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The exclusionary rule deals with
4th
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of civil liberties and civil rights
B
What was the main point the author of the quotation above was arguing?
Black people are right to demand their rights now and should not wait
Which of the following is an accurate description of a trend based on the information from the chart?
Black voter registration was higher in 1996 than in 1960
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Engal vs. Vitale and Schenck v. U.S.?
C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Free Exercise and the Establishment Clause?
C
Which case decided the spending ones money
Citizens United v. FEC
Discrimination in public accommodations was made illegal in the United States as a direct result of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Citizens are guaranteed that before the government takes away the rights of a citizen they will first have to go through certain steps
Due Process
The ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright did which of the following?
Guaranteed every defendant in a felony trial the right to a court appointed lawyer
How has the Supreme Courts use of incorporation affected state authority?
Incorporation limits state authority
Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court?
It protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words
The above question comes from
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The author of the quotation above was
Martin Luther King
In which case did the Supreme Court incorporate the 2nd Amendment to the states?
McDonald v. Chicago
In which case did the Supreme Court present the clear and present danger test
Schenck v. U.S.
The chart refers to which of the following judicial principles
Selective incorporation
The principle identified in the chart is based primarily upon
The Fourteenth Amendment
Which Bill of Right clause was at the center of Wisconsin v. Yoder?
The Free Exercise Clause
Which of the following did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's?
The Supreme Court decision declaring state-mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional
Which of the following is the most likely cause of the trend you identified in the chart?
The Voting Rights Act
Which of the following was most likely consequence of the trend you identified in the chart?
The number of Black voters increased
Which of the following actions would be protected under the same reasoning applied to Tinker v. Des Moines
burning an American flag in protest
Doing WW1
creates a clear and present danger
What provision of the fourteenth amendment serve as a cornerstone
equal protection clause
The exclusionary rule provides that
evidence illegally obtained is inadmissible in a criminal trial
What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu vs. United States
it was legally permissable
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 Constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to_____
prevent African Americans from exercising the right to vote
Which of the following did the Supreme Court permit in New York Times v. United States?
publishing papers regarding government decisions during the Vietnam War
How were Japanese treated during WW2
stripped of many legal and natural rights
Which type of expression did the Supreme Court protect in Tinker v. Des Moines?
symbolic speech
On which of the following constitutional principles did the Supreme Court base its decision in Engel v. Vitale
the establishment clause
Which of the following statements identifies the Supreme Courts decision in Tinker v. Des Moines
the first amendment protects non-disruptive expression within schools
The Supreme Court's decision about abortion in Roe v. Wade was based above all on
the right to privacy implied in the Bill of Rights
Why did states enact poll tax
to get around the fifteenth amendment
If a police officer has a reasonable belief that someone is engaged in criminal activity, that officer can stop and frisk (search) the suspect
without getting a warrant
