unit 6 civics

Which of the following organizations would most likely support the acceptance of segregation as depicted in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

Citizens Councils of America

Which of the following landmark cases is most directly linked to the excerpt below?

Miranda v Arizona

Which of the following best summarizes the debate reflected in Tinker v. Des Moines?

Students felt that anti-war speech was protected by the 1st Amendment while the school district worried that such speech would be a disruption.

Which of the following organizations would most likely advocate for the concurring opinion of Roe v. Wade(1973)?

The National Organization of Women

Which of the following most clearly states the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson?

The Supreme Court agreed that the Louisiana statute which created "separate but equal" public transit seating did not violate Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

Which of the following most accurately describes civil liberties

The basic freedoms and protections that belong to everyone

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's interpretation of the extent to which free speech is protected under the 1st Amendment?

The protection afforded to speech is affected by circumstances in which it occurs

The case of Tinker v Des Moines set which of the following precedents?

"It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate."

The outcome of Tinker v Des Moines rests most heavily on which of the following ideas reflected in the US Constitution?

First Amendment - Freedom of Speech

Which Supreme Court case held that state courts are required by the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel to defendants in criminal cases, extending this Sixth Amendment federal requirement to the states?

Gideon v Wainwright

Which Supreme Court case established that police must advise criminal suspects of their Constitutional rights before questioning them?

Miranda v Arizona

Which of the following is specifically guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

Right to an impartial jury

Which Supreme Court case held that abortion is a fundamental right under the United States Constitution?

Roe v Wade

The outcome of Brown v Topeka Board of Education relied most heavily on which of the following ideas reflected in the US Constitution?

The Equal Protection Clause

Which of the following statements is true of the US Supreme Court?

The US Supreme Court can rule that certain actions of the government are unconstitutional

The concurring opinion of Gideon v Wainwright is most closely associated with which political belief?

The constitutional guarantee of legal counsel found in the 6th Amendment should not be diminished by a defendant's income level

Which of the following is most likely a violation of the Bill of Rights?

The government establishes a national religion

Roe v Wade has impacted the US Judicial system in which of the following ways

The selection of federal judges especially Supreme Court Justices, has become more politicized

Which landmark Supreme Court case established limits to certain presidential powers?

US v Nixon

Which of the following represents an example of a situation in which in an individual's civil liberties might be threatened by the government?

A student is prevented from wearing a t-shirt with a controversial political slogan to school

Which of the following would represent a "reasonable search" that would not violate the rights protected by the 4th Amendment above?

A teenager is pulled over for speeding and the officer detects a strong smell of marijuana emanating from the car and searches the car without a warrant

Which of the following best describes the students to whom the decision in Brown is applicable?

All students in public grade and high schools in the United States

Which of the following most accurately describes American attitudes regarding civil liberties that are reflected in the graph?

Americans disagree about whether it was necessary to give up civil liberties to prevent terrorism

Which of the following best summarizes the debate reflected in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?

Are states required to provide legal counsel for indigent criminal defendants?

Based on the previous court rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the purpose of the excerpt below?

Continuing to question a witness after they have clearly told the arresting officers they wish to invoke their right not to speak to them unless there is an attorney present

Which Supreme Court case held that people of African descent who were brought to the U.S. and held as slaves (and their descendants) were not U.S. citizens and were not protected by the Constitution?

Dred Scott v Sandford

While the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent that "separate but equal" allowed racial segregation on trains, the case that overturned Plessy ruled that segregation by race was...

Inherently unequal

Which Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II?

Korematsu v United States

Which Supreme Court case established that evidence obtained through unreasonable searches and seizures, in violation of the Fourth Amendment, may not be used in state courts for state law criminal prosecutions?

Mapp v Ohio

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions below most directly represents the protections listed in this excerpt?

Mapp v. Ohio

Which Supreme Court case established the basis for the exercise of judicial review under Article III of the Constitution?

Marbury v Madison

Which Supreme Court case established that the Constitution grants implied powers to Congress which can be used to implement the Constitution's express powers?

McCulloch v Maryland

Which of the following most clearly states the outcome of Brown v Topeka Board of Education?

Segregation of students in public schools, per the "separate but equal" standard, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment because of separate facilities are inherently unequal

Which Supreme Court case held that the act of burning a flag is protected "speech" under the First Amendment?

Texas v Johnson

Which of the following is the most accurate description of how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Bill of Rights?

The right to an attorney has expanded to include circumstances in which the government must provide an attorney

Following mass shootings, the debate over whether there should be increased limits on access to guns intensifies. This is most representative of which of the following?

The tension between the need to protect public safety while also protecting individual rights

Which part of the warning read to criminals is based on the 5th Amendment excerpt below?

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law