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which of the following legislative acts best relates to the passage
the civil rights act of 1964
in mcdonald v. chicago, which of the following sections of the US states constitution did the supreme court use to support its ruling
the doctrine of selective incorporation holding that state action limiting gun rights deprived persons of life liberty or property
which of the following is one of the central concerns of the 55th amendment
the protection of the rights of those accused of comitting a crime
At a public high school, several students raised a banner and wore clothing in support of a candidate running in the upcoming presidential election during lunch period. The principal asked the students to put away the banner, citing safety concerns. Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to this scenario?
tinker v. des moines
which of the following pairs of cases used the fourtheenth amendment due process clause to expand individual liberties.
roe v. wade and gideon v. wainwright
A public school district implemented a policy that allowed students to vote on whether they wanted a student-led prayer to be read at football games. This policy was later found to be unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Which of the following clauses did the policy most likely violate?
the establishment clause
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 is most likely the reason the professor is researching these amendments
to study the expansion of voting rights
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 a state
Griswold v. Connecticut and roe v. wade are similar supreme court cases in that both cases are based on the
right of privacy
Which two principles are addressed in the excerpt below? 1. Selective incorporation 2. The concept of eminent domain 3. The exclusionary rule 4. The wall of separation doctrine
1 and 3
which of the following constitutional amendments is most related to the issue shown on the map
8th
In the case Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson (1971), the parents of Chinese American students who attended a primarily Asian American school challenged San Francisco's effort to desegregate the public schools, arguing that their culture and language would be diluted if their children were dispersed from their local school. The Supreme Court denied the challenge from the parents basing their decision on the Fourteenth Amendment. Which of the following cases was most likely used in the decision as a precedent?
Brown vs. Board
A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?
schenck v. united states
Which case was struck down by the majority opinion above
Plessy v. Ferguson
which of the following legal concepts is justice Powell considering in his statement
Equal protection clause
Which of the following scenarios best explains in the inclusion of Title IX as part of the education Amendments of 1792?
Members of congress added the amendment to the bill in response to social movements seeking to address inequality in education for women.
In 2015, the united states supreme court....which of the following ideals of democracy would the attorneys for the same sex couple most likely put forth as their argument?
Natural rights of life and liberty include the right to marry whom you choose.
which of the following is most likely to be considrered speech protected by the 1st amendmet
an individual posts something on social media that is highy cittical of the president
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
which of the following would be considered an instance in which time, place, and manner restrictions would be applied to the first amendment?
a city enforces its laws restricting noise to limit the scale of an outdoor concert event intended to raise public awareness of climate change
The supreme court addressed the admissions policy of the university of michigan law school
affirmative action
which of the following scenarios best explains how the equal proection clause of the 14th amendment has influneced polticial behavior
civil rights leaders such as MLK
In roe v. wade the united states supreme court used what provision
due process of the 14th
which of the following cases arose from a state law
engel v. vitale
the text in the passage i have a dream speech to act based on which clause
equal protection clause of the 14th
the 19th amendment to the constituion, equal rights amendment....
equality for women
which of the following is an accurate comparison of the establishment clause and the free excerice cluase
establishment clause-prihibits free excerise clause- protects
After hours of interrogation by police a suspect confesses to multiple felony offenses. His attorney objected to the admission of the confession because he was not advised of his right to have an attorney present nor his protection from self-incrimination. Which amendments are most relevant to this scenario?
fifth and sixth
the washington post receives a top secret. which of the following legal rules
heavy presumption against prior restraint
The federal constitution guarantees all of the following rights to a person arrested and charged with a serious crime except the right to
negotiate a plea bargain
which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the first amendment
protected- right to burn a flag, not protected- obscenity
which of the follwoing best describes civil liberties
provisions of the bill of rights
which of the following cases examined a state law that required
wisconsin v. yoder