Unit 3 AP gov test

the argument made in the brown v board of education case was that blacks were

being denied equal protection of the laws as was required by the 14th amendment

the passage of the 24th amendment

eliminates poll tax

the supreme court decisions in district of columbia v heller and mcdonald v chicago

incorporated the second amendment right to own firearms

the civil rights act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT:

require that all white-owned businesses hire a workforce that was made up of at least 20% minority workers

question 36 refers to the passage below: . . . Supporters of hamilton's view that a bill of rights could be dangerous to liberty could point to which of the following cases

schenck v US

which of the following was made clear by the fourteenth amendment

that states could not deny its citizens equal protection of the laws

women achieved suffrage as a result of

the passage of the nineteenth amendment

which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by tinker v des moines

wearing t shirts objecting to a school board decision

______ is an example of de facto segregation; ______ is an example of de jure segregation

a predominantly black high school in the year 2021; southern society after plessy v ferguson

based on previous court rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

a public school system using race-based segregation

which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the fourth amendment?

a suspect's cell phone is analyzed by police before a warrant is issued

the supreme court's decision in roe v wade was based on

an implied right to privacy in the bill of rights

the right to assemble would protect each of the following EXCEPT:

anti-abortion supporters blocking access doors to an abortion clinic

the process known as selective incorporation can be described as

case-by-case inclusion of individuals' rights at the state level

the free exercise clause protects:

citizens openly practicing their religion and attending their chosen "house of worship"

which of the following statements best describes the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?

civil liberties are the constitutional protections against the federal government listed in the bill of rights; civil rights are protections that have been extended to various groups through court decisions

in the supreme court decision schenck v US, it was stated that the government can limit speech if such speech brings a

clear and present danger

which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without a trial

due process

the exclusionary rule was incorporated at the state level due to the mapp v ohio decision. the exclusionary rule states that

evidence obtained via unconstitutional means must be excluded from court proceedings

the ______ amendment to the US constitution was designed to grand equal rights for black americans

fourteenth

symbolic speech

is an action that conveys a message

in engel v vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the supreme court's ruling

it ruled that the states had no justifiable interest to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation

which statement best summarizes the correct understanding of civil rights

laws can make distinctions, but not all distinctions are acceptable

the concept of judicial review was solidified by which supreme court decision

marbury v madison

question 39 refers to the image below: (cartoon). the facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon

new york times co v US

in order to search a person, one's home or their belongings, an agent of the government must have

probable cause

a(n) ______ is written authorization from a court specifying the are to be searched and what police are searching for

search warrant

which of the following is contained in the fourteenth amendment and was likely an inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr's "letter from birmingham jail"

the principal that all people should be equal under the law, as embodied in the equal protection clause

gideon v wainwright incorporated which constitutional provisions at the state level?

the sixth amendments right to counsel

the application of the death penalty has been limited in recent decades and cannot be applied to minors and people who are found to be mentally incompetent. which of the following is a reason for this?

the supreme court changed its interpretation of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment

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

based on previous rulings, the supreme court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a right-to-privacy case?

a woman who is prevented from an abortion

writing for the court in Regents of UC Berkley v Bakke (1978), a case wighing whether care can be considered in college admissions, justice Lewis Powell wrote: . . . According to the quote, what is the likely effect of the court's ruling in the Bakke case?

colleges can consider race but cannot use strict racial quotas in admission practices

consider the following: i. poll taxes, ii. white primaries, iii. affirmative action, iv. literacy tests. which of the actions were meant to limit the voting of black americans

i, ii, and iv only

the voting rights act of 1965 had which of the following effects?

it was a major means to increase the number of minority voters and minority office holders

the clearest description of libel and slander is

libel refers to defamatory written statements; slander refers to defamatory spoken statements

one of the key components of the fifth amendment is its protection of citizens from self-incrimination. "protection from self-incrimination" refers to a person

not having to say anything that might make them seem guilty

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

protected by the first amendment: the right to burn a flag. not protected by the first amendment: obscenity

which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students' sincerely held religious beliefs

wisconsin v yoder

grandfather clauses were effective at preventing african-americans from voting because

with the exception of some free black people, the grandfathers of african-americans had been slaves