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WorksheetsUnit 6 EOC Review - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which amendment gives you the right to bear arms?
1
2
5
10
Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
5
10
15
19
What is the name for the first ten amendments?
Consitution
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Which amendment allows states to make laws that are not within the power of the national government?
2
4
8
10
Which court case was held in 1857 that stated slaves were not citizens of the US and that meant they were not entitled to the rights and privileges of a citizen?
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Bakke v. California
Lincoln v. Douglas
Which court case ruled the separation of races does not violated the Constitution?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Bakke v. California
Which amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
12th
13th
14th
15th
Which amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S. and equal protection under the law?
12th
13th
14th
15th
What is the unfair or unequal treatment of a person or group based on gender, race, age, religion, etc?
Discrimination
Equal Protection
Affirmative Action
Civil Liberty
What are individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference?
Civil Right
Civil Liberty
Discrimination
Amendment
What are personal rights guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws enacted by Congress, to ensure all groups are treated fairly and equally?
Civil Liberty
Amendment
Civil Right
Discrimination
What is a requirement that legal matters be resolved according to established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly?
8th Amendment
Civil Liberty
Jim Crow Laws
Due Process
What were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
Jim Crow Laws
Due Process
Equal Protection
Selective Incorporation
Which amendment said that the right to vote could not be discriminated based on race in the U.S.?
12th
13th
14th
15th
This type of due process is about making sure how a law is enforced is fair.
Substantive Due Process
Procedural Due Process
Equal Due Process
Which amendment prohibits double jeopardy and self-incrimination?
5th
6th
8th
1st
The Right to Privacy is defined as an individuals right to be left alone and live life free from unwarranted publicity. Which of the following is a reason the Government can reasonably violate a person's right to privacy?
When the police have a court-ordered warrant to go through your personal computer
When the police want to get into your locked phone
When the police knock on your door in the middle of the night
When you get pulled over for speeding and they ask to go through your trunk
Which amendment states you are have a right to a attorney and a fair and speedy trail?
1
4
6
10
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 '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
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an ex post facto law?
It criminalizes an act that was previously legal.
It increases the punishment for a previously committed crime.
It changes the rules of evidence in a trial.
It applies to all future crimes.
When can a law be upheld despite infringing on the Free Exercise Clause?
What is a bill of attainder?
A law that punishes an individual without a trial
A law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of an action
A law that restricts the freedom of speech or press
A law that grants a title of nobility
Which amendment was used to advance the right to "privacy" ?
Amendment 1
Amendment 5
Amendment 8
Amendment 9
Guarantees the right to a trial by jury in most civil cases.
1st Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, and the right to peacefully assemble.
13th Amendment
1st Amendment
6th Amendment
prohibits excessive bail, fines, and punishments
8th Amendment
15th Amendment
7th Amendment
Which piece of legislation gave the DOJ the ability to monitor state voting?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Motor Voter Law
Election Integrity Act
Which amendments are the Miranda Rights a reflection of?
4th and 5th
5th and 6th
6th and 7th
7th and 8th
Search warrants and the exclusionary rule are most closely associated with which amendment?
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Which of the following individuals can sign a warrant?
Teacher
Friend
Judge
Police Officer
Which of the following is defined as taking possession of a person, property or item?
Search
Seizure
Warrant
Probable Cause
Which of the following is defined as prevents the court from using evidence obtained from unreasonable search and seizure which violates the 4th Amendment?
Protective sweep
Chain of Custody
Exclusionary Rule
4th Amendment
Why is a teacher not allowed to lead a prayer in school?
It would violate the Establishment clause
It would violate the Free exercise Clause
It would violate freedom of speech
All of these
Wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War is symbolic speech protected by the 1st Amendment IF...
there is no material and substantial disruption to school activities.
armbands are part of the school dress code.
America is winning the war.
a majority of students are wearing them.
Why are social media companies like Instagram allowed to censor their users' speech?
They are not allowed
The 1st Amendment only applies to government and schools
Instagram pays the government a lot of money to do that
Instagram is a foreign owned company
Burning the Flag is protected symbolic speech
Texas v. Johnson
Rick Noggle v. Danny Chez
Mapp v. Ohio
Schenk v US
Created a test to determine if an action violated the Establishment Clause:
Noggle v. Massilon Jackson
West Virginia v. Barnette
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Tinker v. DesMoines
Words or actions that advocate overthrowing the government:
Defamation
Smith Clause
Fighting Words
Sedition
Supreme Court case that ended prayer in public school
Grove v. Weber
Puhwuh v. Sharpsville
Engle v. Vitale
Hodkey v. Tafe
7th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
Writing false information about someone with the intent to cause harm
Libel
Slander
Criminal Cases
Civil Cases
False information about someone that is spoken with the intent to harm
Libel
Slander
Criminal Cases
Civil Cases
Authority to promote and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people
substantive due process
exclusionary rule
probable cause
police power
determines if a law is fair and constitutional
procedural due process
substantive due process
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
19th
13th
14th
26th
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
19th
21st
24th
26th
Which amendment abolished poll taxes?
24th
18th
28th
27th
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited ________.
any barriers to voting such as literacy tests and poll taxes
the government to conduct surveillance of polling sites
voters from seeing early drafts of ballot cards
poll workers from handing out reference materials to help voters read their ballots
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9981?
To call for rationing
To mobilize troops in preparation for the Vietnam War
Desegregating the military
Initiate nuclear launch codes
In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.
Brown v. Board
Texas v. Hernandez
Sweatt v. Painter
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Lee v. Lee
Sweatt v. Painter
Delgado v Bastrop ISD
Rosa Parks initiated the _____________.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Nine event
Woolworth Sit-In
Freedom Rides
Title IX created ________.
political rights for African Americans
more economic investments for low income families
equal opportunities for women at places using federal funds, especially in athletics and education
the need for an oversight committee to establish rules for bank loans
Which of the following outlawed the practice of redlining?
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Cases of 1883
What does civil disobedience mean?
People obeying all the laws.
People not obeying the law in a non-violent way in an effort to change law.
People not obeying the law in a violent way in an effort to change law.
