Civil Liberties Quiz

The individual right that is the most basic of democratic rights is

freedom of expression

In its 1969 Brandenburg v. Ohio ruling, the Supreme Court established the ________ test.

imminent lawless action

In 1987 the Supreme Court ruled that creationism

is a religious doctrine, not a scientific theory.

According to the author, the test of a truly civil society is

its willingness to tolerate distasteful ideas.

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

slander

The freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and religion are found in

the 1st Amendment

Which of the following amendments prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment" of those convicted of crime?

the 8th Amendment

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

are constitutionally protected from infringement by government

The establishment clause prohibits government from

favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion.

The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from

unreasonable searches and seizures

The USA Patriot Act

All these answers are correct: grants the government new powers of surveillance.; gives intelligence agencies the authority to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies.; grants the government new powers of search; was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

Explain the concept of procedural due process and list several of the procedural rights as evidenced in the 5th and 6th Amendments.

Procedural due process is the procedure that authorities have to go through before a punishment can be made. Set process can help protect citizens from wrongful arrest and conviction. One of these procedures is the Miranda warning that police officers tell the citizen that is being arrested, listing their rights and notifying them of the process that is beginning. This protects citizens from self incrimination, double jeopardy, also ensures that they will have counsel, a prompt and reasonable trial/proceeding and due process.

According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable.

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

Roe v. Wade

__________________ has executed more convicted criminals than any other state since 1976.

Texas

Which constitutional amendment protects the individual against self-incrimination?

The Fifth Amendment

The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

actions of state and local governments.

If a person yells "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and people are hurt in the ensuing panic, that individual has abused his or her freedom of speech, according to the doctrine of

clear and present danger

Like all other rights, the right of free expression is

not absolute

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights through the Fourteenth Amendment, so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments, is called

selective incorporation

In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court ruled that

speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake.

"You have the right to remain silent.... Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.... You have the right to an attorney." This is called

the Miranda warning

According to Freedom House, which of the following countries has the highest degree of freedom?

the United States