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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are civil liberties?make up the unwritten Constitutionthe rights to vote and participate in the political processlaws that provide and set limits on one's freedomsindividual legal and constitutional protections against the government - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere are American civil liberties found?the Preamblethe Bill of Rightsthe Declaration of IndependenceArticle IV
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Bill of Rights is made up of the first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution.threefiveseventen
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe First Amendment includes the freedoms ofspeech and the right to bear armsreligion, press, and right to counselpetition, assembly, press, speech, and religionpress, petition, and the right to vote
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCivil Liberties are legal and constitutional protections fromPrivate businessesGovernmentPoliceTyranny
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe free exercise of the First Amendment clause holds that people have the right toexpress themselves through speech as they choosedonate money to any political campaign they chooseevade taxes if they can run really fastpractice religion as they choose
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich clause prevents he national government from sanctioning an official religion?establishmentfree exercisefull faith and creditequal protection
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich court case incorporated the exclusionary rule against the states?Terry v. OhioMiranda v. ArizonaMapp v. OhioGriswold v. Connecticut
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe court case Lemon v. Kurtzmanprohibits educators from requiring Bible readings in schoolprohibits students from using state-funded merit-based scholarships for religious studiesallows families to use school vouchers for religious institutionsestablished a test for providing government aid to church-related schools
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis is when there are written lies about a person to damage their reputation.CensorshipSlanderLibelBail
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSlander is a spoken form ofclear & present dangerfighting wordsdefamation of characterseditious speech
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis is your right to fair and equal treatment (usually in reference to the judicial system).free speechright to privacydue processsuffrage for women
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIncorporation doctrine involvesapplication of the Bill of Rights to the statesthe governments power to regulate corporationsthe extension of judicial review to state courtsthe interpretation of the commerce clause
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSchenck v. United States established that "Clear and Present Danger" could limit which basic right?Freedom of SpeechFreedom of PressFreedom of ReligionCruel and Unusual Punishment
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA group of people holding picket signs and protesting are exercising their right to:Civil DisobedienceAssembly and Free SpeechSeditionFreedom of Religion
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Writ of Habeas Corpus is intended to preventa prisoner from being tried from the same crime twicethe accused from being brought before a judgethe accused from being unjustly arrested and imprisoned without causedefendants from being denied a lawyer
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main purpose of the Patriot Act?To guard the nation against terrorismTo protect against unlawful searchesTo undo the probable cause guaranteeTo show appreciation for acts of patriotism
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