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Which of the following scenarios would violate the Nineteenth Amendment?

A district's allowing only men the right to vote on election day

Which of the following actions would the author most likely argue should be censored according to the " clear and present danger" test?

A member of a domestic political organization calling for the overthrow of the American government during a war

Which of the following scenarios would likely be considered a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?

A public university refusing admission to a white woman who has better test scores and grades than other male applicants

Based on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which of the following actions would the Supreme Court most likely support?

A regional newspaper's running damaging information, which is mostly accurate about the mayor.

Based on the information in the table, which of the following statements would be most accurate regarding education in the twentieth century?

Between 1955 and 1965, public schools were encouraged to desegregate.

This ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal

Brown v. Board of Education

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the information in the table?

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Based on his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," which of the following would Martin Luther King Jr. most likely oppose?

Delaying direct action until the timing is right

The right of the government to take property for public use as long as the government provides just compensation for the property is called

Eminent Domain

Which of the following prohibits gender discrimination in the workplace?

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

This agency created by the 1964 civil rights act in charge of monitoring and forcing protection against job discrimination is known as EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Which of the following Policies would a supporter of the women's rights movement be most likely to endorse?

Equal Opportunity in Employment

Which of the following is an accurate pairing of the exclusionary rule and the establishment clause?

Exclusionary Rule: Improperly seized evidence cannot be used at trial Establishment Clause: The government cannot favor one religion over another

Gitlow v. New York (1925) The citizens of the states could not appraise the freedoms of expression protected by the first amendment was based on the due process clause of what amendment?

Fourteenth Amendment

The Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, ruled that evidence obtained without a search warrant could be excluded from trial in state courts. This finding upholds the constitutional guarantee of no unreasonable search and seizure found in the

Fourth Amendment

In 1963, in this case, the Supreme court ruled that the defendant in all criminal cases had the right to counsel

Gideon v. Wainwright

A German citizen is arrested at a major theme park in Orlando, Florida after complaining about the poor quality of the beer and causing significant property damage to a resort bar. Having spent all his money at the bar before he destroyed it, he is unable to pay for his won attorney and is thus classified as an indigent defendant. In which case did the Bill of rights require the court to appoint an attorney to represent the defendant?

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

In 1925 the supreme court began to rule that the bill of rights applied directly to the states as well as the national government in which court case?

Gitlow v. New York

These were enacted by white in the late 19th century to segregate African Americans from whites

Jim Crow Laws

Which of the following actions would be deemed unconstitutional using the Supreme Court's reasoning in Shaw v. Reno (1993)?

Massachusetts redrawing its voting districts to include one districts with African Americans in the majority

The court clarifies this doctrine of what is obscene including such gauges as whether material appeals to merely encouraging interest in sex and whether it lacks serious artistic, literally, political, and scientific ideas in this case.

Miller v. California

This has required all police officers to read people their rights.

Miranda Rule

Which of the following forms of political participation is Angelina Emily Grimke defending in this passage?

Participation in civil disobendence

This case had restrictions that could be opposed by states if they didn't involve undue burdens on women seeking abortions

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

In this case the supreme court ruled that segregation of race by law was constitutional so long as the facilities that were separate were also equal

Plessy v. Fergession

The supreme court struct down the use for racial quotas in which court case?

Regions of California v. Bakke

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes argument?

Rights can be limited if necessary for the government to achieve an essential function

In this court case, speech can be restricted when it provokes a clear and present danger to people

Schenck v. United States

The supreme court has changed over time since the mid-nineteenth century. Based on previous rulings, which of the following best describes the Supreme Court in its interactions with civil rights?

Since the 1950's, the Supreme Court has reversed many of its earlier decisions as culture and perspective shift.

The right to an attorney is found in which amendment?

Sixth Amendment

Which of the following statement is most consistent with the author;s argument in the "Appeal to the Christian Women in the South"?

Social movements must sometimes use illegal tactics that come at a personal cost.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that flag burning is a protected form of symbolic speech?

Texas v. Johnson

Which constitutional amendment provides for the expansion of individual rights found in the Bill of Rights?

The Fourteenth Amendment

What has been the most recent government action taken to end discrimination against Native Americans in the United States?

The Native American Language Act

What government action brought an end to Jim Crow laws and legal segregation in America?

The Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education

Which of the following would the author argue is the most important distinction regarding the speech discussed in Schenck?

The United States being at war

Which of the following constitutional clauses was cited by Supreme Court to justify its ruling in Roe v. Wade (1973)?

The due process clause

Which First Amendment clause was cited in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)?

The free exercise clause

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the Supreme Court's argument in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan?

The freedom to publish is considered free speech unless there are indications of actual malice.

In a certain town, when an African American is found loitering, police officers take this person into custody immediately. However, when an Asian or white citizen is caught trespassing, the police issue only a verbal warning. For which of the following reasons would the supreme court likely find theses practices unconstitutional?

This situation is considered suspect classification and violates the right to equal protection.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two Supreme Court rulings?

Tinker v. Des Moines: Stated that students can legally wear armbands in school as a protest against war Wisconsin v. Yoder: Ruled that forcing students to attend high school against their religious beliefs violates the free exercise clause

The Supreme Court case that overturned a state law setting aside time for "voluntary prayer" in public schools was

Wallace v. Jaffree

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail Which Statement is most consistent with the authors argument in this quote?

We should oppose injustice everywhere we see it.

These are individual, legal, and constitutional protections against the government

civil liberties

De facto or De jure segregation cannot be stopped by legislation

defective

Cruel and unusual punishment is forbidden by which amendment?

eighth amendment

The Constitution creates a "wall of separation between church and state" on the words of the

establishment clause

The courts used this to prevent illegally seized evidence from being introduced into court

exclusionary rule

the infringement of citizen's freedom to worship or not to worship as a place is prohibited by what?

free exercise clause

In the case of New York Times v. Sullivan, the supreme court ruled what?

officials with malice or reckless disregard of the truth

This refers to government actions that prevent the publican of material in print media

prior restraint

The citizens in Roe v. Wade was justified by the supreme court largely on the grounds of what?

private privacy

The establishment clause concerns what?

religion

The Supreme Court has extended the Bill of Rights over time to apply to state and local governments on a case-by-case basis. This process is called

selective incorporation

This protected press from having to reveal there sources

shield law

In Texas v. Johnson, the supreme court gave first amendment protection to what type of speech?

symbolic speech

Using actions rather than words to convey idea would be an example of

symbolic speech

Civil liberties are legal and constitutional liberties against?

the government

According to Roe v. Wade, the supreme court ruled that in the third trimester of pregnancy states can ban abortion except when?

the mothers life is in danger

A police department has a pattern of pulling over only sports cars for speeding in excess of five miles per hour over the limit. This is a violation of

the right to due process, because the police are arbitrarily choosing when to give speeding tickets

The wall of separation doctrine refers to what?

the vision of church and state

This forbids gender discrimination in educational programs and athletics

title 9

The event of the abuse of police power of the 4th amendment right of the probable cause is this?

warrant