WorksheetsQuiz #2 Ch 4 & 5_ Poli Sci 201_Su 2025_Pearson
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
These Constitutional rights protect us from the government having too much power over all people.
civil rights
civil liberties
natural rights
all the above
What is the term for the governments' ensuring of equal protection and freedom from discrimination?
civil rights
civil liberties
civil air patrol
civil actions
Which amendments give rights/powers to the people and the states
1st
2nd and 3rd
5th
9th and 10th
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.
Probable cause
Due process
Expressed powers
Supremacy clause
Which of the following is true about selective incorporation?
It has been a key enumerated component of the Constitution
It incorporates state constitutions to the national government
It requires the Bill of Rights to be applied to the states on a case by case basis
It requires all aspects of the Bill of Rights to be applied to the states
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
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1967)
School District of Abington v. Schempp (1963)
Gitlow v. New York (1925)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted
when it incites violent action
when it lacks a political purpose
whenever the United States is at war
if it is deemed offensive to religious organizations
if the writer or speaker is not a citizen of the United States
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 amendments protects the right to due process under the federal government?
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
to protect the rights of the individual from state governments
to ensure the rights of the national government were protected from state governments
to protect the civil liberties specifically listed in the Bill of Rights and no others
to ensure that civil liberties were protected from a powerful national government
Which of the following cases lead to the Miranda Warnings?
Miranda vs Arkansas
Miranda vs Alaska
Miranda vs Arizona
Miranda vs Alabama
Court case that established the legal justification for segregation, defining "separate but equal."
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Tinker v. Des Moines
In 1954, the court case declared separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Challenged the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation
Freedom Rides
Sit-ins
Marches
Boycotts
Who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, whose actions (defiance and arrest), led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Ida Wells
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
Coretta Scott King
The policy to ensure equal funding and end gender discrimination in education was
Eliminated literacy tests, all-white primaries, and the use of grandfather clauses in elections.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Affirmative Action
The law that addressed discrimination in housing
Civil Rights act of 1875
Civil rights act of 1891
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights act of 1968
Who gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on Washington?
Who was Cesar Chavez?
A famous basketball player
A leader for farm workers' rights
A movie actor
A scientist
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
Martha Cotera
Dolores Huerta
Emma Tenayuca
Sandra Cisneros
What organization did Cesar Chavez help to start?
The United Farm Workers
The Red Cross
The United Nations
The Peace Corps
What did Cesar Chavez believe was important for farm workers?
Having fun at work
Fair pay and safe working conditions
Free vacations
New uniforms
What was the effect of Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act?
It led to the expansion of Native American territories.
It resulted in the forced relocation of Native American tribes.
It abolished the practice of slavery in the southern states.
It established peaceful relations between settlers and Native Americans.
Native Americans received full US citizenship in which year?
1920
1924
1930
1934
What is the first major law that restricted immigration into the US? This would stop immigration of this ethnic group for 10 years.
The Immigration Act of 1924
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
The Naturalization Act of 1790
Which court case dealt with the placement of Japanese Americans into internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941?
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. United States
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
What court case ordered Mexican-American children to be able to attend school on an equal basis with other children in the community?
Brown v. Board of Education
Mendez v. Westminster
Plessy v. Ferguson
Lau v. Nichols
What is the largest and longest-lasting Latino Civil Rights group in the US?
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
United Farm Workers (UFW)
In 2003 what ethnic group became the largest minority group in the US?
African Americans
Hispanics
Asians
Native Americans
What act made bilingual education more widely available in the US?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Bilingual Education Act of 1968
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
What does DACA stand for?
Delightful Affirmative Celebrated Accepted
Deterred Action for Child Arrivals
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Designated Action for Children Arrival
What are the recipients of DACA known as?
Citizens
Dreamers
Green Card Holders
AIM stands for?
American Ideas and Motivation
American Indian Movement
All Indians Movement
All Indians Migrate
What was one of the goals of the American Indian Movement?
To encourage assimilation into American society
To promote industrial development on reservations
To gain actual self-government
To establish a new political party
What was the Lavender Scare?
The mass firing of gay employees and government officials.
The mass hiring of gay employees and government officials.
Homosexuality was believed to be contagious.
A riot that left 2000 gay individuals imprisoned.
Who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States?
Frank Kameny
Ellen Degeneres
RuPaul
Harvey Milk
When was same sex marriage declared a constitutional right?
2020
2015
2000
2010
The group NOW (National Organization for Women) and Betty Friedan fought against ___________.
gender discrimination
political representation
foreign policy
states rights
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?
Bayard Rustin
A. Philip Randolph
Ralph Abernathy
Fred Shuttlesworth
What was the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act?
To improve healthcare for all Americans
To make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities
To increase employment opportunities for everyone
To enhance public transportation systems
Employment Title I prohibits discrimination based on what?
Gender
Disability
Age
Race
