Civil Liberties & Civil Rights Quiz
Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as an establishment clause case?
A courthouse prominently displays the Ten Commandments
Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a symbolic speech case?
A man who was arrested for waving a Nazi flag at a rally
The establishment clause is best defined as which of the following?
A provision of the First Amendment which prohibits the federal government from making an official American religion
Based on previous rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment?
A public school district bans students from wearing t-shirts supporting presidential candidates before an election
According to the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966), police suspects must be told that
All of the above
In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme court
All of the above
Which of the following cases protected the right of KK speech and stated that speech could only be restricted if violence was likely and imminent?
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Which of the following actions by a news organization would most likely be protected from prior restraint based on the precedent established by New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)?
Broadcasting a televised report that analyzes classified information about government surveillance of other countries
According to the Supreme Court in the case of Schenck v. United States (1919), free speech can be restricted by the government only on the basis of
Clear and present danger
In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the Supreme Court
Established the exclusionary rule
The Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a right to a lawyer was extended to state courts by the Supreme court case of
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Freedom of speech was incorporated into state laws by
Gitlow v. New York
Civil liberties are legal and constitutional protections against
Government
The "wall of separation" separates
Government and religion
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) decision?
It emphasized the right of parents to control the religious upbringing of their children without state infringement
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) decision?
It limited the federal government's power to censor free speech or the publication of classified information
Which of the following statements best explains how the Court's ruling in Engel v. Vitale (1962) changed the balance between governmental power and individual liberty?
It limited the power of state governments by striking down a school policy that required the reading of a prayer at the start of the school day
This case established the "Santa Claus Test."
Lynch v. Donnelly
Prior restraint
Means government prevention of publication
The principle of separate but equal was established by
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following cases allowed affirmative action, but banned quotas?
Regents of the University of CA v. Bakke
In Miller v. California (1973), defining obscenity was left up to
State and local governments
Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the federal government can restrict protected speech under the First Amendment?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) makes a rule requiring television networks to use an automated beep when a vulgar word is said on broadcast television
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and other barriers to black enfranchisement were made illegal with the passage of
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Substantive due process has been used by the Supreme Court in recent years to protect
the right to privacy