WorksheetsAP Gov Unit 3 - Review
Total questions: 183
Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins
Which of the following constrains the federal government from infringing on citizens’ individual civil liberties?
10th Amendment
Original Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Which of the following most accurately identifies the constitutional basis for the incorporation doctrine?
The 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause
The 14th Amendment’s due process clause
The 5th Amendment’s due process clause
The Bill of Rights
Which of the following Supreme Court decisions is based on the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause?
McDonald v. Chicago
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board
Roe v. Wade
The 6th Amendment’s guarantee to legal counsel was made binding on the states in which of the following cases?
Baker v. Carr
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Griswold v. Connecticut
The Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that neither the states nor the federal government can ban abortion based on which of the following rights?
Free exercise
Freedom of expression
Right of privacy
Freedom of association
Which of the following banned literacy tests and forced southern states to obtain federal approval for any changes to future election laws, including congressional redistricting?
Shaw v. Reno
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which of the following banned discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, or national origin?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Brown v. Board of Education
24th Amendment
Which of the following correctly pairs a social movement with a policy outcome to address the issues raised by the movement?
LGBTQ – Civil Rights Act of 1964
Women’s Rights – Civil Rights Act of 1964
African American civil rights – Equal Pay Act of 1963
Women’s rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which of the following cases made the 2nd Amendment binding on the states via the 14th Amendment?
DC v. Heller
US v. Lopez
McDonald v. Chicago
Roe v. Wade
All of the following Supreme Court rulings led to an expansion of civil liberties EXCEPT
Tinker v. Des Moines
New York Times v. US
Schenck v. US
McDonald v. Chicago
Which of the following statements is incompatible with a colorblind interpretation of the Constitution?
The equal protection clause bans any racial legal distinctions
Separate but equal schools are inherently unequal
Policies can take race into account if the intention is to help a disadvantaged group
Racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional
Which of the following best explains the nearly tenfold increase in voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi from 1956 - 1971?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Movement led to the end of racism in the United States
The 26th Amendment
Using your knowledge of Supreme Court precedents, which of the following would most likely violate the 4th Amendment?
Police set up a drunk driving checkpoint at 11pm on the Fourth of July
A city council refuses to allow a hate group to hold a demonstration in their city
The state of Florida refuses to provide an attorney for indigent defendants
The FBI examines a person’s cellphone metadataa without consent or a search warrant
Applying the precedent established in Engel v. Vitale, which of the following potential public-school activities would most likely be unconstitutional?
Student-led prayer as part of a First Priority club
Compulsory bible reading at the start of the school day
Teaching about world religions in a human geography class
Students wearing a t-shirt that advertises the name of a church
Which amendment makes it clear that enumerating rights in the Constitution or Bill of Rights does not mean that others do not exist?
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
In this Supreme Court case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights limited only the actions of the Federal government and not those of the states.
Gitlow v. New York
Barron v. Baltimore
Near v. Minnesota
Palko v. Connecticut
___________________________ are the personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, by law, constitution, or judicial interpretation.
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Civil Disobedience
Civil Society
The due process guarantee can be found in
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
14th Amendment
5th and 14th Amendments
The government may not curb or censor expression before the fact; this is known as
symbolic speech
commercial speech
prior restraint
sedition
Which of the following receives the most protection?
political speech
libel
slander
fighting words
This clause of the First Amendment prevents the government from creating a national religion, nor may it sanction or favor a religion.
Due Process Clause
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Elastic Clause
This clause of the First Amendment prevents government from interfering in the practice of one's religion.
Establishment Clause
Due Process Clause
Elastic Clause
Free Exercise Clause
The test used to determine if state aid to religious schools violates the Establishment Clause is called the
clear and present danger test
castle doctrine
Lemon test
Miranda rule
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.
Which of the following is an example of a good faith exception, as it relates to the exclusionary rule?
A search warrant was issued, but the judge forgot to sign it.
There was a warrantless search, but eye-witnesses saw the suspect with the evidence.
Evidence was obtained without a warrant but by a private citizen and not the police.
The search warrant listed the wrong type of evidence the police were looking for.
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
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.
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
The Supreme Court has consistently upheld that suspected terrorists in U.S. detention are guarenteed
Equal Protection
Due Process
Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Fact
"Unreasonable Search and Seizure" is protected by which amendment?
3
4
5
8
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.
What are the five liberties of the 1st Amendment?
Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, Petition
Speech, bear arms, religion, assembly, press
Right to a trial, speech, press, assembly, bear arms
Press, speech, inenumerated right, bear arms, assembly
What does the Establishment Clause do?
keeps the gov from making a mandatory religion
establishes justice
establishes term limits
establishes taxes
What Law made all public spaces accessible to all individuals?
1st amendment
ADA
civil rights act of 1964
civil rights act of 1968
This civil liberty prevents making an act a crime, when at the time the act was committed it was not unlawful.
Ex post facto laws
Habeas corpus
Bills of attainder
All the above
This civil liberty prevents an unfair arrest and imprisonment.
Bills of attainder
Habeas corpus
Ex post facto laws
All the above
What kind of defamatory speech is written?
libel
slander
hate speech
speech that presents a clear and present danger
What kind of defamatory speech is spoken?
libel
slander
hate speech
speech that presents a clear and present danger
What was the government act that sent Japanese Americans to the internment camps?
Executive Order 255
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 99
Defcon 4
Speech urging the resistance to lawful authority or advocating the overthrow of the government
Commercial Speech
Fighting Words
Libel
Seditious Speech
A white male student claimed he was rejected into medical school twice because of reverse discrimination.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Hernandez v. Texas
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Policies that give preference to women or minorities for jobs, promotions, admission to schools, or other benefits is:
Segregation
Affirmative Action
Integration
Discrimination
Non-verbal communication that expresses an opinion
seditious speech
symbolic speech
commercial speech
Which is not an example of protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment?
flag burning to protest US government policies
hate speech at a Klan rally
draft card burning
Campaign contributions are a protected form of symbolic speech because it is expressing support for a candidate and their ideas
True
False
Are fighting words protected by the freedom of speech?
Yes
No
An obscenity, or sexually explicit material,
is protected speech.
is not protected speech because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that any speech or material that lacks "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value is not protected under the 1st amendment.
This Supreme Court standard/test states that "the right to free expression, though not absolute, occupies a higher, preferred position in comparison to othe rights, such as property rights."
Imminent danger
Neutrality
Clarity
Least-restrictive means
Preferred position
This Supreme Court standard/test states that "any restriction to speech, such as a requirement that parades or demonstration not disrupt other people exercise of their rights, must not favor one gropup over an other."
Imminent danger
Neutrality
Clarity
Least-restrictive means
Preferred position
This Supreme Court standard/test states that "towns, states, and federal government must both neutral and clear standars to guide adminstrators in issuing the permit. It also must have clear definitions, like laws that punish obscentity must have a clear definition of obscenity."
Imminent danger
Neutrality
Clarity
Least-restrictive means
Preferred position
This Supreme Court standard/test states that "if it is necessary to restrict the exercise of one right to protect the exercise of another, the method should use the least amount of restriction to achieve this end. Example: If the press threathens a person's right to a fair trial, the judge could request transfering the case to another town, rather than issuing a "gag order"."
Imminent danger
Neutrality
Clarity
Least-restrictive means
Preferred position
Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial acts and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?
Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Spending Clause
This type of segregation was mandated by law and was exclusive to the American south.
De Facto segregation
De Jure segregation
This type of segregation was based on custom and tradition was exclusive to northern states.
De Facto Segregation
De Jure Segregation
If the policy uses REASONABLE means to achieve a legitimate governmental goal, it is constitutional.
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrutiny
If the policy "serves an important government interest" and is "SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED" to serving that interest, it is constitutional.
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrunity
To be constitutional, the discrimination must serve a "compelling government interest," it must be "NARROWLY TAILORED" to attain that interests, and it must use the "LEAST RESTRICTIVE MEANS" to attain it.
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrutiny
Ex: Men can be punished for staturoy rape even if women are not punished because men and women are not "similarly situated." OR men can be barred from entering hospital delivery rooms.
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrunity
EX: 21 to drink (prevent children/undeveloped brains from drinking)
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrutiny
EX: distintions based on race, ethnicity, religion, or voting MUST PASS THIS TEST.
rational basis
intermediate scrutiny
strict scrutiny
How might rules about pay confidentiality help companies avoid lawsuits about discrimination?
The rules would make it illegal for employees to sue over differences in pay.
Since everyone would know how much other employees made, there would be no need to sue.
Employees wouldn't know that they made less than others doing the same job.
You could fire employees for discussing pay, so filing a lawsuit would be impossible.
"something for something" something given in exchange for something else (such as a favor)
status quo
quid pro quo
ergo
ad hoc
States CAN pass laws to regulate abortion so long as they do not create an "undue burden" regarding access to abortion
Lawrence v. Texas
Casey v. Planned Parenthood
Roe v. Wade
Reno v. ACLU
States could not deny a couple a marriage license on account of the different race of the couple
Obergefell v. Hodges
Grutter v. Bolinger
Windsor v. US
Loving v. Virginia
Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
US v. Windsor (2013)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
State law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
US v. Windsor (2013)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
a priavte organization may ban LGTBQIA+ from its membership
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
US v. Windsor (2013)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
LGBTQIA+ persons are protect from employment discrimination under federal law
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
US v. Windsor (2013)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
LBGTQIA+ couples married in states where same-sex marriage is legal must receive the same federal health, tax, and other benifits that heterosexual couples receive
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
US v. Windsor (2013)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions. The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional in 2013.
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
USA PATRIOT Act
Straight Marriage Act
A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates, including the ability to access personal information.
USA PATRIOT Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Anti-Terror Act
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
This case was based on the Establishment Clause
McDonald v. Chicago
Engel v. Vitale
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
This case was based on the Free Exercise Clause
McDonald v. Chicago
Engel v. Vitale
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
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
In which of these cases did the Supreme Court use the Right to Privacy to justify their decision?
Engel v. Vitale
Schenck v. United States
McDonald v. Chicago
Roe v. Wade
The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of rights
Civil Liberties
Selective incooporation
Freedom os speech
Freedom guaranteed by the U.S Constitution (Primarily from the First Amendment)
Excersise Clause
Civil Liberties
Symbolic Speech
Libel and Slander
Regardless of gender, skin color, religion, nationality, age, disability, or religion, a person should not be discriminated against.
Civil Liberties
Selective Incoporation
Civil Rights
Freedom of speech.
Parts of the First Ten Amendments of the United States constitution (Bill of rights) applicable to the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Civil Liberties
Selective - Incooporation
Symbolic Speech
Libel and Slander
Prohibits government from "establishing" a religion
Establishment Clause
Symbolic speech
Right to counsel
Freedom of Assembly and Petition
Congress cannot prohibit practice of religion
Civil Rights
Free exercise Clause
Freedom of speech
Civil Liberties
Right for an individual to speak their opinion
USA Freedom Act
Affirmative Action
Freedom of speech
Bill of rights
The right to present requests to the government without punishment.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Establishment Clause
Freedom of Assembly and Petition
Libel and Slander
Right to publish information, thoughts, and opinions.
Selective Incorporation
Freedom of Press
broadcast Decency
Hate Speech
Using Actions and symbols to convey an idea, rather than using words
Symbolic Speech
Obscenity
USA Freedom Act
Affirmative Action
Where, when, and how someone speaks
Freedom of speech
Civil Liberties
Civil rights
Time-Place-Manner regulations
Communication embodied in physical form that is injuries to a persons reputation
Defamatory statement that is oral.
Defamatory: Damaging someones reputation
Affirmative action
Libel and Slander
Obscenity
Right to counsel
Prohibiting dirty words or images
Ex; Bad words
Obscenity
Free exercise clause
Symbolic Speech
Right to counsel
Violation of the Federal Law to Broadcast indecent or profane programming. Indecent or profane language by means of radio communication.
Libel and Slander
Freedom of speech
Broadcast Decency
Obscenity
Targeting an individual based on race, religion, and gender.
Affirmative Action
Hate speech
Civil rights
USA Freedom Act
You have the right to remain silent
Miranda Rule
Right to Counsel
Exclusionary Rule Mapp V Ohio
Selective incorporation
Right of a criminal to have a lawyer.
Bill of rights
Right to counsel
Civil rights
Selective incorporation
Person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court law.
Establishment Clause
Miranda Rule
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Affirmative Action
Was supposed to end bulk surveillance of Americans, authority for collecting "call detail records"
USA Freedom Act
Libel and Slander
Right to counsel
Civil liberties
Cannot search without a warrant, could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts.
Libel and Slander
Exclusionary Rule/ Mapp V Ohio
Miranda Rule
Obscenity
Policies and programs aimed to promote equality and opportunity and diversity in areas such as education and employment.
Civil liberties
Selective incorporation
Affirmative Action
Obscenity
Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's ruling in a case of selective incorporation?
Government-sponsored prayers at a public high school graduation violate the establishment clause
Cities may not prohibit the individual ownership firearms
De facto school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Racial admissions quotas in public colleges violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
The city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, along with several local business, sponsored a holiday display, which included a manger scene portraying the birth of Jesus, along with Santa Claus, reindeer, a clown, an elephant, a teddy bear, and holiday lights. A group of citizens brought a lawsuit claiming a display violated the Constitution. In Lynch v Donnelly (1984), the Supreme Court ruled that Pawtucket's display did not violate the Constitution in a 5-4 decision.
Which of the following provisions in the First Amendment was the basis for the lawsuit described?
Free Exercise clause
Freedom of speech
Establishment clause
Right to petition
The city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, along with several local business, sponsored a holiday display, which included a manger scene portraying the birth of Jesus, along with Santa Claus, reindeer, a clown, an elephant, a teddy bear, and holiday lights. A group of citizens brought a lawsuit claiming a display violated the Constitution. In Lynch v Donnelly (1984), the Supreme Court ruled that Pawtucket's display did not violate the Constitution in a 5-4 decision.
Which of the following best explains why the court ruled differently in Lynch v Donnelly than it did in Engel v Vitale (1962)?
The Engel case involved Christian prayer
The holiday display in Pawtucket was not state-sponsored
Students have fewer rights in schools than citizens have in the community
Taken as a whole, the oliday display did not advance or endorse a particular religion
The cartoon expresses which of the following viewpoints
Hate speech should be subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions
Talk radio hosts who engage in hate speech are the threat to the Constitution
The government should be able to censor speech based on its content
The 1st amendment protects offensive speech
In 2017, several players in the NFL kneeled during the national anthem to draw the public's attention to racial inequality. President Trump responded to the protrest with a statement that the NFL owners should fire players who engage in such protest. Which of the following best describes how this issue relates to constitutional rights?
This is not free speech issue under the 1st amendment because the NFL is a private organization
President Trump's statement violated the 1st Amendment because the government threatened to take action against a political protest
Congress has the authority to limit the player's political speech under the Commerce Clause
The 1st Amendment right to petition for a redress of grievances protects the players' political protest
Which of the following best describes the exclusionary rule
Confessions are not admissible in court unless a suspect has a lawyer present during questioning
Defendants found not guilty may not be tried again for the same offense in the same jurisdiction
Evidence obtained by authorities without a valid warrant is inadmissible in court
Defendants have the right to remain silent, which excludes their testimony from court proceedings
The 1st amendment does not protect which of following types of speech
Protests that criticize government officials and call for the trial and impeachment
Speech that disturbs the peace, in violation of reasonable local regulations
Rallies led by white supremacist groups, advocating racial segregation
Symbolic speech, such as burning a flag
The right to remain silent and to have a lawyer present during questioning are examples of
Equal protection under the law
The right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus
Protections for defendants provided by the 8th amendment
Procedural due process
In the 1990s, several state legislatures passed 'three-strikes' laws mandating that defendants convicted of a third serious offense be sentence to 20 or more in prison, Which of the following is the best constitutional argument against three-strikes law
They violated the free speech clause of the 1st amendment because defendants are not allowed to argue for shorter sentence
They violate the double jeopardy clause of the 5th amendment because defendants are being punished more than once for the same crime
They violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment because defendants with three convictions are not treated the same as defendants with fewer convictions
They violate the right to counsel under the 6th amendment because lawyers are not allowed to argue for shorter sentences for their clients.
The cartoon refers to civil liberties provided in the
1st amendment
6th amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
A female college profession at a public university believes she was not granted tenure because of her gender. Which of the following is the best legal basis for her claim against the university
14th amendment's equal protection clause
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972
The 14th Amendment due process clause
Which of the following is a reason why civil rights activists might advocate for legislation instead of filing lawsuits through the judicial system
Congress is more likely to protect the rights of minorities than the court system
The judiciary lacks the power to implement its decisions
Members of Congress are accountable to the majority, while the judiciary is not accountable to the majority
Legislation is more permanent than Supreme Court precedent
The Miliken V Bradley, the Supreme Court overturned a busing plan aimed at achieving racial diversity between the Detroit school system, where a high percentage of African Americans lived, and suburban school districts, where a high percentage of white children lived. The majority opinion stated, "Because of this inherent limitation upon federal judicial authority, federal court decrees exceeds appropriate limits if they are aimed at eliminating a condition that does not violate the Constitution or does not flow from such a violation."
Those who support the busing plan relied on whcih of the following is apart of their legal agument
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of (1972)
Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
The Miliken V Bradley, the Supreme Court overturned a busing plan aimed at achieving racial diversity between the Detroit school system, where a high percentage of African Americans lived, and suburban school districts, where a high percentage of white children lived. The majority opinion stated, "Because of this inherent limitation upon federal judicial authority, federal court decrees exceeds appropriate limits if they are aimed at eliminating a condition that does not violate the Constitution or does not flow from such a violation."
According to the quotation, which of the following best explains the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the busing plan?
Suburban school districts did not engage in race discrimination
Detroit city schools and suburban schools offered equal educational opportunities
The busing plan resulted in reverse discrimination against students and parents who disagreed with the plan
There is no significant government interest in increasing racial diversity in public schools
Select the answer where both columns correctly identify a civil right and a civil liberty
A
B
C
D
The map supports which of the following statements
The Court decision in Brown v Board of Edu. had no impact on segregation in the south
The 2019 the percentage of African American students in intensely segregated schools was highest in the south
The Court's decision in Brown v Board of Edu was unsuccessful in ending de jure segregation
Court ordered busing programs have successfully ended racial segregation in schools throughout the country
Which of the following best describes a trend shown in the bar chart
From 2001-2019, voter turnout among African Americans increased steadily
From 2001 to 2019 Hispanics have been the fastest grown demographic group
From 20012 to 2019, Native Americans were the most underrepresented ethnic group in congress
From 2001 to 2019 Congress became more ethnically diverse
Which of the following most directly impacted the trends shown in the bar chart
civil rights act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
The 14th Amendment's due process clause
What is a writ of mandamus?
A written request that the Supreme Court review a decision
The practice of using the basis of past decisions to determine future cases
An order from the Court requiring someone to perform a lawful duty
The official power to make legal decisions
What is described in Article III of the Constitution?
The role and format of the Supreme Court
The role of the President
The role and format of Congress
The rights of citizens, also known as the Bill of Rights
True or False: Brown v. Board of Education is an example of judicial activism.
True
False
What is judicial review?
The law that created the federal court system
The belief that judges should limit their power over legislation
The authority to hear a case before any other court
The power of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is constitutional or not
In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?
a majority tyranny
the extended sphere
special interest groups
the new Constitution
Elephants are not ashy
true
False
What is selective incorporation?
States rights are limited by every right in the first ten amendments.
The protections in the Bill of Rights apply to state governments on a case-by-case basis.
The protections in the Bill of Rights apply to federal governments on a case-by-case basis.
The protections of the Bill of Rights does not apply to the state or federal governments.
What did the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establish?
State laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
Racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional.
African American were not considered citizens.
The "separate but equal" doctorine.
What is the difference between the Free-Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause?
The Free-Exercise Clause limits individuals from practicing any religion that differs from the national religion, and the Establishment Clause lets the government create a national religion.
The Free-Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause are the same thing.
The Establishment Clause allows individuals to practice or believe any religion openly they want, and the Free-Exercise Clause outlaws the government from requiring citizens to join or support a religion.
The Establishment Clause outlaws the government from requiring citizens to join or support a religion, while the Free-Exercise Clause allows individuals to practice or believe any religion openly they want.
What are the rights given by the 1st Amendment?
Voting
Religion, Speech, Assembly
Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
None of the above
The __ Amendment gave voting rights to women.
19th
22nd
14th
11th
What is the Due-Process clause?
A clause that allows individuals to practice or believe any religion openly they want.
A clause in the 14th amendment that prohibits state governments from denying citizens their unalienable rights without due-process.
A clause in the 14th Amendment that requires states to treat all persons equally regarding the application of laws.
A clause that outlaws the government from requiring citizens to join or support a religion.
What are the provisions of the 5th Amendment?
- no “Double Jeopardy”
- No self incrimination You do not have to testify against yourself (“I plead the fifth”)
- You must have due process of law before you are convicted.
Eminent Domain
No “Double Jeopardy”
You must have due process of law before you are convicted.
Eminent Domain
none of the above
What did Dred Scott v. Sanford establish?
The decision of this court case declared that African Americans were citizens of the United States.
The decision of this court case declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, and held that Black people were not US citizens.
The decision of this court case declared that racial segregation in school was unconstitutional.
The decision of this court case declared the Missouri Compromise constitutional.
What was the impact of the MLK’s Letter of Birmingham Jail on social movements fighting racial discrimination ?
It encouraged civil disobedience in civil rights movements and showed citizens to take action rather than wait for change to occur.
It discouraged civil disobedience in civil rights movements.
It didn't impact anything.
It showed how citizens shouldn't take action and wait for change to occur naturally.
What Amendment does this cartoon apply to?
(a)
What is Capital Punishment?
The state-imposed execution of an individual as a punishment of small crimes.
The imprisonment of people who could be threats to society.
none of the options
The state-imposed execution of an individual as a punishment of severe crimes like treason or murder.
What court case established that under the 4th and 14th Amendments, illegally seized evidence could not be used in a state criminal trial?
Terry vs. Ohio
Mapp vs. Terry
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Mapp vs. Ohio
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
A clause in the 11th Amendment that requires states to treat all persons equally regarding the application of laws.
A clause in the 13th Amendment that requires states to treat all persons equally regarding the application of laws.
A clause in the 14th Amendment that requires states to treat all persons equally regarding the application of laws.
A clause in the 15th Amendment that requires states to treat all persons equally regarding the application of laws.
What program was created to address the impacts of de facto segregation on college admissions?
(a)
