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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does judicial review mean?

a)

that the Supreme Court can investigate the president for misconduct

b)

that the Supreme Court can declare executive orders and legislation unconstitutional

c)

that the president can review an Supreme Court decisions he deems unfair

d)

that Congress has the right to ensure the Supreme Court's decisions are impartial

2.
1st Amendment
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
3.
4th Amendment 
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
4.

5th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

5.

6th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

6.

8th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

7.

What does Due Process mean?

a)

There is a legal procedure that must be respected. You have rights.

b)

You are due nothing

c)

There is a process to become a citizen

8.

What does the Equal Protection Clause say?

a)

Protection is equal

b)

Pay must be equal regardless of race

c)

No state can deny someone legal protection

9.

Which Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

10.

How earlier and similar cases have been decided in the past that are used as an example in future cases

a)

Trial

b)

Due Process of Law

c)

Appeal

d)

Precedent

11.

Which SCOTUS Case declared public school-sponsored and directed school prayer unconstitutional?

a)

Lemon v. Kurtzman

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Abingdon Schools v. Schempp

d)

Wallace v. Jaffree

12.

Which Supreme Court decision requires police officers to read their rights to people being arrested?

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

New Jersey v. TLO

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

13.
This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
c)
Gideon v Wainwright
d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

14.

Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?

a)

Self- incrimination

b)

Right to counsel

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of expression

15.
Which court case expressed that all individuals have the right to an attorney for any criminal charge?
a)
Lemon v Kurtman
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
16.

Supreme Court Case that struck down that inter racial marriage was illegal.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Harper v. Virginia Board of Education

c)

Heart of Atlanta v. United States

d)

Loving v. Virginia

17.

Which amendment was in question in the Mahoney Area SD v. B.L?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

18.

Which cases dealt with the free exercise clause?

a)

Obergefell v. Hodges

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

WI v. Yoder

19.

Obergefell v. Hodges dealt with which amendment

a)

1st

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

14

20.
What did the Supreme Court's ruling in the 2023 cases signify for the future of affirmative action in higher education?
a)
A reaffirmation of affirmative action
b)
The end of race-based considerations in admissions
c)
A shift towards more inclusive policies
d)
An expansion of affirmative action programs
21.

Under what law was Wong Kim Ark excluded from entering the United States?

a)

The Immigration Regulation Act

b)

The Volstead Act

c)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

The 14th Amendment

22.

The case of Wong Kim Ark is about

a)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

the 14th Amendment

c)

The 1st Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

23.
A group of college students create a website with detailed instructions about how to create a homemade explosive.
a)
Amendment 2
b)
Amendment 5
c)
Amendment 1
d)
Amendment 8
24.
John works in a department store at the mall. The other day, a bag of illegal drugs was found in the parking lot of the mall. As a result, the police proceeded to open and search through all of the cars in the parking lot at that time.
a)
Amendment 4
b)
Amendment 7
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 1
25.
Jane is a student in a public elementary school. Every day before lunch, her teacher instructs the class to remember to say grace before the meal.
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 7
c)
Amendment 1
d)
Amendment 10
26.

Which amendment relates to the right to bear arms?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Fourth

d)

Eighth

27.

Which Amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment?

a)

Fourth

b)

Fifth

c)

Eighth

d)

Fourteenth