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