APGAP - Unit III Practice Multiple Choice
equal protection of the laws." In which of the following scenarios is this clause most likely to be used by the Supreme Court in its decision?
A local school district mandates racially segregated schools.
Which of the following scenarios illustrates an action that would be protected by the free exercise clause in the First Amendment?
A person wears a necklace bearing a Christian cross to work.
Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the rights of someone accused of a crime, according to the Supreme Court?
A person who is unable to afford an attorney is tried and convicted of a crime without legal representation.
Which of the following rulings is most likely to cite the Supreme Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) as a legal precedent in support of the decision?
A ruling in favor of students to print their opinions in a school newspaper
Which of the following would most likely be protected by the First Amendment?
A student wears a black armband at school to protest government involvement in a war.
Which of the following best illustrates the protection of an individual's Fifth Amendment rights?
After arrest, a suspect is informed of the right to remain silent during interrogation.
Which of the following is most likely to be considered speech that is protected by the First Amendment?
An individual posts something on social media that is highly critical of the president.
Which of the following is a similarity between the views expressed in the excerpt above and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Both César Chávez and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. argued for the continued use of nonviolence to further their causes.
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that "the doctrine of separate but equal has no place" in the Constitution?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Which of the following pairs of cases used the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause to expand individual liberties?
Case 1: Roe v. Wade Case 2: Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of the following scenarios best explains how the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has influenced political behavior?
Civil Rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., cited constitutional arguments as a basis for opposing segregation and inequality.
Which of the following constitutional amendments is most related to the issue shown on the map?
Eighth Amendment
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
Which of the following best indicates how a court would rule in this case if the Supreme Court's ruling in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) was used as a precedent?
Freedom of the press includes a heavy presumption against government censorship, and the documents can be published by the press.
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971). Based on the ruling in the Supreme Court's decision, which of the following lines of reasoning does the court most likely use?
Freedom of the press requires that the government show a significant danger to national security in order to stop publication.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that those accused of felonies who cannot afford legal counsel are entitled to legal counsel provided by the state?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Which of the following expresses the most significant political concern in the passage?
Increased awareness of citizen inequalities that need to be addressed
Which of the following scenarios best explains the inclusion of Title IX as part of the Education Amendments of 1972 ?
Members of Congress added the amendment to the bill in response to social movements seeking to address inequality in education for women.
Which of the following statements best describes the information in the map?
Most states in the South and West allow capital punishment.
Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon?
Nixon Administration Goes to Court to Stop Pentagon Papers Release
Which of the following Supreme Court cases establishes that a woman has a due process right to make a decision whether or not to have an abortion?
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?
Schenck v. United States (1919)
self-defense was applicable to the states. This ruling is an example of the application of the doctrine of
Selective incorporation
Which of the following pieces of legislation was most likely a result of the passage?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
protection from self-incrimination. Which amendments are most relevant to this scenario?
The Fifth and Sixth Amendments
Which of the following is most likely responsible for the increase in the number of southern African American state legislators between 1960 and 1992 as shown in the graph?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
and that the Second Amendment applied to the states through which of the following constitutional clauses?
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
The clause of the United States Constitution that was used in the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was
The equal protection clause
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
Which of the following attributes of the political cartoon would best represent the government's use of prior restraint?
The fallen pillars
Which of the following best explains how poll respondents regard the relationship between the right to own guns and personal freedom?
The poll shows there is an ongoing debate over whether gun control laws promote or interfere with individual rights.
Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights could support the actions that César Chávez is encouraging the farmworkers to take?
The right to assemble
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to this scenario?
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
In which of the following situations would the Supreme Court be most likely to utilize the doctrine of selective incorporation?
When an individual claims that a right protected by the Bill of Rights is infringed upon by a state
According to the data, both gun owners and non-gun owners
chose freedom of speech as most crucial to their own liberty
