unit 2 practice practice test

most of the indv protections of the bill of rights now apply to the states because of the supreme court's interpretation of the constitution's

14th amendment

a bill of attainder would violate both article 1 section IX of the constitution AND which of the following bill of rights protections?

6th amendment right to trial by jury

Prior review and prior restraint refer to...

Freedom of the press

Which of the following cases did Supreme Court rule death penalty NOT cruel and unusual

Gregg v Georgia

USA Patriot Act

Have fed government increased authority to curtail civil liberties

Which of the following doctrines made the bill of rights applicable to the state

Incorporation principle

Exclusionary rules in Supreme Court case

Mapp vs Ohio

What case declared gender bias unconstitutional

Reed vs reed

Which of the following criteria represent procedures to evaluate legitimacy of affirmative action

Strict scrutiny tewt

Principle established in Supreme Court case of Texas vs Johnson was based on

Symbolic Speech

Trend of graph about voting and black legislators

Voting rights act

discrimination in public accomodations was made illegal in the US as a direct result of the

civil rights act of 1964

to enforce the 14th amendment more clearly, congress passed the

civil rights act of 1964

the wall of separation doctrine refers to

division of church and state

equalities of rights under the law shall not he denied or abridged by the US or any state on account of sex --> quote is from

equal rights amendment

the supreme court case that established the right of an accused person to a lawyer in state felony trials was

gideon v wainwright

the lemon test is used to determine if

government aid to religious institutions violates the establishment clause

which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the supreme court

it protects the rights to express opinions even without the actual use of words

the clear and present danger test devised by the supreme court was designed to define the conditions under which public authorities could

limit free speech

the fourteenth amendement to the constitution has been interpreted by supreme court to

make most rights contained in the bill of rights applicable to the states

the card shown above was issued as a consequence of which of the following supreme court decisions

miranda v arizona

civil rights act did all of the following EXCEPT

prevent discrimination in state voting procedures

the establishment clause in the 1st amendment does which of the following

prohibites the setting up of state church

the amendments to the constitution that were ratified during reconstruction were primarily designed to

protect the rights of black citizens against infringement by state gov

state laws forbidding abortion were ruled unconstitutional in the case of

roe v wade

Brown v. Board of Education 1954 est that

separate educational facilities are inherently unequal

which of the following was an argument used by the supreme court in upholding federal statutes outlawing segregation in public accomdation

such segregation affected interstate commerce and congress therefore had the authority to outlaw it

the supreme court has declared some hate crimes ordinances unconstitutional because

the first amendment prevents gov from silencing speech based on its content

according to the medium scrutiny standard established by the courts, all of the following principles barring differences based on sex are true EXCEPT

the military can not bar women from serving in combat or being drafted into service

which of the following is one of the central concerns of the first amendment

the rights of citizens to petition the government to redress grievances

the supreme courts decision about abortion in roe vs wade was based on

the rights to privacy implied in bill of rights

which of the following did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950s

the supreme court decision declaring state mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional

which of the following best explains the trend depicted in the chart above

the voting rights act of 1965

all of the following statements reflect positions the supreme court has taken with regard to the right of free speech EXCEPT

there are no acceptable gov restrictions on free speech

the miranda warning represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against

unfair police interrogation