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WorksheetsUS GOV Chapters 8 & 9 Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 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
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
The rule that evidence obtained illegally may not be used against a person in court is known as the
probable cause
exclusionary rule
plain-view rule
establishment clause
Which amendment states you are have a right to a attorney and a fair and speedy trail?
1
4
6
10
When does “due process” begin?
At the start of the trial
After the accused is arrested
From the moment a person comes into contact with law enforcement
As soon as the accused says "I didn't do it."
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
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. —First amendment, United States Constitution
What is one impact of this amendment on American society?
Congress cannot mandate a national religion.
Religious groups cannot lobby Congress.
Members of the press cannot hold public office.
The Supreme Court cannot limit free speech during wartime.
The case of Mapp v. Ohio is most significant for creating the...
Exclusionary Rule
Free exercise clause
conceal and carry laws
establishment clause
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?
It incorporated the 4th Amendment to state and local governments
It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of the 5th and 6th Amendment rights
It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the 6th Amendment, to state and local governments
It increased states' power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase danger to public safety
Which of the following best describes the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges
The number of same-sex marriages in the United States decreased
Disapproval of interracial marriages increased across the United States
The number of same-sex marriages in the United States increased
The number of same-sex marriages stayed the same across the United States
The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gitlow v. New York
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
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government
In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that
the United States Constitution IMPLIES a right to privacy and thus made some abortions legal
a constitutional right to privacy REQUIRED making all abortions legal
This card is an example of...
Due Process
Habeus Corpus
The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...
keep and bear arms at home for self-defense
eat happy meals
practice their religion in public schools
In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that
evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court
police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest
Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students’ sincerely held religious beliefs?
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
US v Lopez (1995)
A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?
It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel (force) students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.
It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.
The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court
granted the federal government the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government
The Washington Post receives a top secret report that details how the executive branch mishandled a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons. The executive branch attempts to stop the publishing of the report, but the publishers cite the precedent in New York Times Company v. United States (1971) establishing which of the following legal rules?
The heavy presumption against prior restraint (censorship)
Time, place, and manner restrictions matter in Free Speech cases
States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...
Tinker v. Des Moines
Gideon v. Wainright
Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.
Tinker v. DesMoines
Gideon v. Wainright
Public school students have the right to wear black arm bands in school to protest the Vietnam war (a)
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
Who called the 1A a "wall of separation between church and state" in 1802?
Jefferson
Washington
Trump
Bush
What are the freedoms contained in the 1A sometimes called?
freedom fries
essential freedoms
suffrage
civil liberties
Freedom of speech covers which activity?
a protest march
a private conversation
a written letter
voting
What is freedom of speech really all about?
criticizing the government
complaining about your friends
making fun of kids you don't like
confessing to a crime
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
Shays' Rebellion and other riots and insurrections in history were NOT protected forms of assembly. Why?
Assemblies must include men and women
Assemblies must be peaceful
Assemblies can not be protests
Assemblies can only be for religious festivals
What's wrong with this form of assembly?
it's not peaceful
they didn't get a permit
they littered
it has nothing to do with speech
Which form of speech is NOT protected by the 1A?
complaining about school
stating a negative opinion about the President
telling a lie to hurt someone's reputation
yelling "fire!" when the building is on fire
These dudes are printing a newspaper. What right are they exercising?
petition
speech
assembly
press
What does freedom of the Press lead to?
a more informed society
higher profits for corporations
a decrease in readers
increased church attendance
Thanks to the 1A the government may not engage in CENSORSHIP. What does it mean censor?
ask the government to act
read people's mail
banning books or films to stop certain ideas
protest
Petitioning means...
voting for new government officials
making a formal request to the government
protesting the government
printing an anti-government newspaper
What happens in countries such as North Korea, who do not have Freedom of the Press?
the Government controls all information
the people are more religious
people protest frequently
people write more petitions
What is this an example of?
peaceful assembly
free exercise of religion
establishment clause
clear and present danger
A march done by a hate group (KKK) that is peaceful and has the proper permit...
is illegal
is protected by the 1A
creates a clear and present danger
violates the rights of minority groups
When a government BURNS BOOKS, this is called
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Censorship
Enumerated Power
Civil liberties are best described as
protections of specific citizens' rights from encroachment by the government.
protections against discrimination by the government and private citizens
protections for various forms of expression that are vital to American political life
protections specifically designed to protect minorities in the nation.
The Supreme Court overturned laws regulating birth control in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) on the grounds that such laws violated the right to privacy. Why was this a controversial decision?
The Court's decision clashed with the right of free exercise for those religiously opposed to birth control.
The right to privacy is never mentioned by name in the Bill of Rights.
The laws had been approved by an overwhelming majority of voters in Connecticut.
The decision to overturn the law injected government rules into private business enterprises.
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
When the process of incorporation is referred to as "selective," it is in reference to the fact that
the Court only incorporates a right in some cases but not all.
incorporation has happened on an amendment-by-amendment basis.
extension of rights may be withheld from some groups, such as students.
decisions from those cases do not set precedent for future cases.
McDonald v. Chicago (2010) is the most recent case to use selective incorporation. What right did it incorporate?
The right to privacy
The right to bear arms
The right to an attorney
The right o avoid self-incrimination
Which of the following cases most likely involves a violation of civil rights?
Classifying people into brackets on the basis of income and taxing them at different rates
Classifying people in any way, using any system that treats one group of people differently from another
Classifying people and treating them differently on the basis of race or gender
Giving adults more rights, such as voting or drinking alcohol, than the rights possessed by minors
Dr. Martin Luther King's message in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was heavily insistent upon which of the following?
Using the Women's Rights movement as a model for African Americans
Why grandfather clauses and poll taxes should be illegal
The importance of due process
Civil disobedience as a means to achieve a goal
The extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples was done under which of the following justifications?
Those rights fall under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
Denying those rights does not pass the intermediate scrutiny used for sex discrimination.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was interpreted to outlaw such discrimination.
A person's choice in spouse was a private matter, protected by the 4th amendment.
As part of the Women's Right Movement, Title IX attempted to take the concept of equal protection under the law and extend it to the realm of
private employment.
college admissions.
abortion rights.
educational programs.
Which of the following was justified under the doctrine of "separate but equal?"
The exclusion of women from voting
Majority-minority congressional districts
Racially motivated admissions guidelines at colleges
Segregation based on race in public spaces
Which accurately identifies the Supreme Court's opinion of majority-minority congressional districts?
They unconstitutionally harm the rights of the majority.
They are necessary for upholding the 14th amendment.
They are acceptable if it can be proven their existence corrects past discrimination.
They are unconstitutional because they are a reiteration of "separate but equal."
Which action led to the changes shown in the bar graph
passage of the Civil Righs Act of 1964
the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
the introduction of Head Start programs
an increase in the number of nonpublic schools
Which statement accurately describes the trend of African American voter registration in the map?
The Voting Rights Act had little impact on voter registration in the South
Voter registration increased in the South
Fewer African Americans registered to vote
Passage of the Voting Rights Act ended racial discrimination in the South
What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?
It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools
It strengthened control of education by state governments
It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States
It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration
Which amendment abolished slavery?
5
10
13
15
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 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
All of the following are considering barriers for African Americans to vote EXCEPT
blood test
poll tax
literacy test
white primaries
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 a policy in admissions or hiring that gives special consideration to traditionally disadvantaged groups to overcome the present effects of past discrimination?
civil rights
civil liberties
affirmative action
legislative mandate
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
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 had retired upon reaching the age of 65, this was several years ago. He was bored, so he applied for a position at Staples. He was told by the store manager that he was a little to old for the position. Did Mr. Arnold suffer a violation of his civil rights or his civil liberties?
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 particular 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 principle 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
What year was the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act passed?
1964 and 1965
1968
1963
1965 and 1968
