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- 1. Multiple Choice
Civil liberties are best described as
protections of specific citizens' rights from encroachment by the government.
protections against discrimination by the government and private citizens
protections for various forms of expression that are vital to American political life
protections specifically designed to protect minorities in the nation.
- 2. Multiple Choice
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
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.
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be considered a violation of the 5th amendment?
Searching someone's cell phone records without a warrant
Sentencing a man to death for having too many speeding tickets
A law banning the possession of handguns for all citizens
Failure to read someone their Miranda rights while being taken into custody
- 7. Multiple Choice
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 to avoid self-incrimination
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal of a man arrested and jailed for publicly advocating violently overthrowing the current president. The Supreme Court will likely find that
his conviction should be overturned as a violation of his 1st amendment rights.
his conviction should be overturned due to the exclusionary rule.
his conviction should be overturned because the Constitution recognizes a right of revolution.
his conviction should be upheld, due to his disregard for public safety.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which accurately identifies the Supreme Court's opinion of majority-minority congressional districts?
They unconstitutionally harm the rights of the majority.
They are necessary for upholding the 14th amendment.
They are acceptable if it can be proven their existence corrects past discrimination.
They are unconstitutional because they are a reiteration of "separate but equal."
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which case happened because of a state law mandating public schools begin the day with a prayer?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which best summarizes the main idea behind the 4,5, & 6th Amendments?
People accused of crimes enjoy certain basic rights.
Criminals must be fully prosecuted.
Criminal acts should lead to the loss of personal liberty.
Accused people are usually guilt of committing some crime.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Supreme Court used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
Necessary & proper clause
Civil Rights Act of 1964
14th amendment
Judiciary Act of 1789
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights?
The people should control all aspects of governance.
Some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majority control.
It is groups rather than individuals that have fundamental rights and immunities.
The legislature should be the most powerful branch of government.
- 16. Multiple Choice
A state government placing security cameras facing a popular site of protest illustrates
How political attitudes quickly shift in the US
The balance of promoting stability and ensuring civil liberties
Free-rider problem of organizing a civil rights protest
Impact of globalization on political attitudes
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which Supreme Court case re-enforced the idea that every citizen has a right to an attorney?
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Mapp v Ohio
Gideon v Wainwright
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which would be considered a violation of the 4th amendment?
Person prosecuted without a jury
A person being tried twice for the same crime
A suspect interrogated without being informed of the right to an attorney
A suspect's cell phone analyzed by police before a warrant is obtained
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which Supreme Court protected you from police using questionable tactics to get evidence against a person?
Griswold v Connecticut
Roe v Wade
Mapp v Ohio
Gideon v Wainwright
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would have been protected thanks to the ruling in Tinker v Des Moines?
Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision
Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper
Leading prayers over the school's p.a. system
Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which scenario would most likely violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
A federal law prohibiting assault rifles
A mayor refusing to allow an unpopular group to hold a political rally
A public school district using race-based segregation
A police officer inspecting a computer hard drive w/o a warrant
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court would most likely utilize the doctrine of selective incorporation
when an employee files a wrongful termination complaint against a national company.
When there is a conflict between the branches of government.
When an individual claims that a right protected by the Bill of Rights is being infringed.
When a federal policy shifts authority from national to state level is challenged.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT true of civil liberties?
They protect people from government intrusion
They are the same as civil rights
They are limited by the need to establish order and protect people/property
Are examples of the constitutional principle of limited government
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