidence collected, because one of their liberties wasn't protected- which liberty was it?
Right to not self-incriminate, plead the fifth
Freedom of speech
Right to be free from an unreasonable search
No cruel and unusual punishment
Which action is NOT protected in public schools under the Establishment Clause?
Teaching the bible in a literary context in English class
Baccalaureate services
Announcer led prayer at a student football game
religious clubs
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
Fighting words
Peaceful public protest
Freedom of Speech can be regulated and acceptable based on all of the following EXCEPT
Time
Place
Manner
Fighting words
Which of the following is covered under symbolic speech?
Writing a false claim about someone.
Burning a U.S. flag.
Yelling fire into a crowded room when their is no fire.
Making a false claim about someone
Freedom of Assembly allows for people to gather
inside private businesses
even if they block traffic or entrances
in public locations such as parks and public sidewalks
All of the above
What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.
The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.
The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.
The students felt that their freedom of religion was violated.
What was the Supreme Court's response in the Tinker case?
The first amendment is irrelevant to this case.
Parents and students have a stronger say in decisions than schools.
Students have unlimited rights in expression.
Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.
Which amendment gives you the right to bear arms?
1
2
5
10
which amendment protects you against unreasonable search and seizure?
1
4
8
10
Which amendment allows states to make laws that are not within the power of the national government?
2
4
8
10
Which amendment states you are have a right to a attorney and a fair and speedy trail?
1
4
6
10
What is the term for rights and freedoms which the government cannot infringe upon?
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
Due process
The constitutional guarantees of the protection of individuals, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government, including freedom of speech and religion.
Civil rights
Process of incorporation
Civil liberties
Civic duties
Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment?
It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States.
It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote.
It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.
It allowed states to seize citizens' property without due process of the law.
What is the purpose of the establishment clause?
To give citizens the right to form religious groups
To stop government from supporting one religion
To give government power to choose a state religion
To stop citizens from practicing religion in public
Which example violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment?
Allowing a private company to run weekly prayer sessions
Allowing a student to wear religious clothing
Stopping a religious group from praying in a city park
Stopping a religious group from buying a building in which to worship
For which of these does the First Amendment offer no protection?
The press
Protests
Symbolic speech
Libel and slander
If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them was accused and tried, this would be a violation of
due process and equal protection under the law.
the right of citizenship and equal protection.
the right of citizenship and due process.
due process and the enforcement clause.
Which of these provisions is part of the Eighth Amendment?
Witnesses must appear in court.
A speedy trial is required.
Counsel must be provided.
Reasonable bail must be set.
Which statement accurately describes the Fourth Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment gives citizens the right to refuse a search under any circumstances.
Police officers may seize anything they find suspicious.
The Fourth Amendment describes the legal process for searches and seizures.
A police officer can search someone's home, so long as a judge is present.
The Fifth Amendment protects citizens against self-incrimination, which means that citizens
are probably guilty on all counts.
cannot be forced to testify against themselves.
can ask the judge to issue a warrant.
have been denied due process.
In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), why did Ernesto Miranda say his Fifth Amendment rights had been violated?
He had been stopped and searched without a judge issuing a proper warrant.
He had been tried for serious crimes without a grand jury issuing an indictment.
He had confessed to crimes without being reminded of his right to avoid self-incrimination.
He had been jailed without being informed of the charges against him.
Which best describes the long-term impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?
The Fourteenth Amendment has had little impact on American society.
The Fourteenth Amendment made it difficult for African Americans to vote.
The Fourteenth Amendment allowed Southern states to pass the Black Codes.
The Fourteenth Amendment later became the basis for equal rights claims.
Protections against government, that is, the guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from arbitrary acts of government are also known as
sedition
civil liberties
civil rights
shield laws
American civil liberties are found in the?
Preamble
Declaration of Independence
Statute of Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
One difference between civil liberties and civil rights is that civil liberties often protect _________________, and civil rights often protect _________________.
all people / specific groups
specific groups / all people
only citizens / all people
all people / only citizens
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise". This is a:
civil right
civil liberty
majority opinion
suggestion, not a rule
Which amendment allows states to make laws that are not within the power of the national government?
2
4
8
10
Guarantees the right to a trial by jury in most civil cases.
1st Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
In re Gault
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
This case involved the interpretation of the 2nd amendment.
District of Columbia v. Heller
Bush v. Gore
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Miranda v. Arizona
Amendment 9
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom from self-incrimination
Right to a speedy trial and impartial jury
Rights unlisted in the constitution are still protected
Supreme Court case that ruled that insults that are likely to incite physical fighting or breach the peace are NOT covered under the First Amendment.
Schneck v. US
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
TLO v. NJ
McDonald v. Chicago
This case was based on the Free Exercise Clause
McDonald v. Chicago
Engel v. Vitale
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
The Supreme Court, in Mapp v. Ohio, ruled that evidence obtained without a search warrant could be excluded from trial in state courts. This finding upholds the constitutional guarantee of no unreasonable search and seizure found in the
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
First Amendment
The right of the government to take property for public use as long as the government provides just compensation for the property is called
substantive due process
eminent domain
public domain
procedural due process
Which constitutional amendment provides for the expansion of individual rights found in the Bill of Rights?
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-Second Amendment
What term states that no state can deny basic rights to its people and must act fairly according to the law, per the 14th amendment?
establishment
due process
enurmerated
supremacy
A person was arrested and the police detectives immediately started asking questions about the crime committed. The accused person was very nervous, but started answering the questions. Later the accused person's lawyer challenged the evidence collected, because one of their liberties wasn't protected- which liberty was it?
Right to not self-incriminate, plead the fifth
Freedom of speech
Right to be free from an unreasonable search
No cruel and unusual punishment
What does "taking the 5th" mean?
You will not testify against yourself in court.
You admit guilt to a crime for a lesser punishment.
You take a fair amount of money for land the government takes from you.
You want to have another trial for a crime you were found guilty of committing.
Amendment 9
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
Freedom from self-incrimination
Right to a speedy trial and impartial jury
Rights unlisted in the constitution are still protected
Which Landmark Supreme Court Case dealt with privacy rights at school?
NJ v TLO
Texas v Johnson
Gideon v Wainwright
Brown v Board of Education
