AP Government Unit 3 Test

the US supreme court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state laws

14th amendment

which of the constitutional provisions is at issue in Schenck v. U.S

1st amendment free speech and free press rights

in gideon v. wainwrigh, the US Supreme Court ruled that the

6th amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to those accused of major crimes under state laws

protection of the legal rights of women has been facilitated by the passage of which of the following

I. the equal rights amendment IV. title 9 of the educational amendments act of 1972

which of the following is an accurate comparison of substantive and procedural due process?

Substantive due process- followed when the ideas or points of the law are fundamentally fair and just Procedural due process- focuses on the manner in which of the govt. acts toward its citizen

which of the following rulings is most likely to cite the supreme court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines School as a legal precedent in support of the decision

a ruling in favor of students to print their opinions in school newspaper

the legal requirement that an organization must take positive steps to increase the number of blacks, woman, and other minorities in its membership is called

affirmative action

which of the following illustrates a situation that would not be protected by the 1st amendment due to time, place and manner restrictions?

antibusiness protestors are arrested and prosecuted for shutting down major intersections in NY during rush hours

which of the following is another term for nonviolent resistance to unfair laws

civil disobedience

discrimination in public accomadation was made illegal in the US as a direct results of the

civil rights act of 1964

a public assembly may legally be stopped if the speakers

express unpopular views

To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply?

federal government only

Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the

first amendment's protection of expression

Brown v. Board of Education was a significant supreme court ruling because

held the "seperate but equal" concept to be a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

the process of extending the protections of the Bill of Rigths by means of the 14th Amendment to apply to the actions of state governments is knows

incorporation

in what way do the decisions in Engel v. Vitale and Wisconin v. Yoder differ

once suggests a public policy creates an establishment of religion while the other suggests a public policy denies a free exercise of religion

Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, were outlawed by the

passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

the 1st amendment prevents the federal government from doing all of the ff. except

presspassing bills of attainder or ex post facto laws

which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the 1st amendment

protected- the right to burn a flag not protected- obscenity

which of the following best defines civil liberties?

provisions in the bill of rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government

in the case of McDonald v. Chicago the Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense was applicable to the states

selective incorporation

which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights

some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control

with respect to prayer in public schools, the US Supreme Court has ruled that

state-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the 1st amendment

If a college's admission policy is to reserve 20 sweats in the frosh class for applicants belonging to racial minority groups is challenged in the courts, a judge is likely to

strike down the policy because reserving seats amounts to a quota system

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that

the US Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus makes abortion legal

a woman is arrested for possessing illegal substances that were obtained after a warrantless search of her home by local police. which of the following best explains whether the evidence could be used in a criminal trial?

the exclusionary rule, derived from the 14th amendment, prevents the evidence from being used against the suspect

the passing of the voting rights act of 1965 is a significant political event because it

was instrumental in increasing the number of blacks and other minority voters

after hours of interrogation by police a suspect confessess to multiple felony offenses. his attorney objected to the admission of the confession because he was not advised of his rights to have an attorney present nor his protection from self incrimination

6th & 8th amendment

which of the following is an accurate comparison of the court cases

Brown v. Board of Education- required all-black schools to have facilities and faculties of the same quality as all-white-schools Roe v. Wade- brought vocal opposition to abortion and encouraged legislatures to reshape abortion policy

which of the following is a similarity between the views expressed in the excerpt above and MLK, "letter from birmimgham jail"

both cesar chavez and MLK, argued for the continued use of nonviolence to further their causes

the 19th amendment to the constitution, the equal rights amendment, and title 9 of the education amendments of 1972 were all directed toward the goal of

equality of women

which of the following is an accurate comparison of the establishment clause and the free exercise clause

establishment clause- prohibits the federal government from promoting religion or creating a national religion free exercise clause- protects an individual's religious beliefs and reasonable religious practices

The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court

interpreted the 14th amendment as extending most of the requirements of the bill of rights to the states as well as the federal government

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

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

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

such segregation was wrong in principal and congress had moral authority to outlaq it even though the statutes lacked a strict constitutional basis

which of the following amendments to the constitution most likely provides the basis for a driver to challenge the constitutionality of police use of sobriety checkpoints in enforcing drunk drving laws

the 4th amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure

the supreme court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty

the dealth penalty violates the 5th amendment of the Constitution

during an investigation, police officers find illegal drugs while searching a home for which they did not acquire a warrant. which of the following would prevent the drugs from being used as evidence at trial

the exclusionary rule

The Washington Post receives a top secret that details how the executive branch mishandles a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons. The executive branch attempts ti stop the publishing of the report, but the publishers cite the precedents in NYT Company v. united States establishing which of the following legal rules?

the heavy presumption against prior restraint

the bill of rights guarantees which of the following rights to a person arrested and charges with a crime

the right to legal representation

which of the following is the most complete summary of the selective incorporation doctrine

the supreme court has required states to apply certain rights in the bill of rights through the 14th amendment's due process clause

civil rights activists, such as those who campaign for gay and lesbian equal rights and those who advocated for racial equality in the 50's and 60's, often find the most effective way to secure those rights is

through litigation in the courts to gain legal protections against discrimination

which of the following is most likely responsible for the increase in the number of southern blacks state legislators between 60's and 90's as shown in the graph

voting rights act of 1965