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Quiz #2 Ch 4 & 5_ Poli Sci 201_Su 2025_Pearson

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What provision of the constitution says that Congress can make no law that hinders a person's ability to practice their religion?
a)
Free Exercise Clause
b)
Establishment Clause
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Supremacy Clause
2.

These Constitutional rights protect us from the government having too much power over all people.

a)

civil rights

b)

civil liberties

c)

natural rights

d)

all the above

3.

What is the term for the governments' ensuring of equal protection and freedom from discrimination?

a)

civil rights

b)

civil liberties

c)

civil air patrol

d)

civil actions

4.

Which amendments give rights/powers to the people and the states

a)

1st

b)

2nd and 3rd

c)

5th

d)

9th and 10th

5.
How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?
a)
It made slavery illegal
b)
Women could now vote in all elections
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights
6.

The principle in the 5th Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals.

a)

Probable cause

b)

Due process

c)

Expressed powers

d)

Supremacy clause

7.

Which of the following is true about selective incorporation?

a)

It has been a key enumerated component of the Constitution

b)

It incorporates state constitutions to the national government

c)

It requires the Bill of Rights to be applied to the states on a case by case basis

d)

It requires all aspects of the Bill of Rights to be applied to the states

8.

What Supreme Court case held that reciting the Lord’s Prayer or mandatory reading from the Bible in public school violates the First Amendment and the Establishment Clause

a)

Lemon v. Kurtzman (1967)

b)

School District of Abington v. Schempp (1963)

c)

Gitlow v. New York (1925)

d)

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

9.

According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted

a)

when it incites violent action

b)

when it lacks a political purpose

c)

whenever the United States is at war

d)

if it is deemed offensive to religious organizations

e)

if the writer or speaker is not a citizen of the United States

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?

a)

Prior restraint

b)

Symbolic speech

c)

Redress of grievances

d)

Peaceful public protest

11.

Which of the following amendments protects the right to due process under the federal government?

a)

Fourth Amendment

b)

Fifth Amendment

c)

Sixth Amendment

d)

Seventh Amendment

12.

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

a)

to protect the rights of the individual from state governments

b)

to ensure the rights of the national government were protected from state governments

c)

to protect the civil liberties specifically listed in the Bill of Rights and no others

d)

to ensure that civil liberties were protected from a powerful national government

13.

Which of the following cases lead to the Miranda Warnings?

a)

Miranda vs Arkansas

b)

Miranda vs Alaska

c)

Miranda vs Arizona

d)

Miranda vs Alabama

14.
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Eliminated AR test
b)
Eliminated literacy tests, could also enroll voters who had been denied suffrage.
c)
Eliminated suffrage
d)
Eliminated AP exams.
15.
What was the Civil Rights of 1964?
a)
Prohibited white southerners who were known racists to vote.
b)
Prohibited segregation of restaurants. 
c)
Ended poll taxes, this coincided with the 24th Amendment.
d)
Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and desegregated public facilities.
16.

Court case that established the legal justification for segregation, defining "separate but equal."

a)

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

17.

In 1954, the court case declared separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

18.

Challenged the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Marches

d)

Boycotts

19.

Who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, whose actions (defiance and arrest), led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Ida Wells

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ella Baker

d)

Coretta Scott King

20.

The policy to ensure equal funding and end gender discrimination in education was

a)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
b)
Equal Rights Amendment
c)
Title IX
d)
affirmative action
21.

Eliminated literacy tests, all-white primaries, and the use of grandfather clauses in elections.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

d)

Affirmative Action

22.
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
Amendment 2
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 19
d)
Amendment 11
23.

The law that addressed discrimination in housing

a)

Civil Rights act of 1875

b)

Civil rights act of 1891

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Civil Rights act of 1968

24.

Who gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on Washington?

a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Medgar Evars
d)
Robert F. Kennedy
25.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
26.
Founded by W.E.B. duBois, it argued a number of civil rights cases including Brown v. Board of Education 
a)
NAACP
b)
CORE
c)
SNCC
d)
Black Panthers
27.
What is the name of the group of African American students who were enrolled into an all white high school but faced heavy backlash?
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
The Squad
d)
Montomery Men
28.

Who was Cesar Chavez?

a)

A famous basketball player

b)

A leader for farm workers' rights

c)

A movie actor

d)

A scientist

29.

She was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, also led many boycotts and successfully organized strikes and labor so farm workers got better pay

a)

Martha Cotera

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Emma Tenayuca

d)

Sandra Cisneros

30.

What organization did Cesar Chavez help to start?

a)

The United Farm Workers

b)

The Red Cross

c)

The United Nations

d)

The Peace Corps

31.

What did Cesar Chavez believe was important for farm workers?

a)

Having fun at work

b)

Fair pay and safe working conditions

c)

Free vacations

d)

New uniforms

32.

What was the effect of Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act?

a)

It led to the expansion of Native American territories.

b)

It resulted in the forced relocation of Native American tribes.

c)

It abolished the practice of slavery in the southern states.

d)

It established peaceful relations between settlers and Native Americans.

33.

Native Americans received full US citizenship in which year?

a)

1920

b)

1924

c)

1930

d)

1934

34.

What is the first major law that restricted immigration into the US? This would stop immigration of this ethnic group for 10 years.

a)

The Immigration Act of 1924

b)

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

c)

The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

d)

The Naturalization Act of 1790

35.

Which court case dealt with the placement of Japanese Americans into internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Korematsu v. United States

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

36.

What court case ordered Mexican-American children to be able to attend school on an equal basis with other children in the community?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Mendez v. Westminster

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Lau v. Nichols

37.

What is the largest and longest-lasting Latino Civil Rights group in the US?

a)

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

b)

National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

c)

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

d)

United Farm Workers (UFW)

38.

In 2003 what ethnic group became the largest minority group in the US?

a)

African Americans

b)

Hispanics

c)

Asians

d)

Native Americans

39.

What act made bilingual education more widely available in the US?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Bilingual Education Act of 1968

c)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

d)

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

40.

What does DACA stand for?

a)

Delightful Affirmative Celebrated Accepted

b)

Deterred Action for Child Arrivals

c)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

d)

Designated Action for Children Arrival

41.

What are the recipients of DACA known as?

a)

Citizens

b)

Dreamers

c)

Green Card Holders

42.

AIM stands for?

a)

American Ideas and Motivation

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

All Indians Movement

d)

All Indians Migrate

43.

What was one of the goals of the American Indian Movement?

a)

To encourage assimilation into American society

b)

To promote industrial development on reservations

c)

To gain actual self-government

d)

To establish a new political party

44.

What was the Lavender Scare?

a)

The mass firing of gay employees and government officials.

b)

The mass hiring of gay employees and government officials.

c)

Homosexuality was believed to be contagious.

d)

A riot that left 2000 gay individuals imprisoned.

45.

Who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States?

a)

Frank Kameny

b)

Ellen Degeneres

c)

RuPaul

d)

Harvey Milk

46.

When was same sex marriage declared a constitutional right?

a)

2020

b)

2015

c)

2000

d)

2010

47.

The group NOW (National Organization for Women) and Betty Friedan fought against ___________.

a)

gender discrimination

b)

political representation

c)

foreign policy

d)

states rights

48.

This gay civil rights activist worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in organizing the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and much more. What is his name?

a)

Bayard Rustin

b)

A. Philip Randolph

c)

Ralph Abernathy

d)

Fred Shuttlesworth

49.

What was the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

a)

To improve healthcare for all Americans

b)

To make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities

c)

To increase employment opportunities for everyone

d)

To enhance public transportation systems

50.

Employment Title I prohibits discrimination based on what?

a)

Gender

b)

Disability

c)

Age

d)

Race