WorksheetsAmerican Govt Exam 3
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 3610secs
What is the primary focus of civil liberties?
Rights as members of protected groups
Protection from government interference
Economic class struggle
Protection from individuals and groups
Which historical document is considered a root of civil liberties?
The Federalist Papers
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
Which clause in the First Amendment protects freedom of religion?
Due Process Clause
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Establishment Clause
Equal Protection Clause
What is the doctrine that allows government interference in rights only for strong reasons?
Judicial Activism
Equal Protection Doctrine
Compelling State Interest
Selective Incorporation
Which case ruled that prayer in schools violates the Establishment Clause?
Brown v. Board of Education
Engel v. Vitale
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Excessive bail
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Double jeopardy
Cruel and unusual punishment
Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?
4th Amendment
6th Amendment
8th Amendment
5th Amendment
What is required for the government to take private property under eminent domain?
A Supreme Court ruling
Approval from Congress
Just compensation and due process
A presidential executive order
Which case established that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government?
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Barron v. Baltimore
What is the purpose of the Exclusionary Rule?
To protect contracts
To ensure voting rights
To exclude illegally obtained evidence from court
To prevent cruel and unusual punishment
Which court era focused on expanding the rights of the accused?
Warren Court
Rehnquist Court
Burger Court
Roberts Court
What is the primary role of the Conference Committee in Congress?
To resolve differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
To declare war
To oversee investigations
To regulate commerce
Which landmark case established judicial review?
Fletcher v. Peck
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
What is the worldview of Realism in international relations?
Positive-sum (win/win)
Zero-sum (win/lose)
End capitalist dominance
Cooperative and rational
Which presidential doctrine focused on containing USSR expansion?
Bush Doctrine
Nixon Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
"Unreasonable Search and Seizure" is protected by which amendment?
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Which civil liberties protected under the Bill of Rights are being exercised in this photograph?
Right to vote, right to health care
Freedom of assembly, freedom of speech
Right to speedy trial, right to an education
Right to a job, freedom of religion
Which freedom is shown in this picture?
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
The USA Patriot Act has caused conflict between -
Individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain national security.
Equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against discrimination.
Economic stability and increased government spending on military readiness.
Promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in domestic industries.
The separation of people based on their race would be called?
(a)
Which constitutional right was most directly violated by EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066?
Freedom of Speech.
Right to Equal Protection.
Right to Bear Arms.
Freedom of Religion.
What was the main purpose of this executive order?
To expand protections in hiring decisions
To guarantee a minimum wage for employees
To provide corporate tax cuts to companies
To provide on-the-job training for new workers
A group of protestors in Washington, D.C., carry out a public demonstration against American military involvement in the Middle East. The protestors were wielding signs critical of American soldiers and questioning the President's mental fitness. They block a major intersection and stop traffic for nearly an hour. Dozens of people are arrested. The courts ultimately uphold their arrest and conviction. What is the likely reason for the courts' decision?
Protesting in the nation's capital can be taken as a threat of rebellion.
Defamatory statements toward soldiers and the president count as slander.
Blocking intersections pose a threat to public safety and impede the lives of others.
Opposing the American military during wartime is offensive to many Americans and thus not protected speech.
Race based segregation is illegal
Engel v Vitale
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Roe v Wade
McDonald v Chicago
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
23rd
18th
21st
19th
What was one effect of the Fifteenth Amendment?
Immigrants faced less discrimination
Black voters helped bring the Republican Party to power in the South
Electors selected the president and vice president on separate ballots
American Indian tribal land was divided into individual plots
Protects the right of a woman to have an abortion
Shaw v Reno
Roe v Wade
Engel v Vitale
Engel v Vitale
Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race
Shaw v Reno
US v Lopez
McDonald v Chicago
Marbury v Madison
which amendment protects you against unreasonable search and seizure?
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These are personal liberties (freedoms) and privileges that should be guaranteed to every citizen
Individual Rights
Separation of Powers
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Which of the following cases focused on the right to privacy for all American citizens?
Near v. Minnesota and New York Times v. Sullivan
Texas v. Johnson and Morse v. Frederick
Thornhill v. Alabama and Cox v. New Hampshire
Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade
The 24th Amendment guarantees people the right to vote regardless of whether or not they have paid a poll tax.
Which group does the 24th Amendment aim to protect?
soldiers
women
poor citizens
European Americans
The Supreme Court’s decision in Shaw v. Reno (1993) is most applicable to which of the following scenarios?
A public school expels students for protesting school policy.
A state establishes a ban on carrying firearms near schools and churches.
A state legislature approves a redistricting plan that draws district lines on basis of race.
A group of state officials refuse to comply with federal legislation.
The conservative states have long felt that the Mapp, Miranda and ______ cases hamper (limits) police officers' efforts to fight crime.
Gideon
McDonald
Schenck
Engel
You have personal rights that are not listed in the Constitution
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Which of the following Supreme Court decisions allows public school students to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision that eliminates funding for high school arts programs?
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Policy requiring police to inform suspects in custody of their rights
Discretionary spending
Proportional representation
Miranda rule
Filibuster
The "separate but equal" doctrine as it applies to public education is unconstitutional; separate schools are inherently unequal. The court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. The question before the court was if it was okay to have schools based on race, that were not equal. It integrated schools.
Tinker v Des Moines
Baker v Carr
Brown v Board
Engel v Vitale
Which of the following scenarios is an example of a violation of due process rights?
A law banning speeches against the government
A public school setting a dress code for students
A person being tried for a crime without being allowed a lawyer
A city requiring permits for public demonstrations
The Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment both contain clauses concerning:
Freedom of religion
The right to bear arms
Due process of law
Freedom of speech
The requirement for the government to provide fair procedures before depriving someone of life, liberty, or property is known as:
Probable cause
Equal protection
Due process
Double jeopardy
The principle of "due process of law" is primarily found in which amendments of the U.S. Constitution?
The First and Second Amendments
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
The Second and Third Amendments
The Tenth and Eleventh Amendments
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
Fair treatment according to the law is
Judicial review
Due process
Eminent domain
The ruling of this court case ensured that people were informed of their due process rights when arrested-
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Guzman v. STAAR
Which clause of the 14th Amendment is primarily concerned with equal protection under the law?
Privileges or Immunities Clause
Due Process Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Citizenship Clause
**EARLY REPUBLIC**
The Supreme Court case known as Marbury v. Madison gave the court the power of _____ [which allows the court to declare laws 'unconstitutional'].
judicial review
line item veto
popular sovereignty
federalism
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle of Judicial Review?
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Tinker v. Des Moines
New Jersey v. TLO
Which Supreme Court case established JUDICIAL REVIEW?
McCullough v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Baker v. Carr
The Supreme Court ruling a State law unconstitutional is an example of what?
Judicial Review
Judicial Restraint
Judicial Activism
Jurisdiction
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B
C
D
Which Supreme Court decision gives the courts the right to determine if a law or action is constitutional or unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Tinker v. Des Moines
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Which branch may declare actions of the other two branches as unconstitutional?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
As a result of States violating citizens rights, which amendment and clause did the US Government pass?
1st / Establishment Clause
1st / Clear & Present Danger Clause
6th / Necessary & Proper Clause
14th / Due Process Clause
The newspaper details an important step in amending the U.S. Constitution.
How did the passage of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
Women were allowed to contribute to political campaigns.
Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights.
Women were allowed to hold public offices.
Women were allowed to vote in national elections.
What amendment is depicted in this political cartoon?
6th Amendment
9th Amendment
13th Amendment
The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gitlow v. New York
Which freedom is shown in this picture?
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
The separation of people based on their race would be called?
(a)
The newspaper headline details an important step in amending the U.S. Constitution. How did the passage of this amendment (19th) to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
Women were allowed to political campaigns
Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights
Women were allowed to hold public offices
Women were allowed to vote in national elections
Which constitutional right was most directly violated by EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066?
Freedom of Speech.
Right to Equal Protection.
Right to Bear Arms.
Freedom of Religion.
Which amendment protects freedom of assembly?
Second Amendment
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Which amendment protects freedom of religion?
Fourth Amendment
Second Amendment
Tenth Amendment
First Amendment
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
First Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Second Amendment
Which amendment is this case referring to?
2nd
1st
9th
7th
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J
As a result of States violating citizens rights, which amendment and clause did the US Government pass?
1st / Establishment Clause
1st / Clear & Present Danger Clause
6th / Necessary & Proper Clause
14th / Due Process Clause
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G
H
J
The ___ amendment grants us FIVE rights: The freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and to petition the government.
1st
3rd
5th
7th
"The way to [limit the power of government] is to give people full information of their affairs through the channel of the public newspapers." - Thomas Jefferson
Which First Amendment right is Jefferson referring to in this quote?
freedom of the press
freedom of religion
right to petition
right to peaceful assembly
What was one of the central ideas while drafting the Bill of Rights?
to determine how elections would be held
to protect individuals from the government
to establish the government’s power to tax goods
to define the roles of the three branches of government
Which amendment guarantees a Speedy Criminal Trial?
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5
6
7
If someone violates the federal law in the warning above, what is the accused guaranteed through the due process of law?
a preliminary hearing to see if there is probable cause
protection to freely express his opinions or beliefs
a court date, a trial by jury, and a right to appeal
protection against unfair governmental actions and laws
Which amendment guarantees No Torture or Crazy Fines and Bail Amounts (NO cruel & unusual punishment)?
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6
7
8
What part of the Constitution provides a written guarantee of individual rights?
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
Articles I-III
Declaration of Independence
The 9th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is shown.
True or False: The 9th Amendment address Federalist concerns about including a bill of rights in the Constitution because it ensured that guaranteeing some rights would not lead to other rights being violated.
False
True
