AP POLITICS UNIT THREE
Which of the following interest groups works primarily to protect the rights enumerated in the Second Amendment?
National Rifle Association
Written defamation of character is known as
libel
In 1955, the Supreme Court ruled that desegregation should be
implemented "with all deliberate speed."
Charles T. Schenck was convicted in 1919 for
mailing draft-resistance circulars to young men.
Slander differs from libel in that it refers to
oral statements.
The philosophy of civil disobedience suggests that there is value to
peacefully violating the law.
The importance of the Brown v. Board of Education civil rights case was that the Supreme Court
ruled that racially separate schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
Conflicts in civil liberties often arise because
the Bill of Rights lists several competing rights.
The Bill of Rights has come to apply to the states through the interpretation of
the Fourteenth Amendment
The difference between de facto and de jure segregation is that
the former results from private choices, the latter from public law
Which of the following is protected by the First Amendment?
Political Speech
The Espionage and Sedition Acts (1917-1918) were largely stimulated by fears of
Germans and radicals.
Which of the following is reflected in the data in the chart?
Appeals courts in the 1968-1974 period heard more First Amendment cases than more recent appeals courts.
Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on your knowledge of U.S. government concepts and the data in the chart?
Challenges based on disabilities were limited until the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.
One reason the NAACP's strategy of using the courts to further black civil rights worked was that it
Did not require a broad legislative alliance
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Engle v. Vitale and Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Engle v Vitale: Involved the application of the establishment clause Wisconsin v Yoder: Involved the protection of the free exercise clause
The below information fulfills the application of an accused person's due process rights as protected by the Miranda rights
Fifth and Sixth Amendments
Which statement best summarizes the correct understanding of civil rights?
Laws must treat everyone equally
Which term best describes the manner in which the Supreme Court has applied the Bill of Rights to the states?
Selective incorporation
What was the effect of the ruling in Schenck v. U.S.?
Speech that presents a clear and present danger can be punished.
Which of the following statements best describes how the balance of liberties and safety has been interpreted over time?
Stare decisis requires similar findings in similar cases.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of substantive and procedural due process?
Substantive due process is followed when the ideas or points of the law are fundamentally fair and just Procedural due process focuses on the manner in which government acts towards its citizens
Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's interpretation of the 14th Amendment?
The 14th Amendment's due process clause makes most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states.
Which of the following is an accurate statement related to the Supreme Court's ruling in Heller v. District of Columbia on the right to bear arms?
The Court overturned a broad handgun ban to assure minority rights.
Which of the following is an accurate summary of the selective incorporation doctrine?
The Supreme Court is cautious about which civil liberties cases it accepts.
The Supreme Court denied the Hazelwood High School student newspaper the right to print certain stories, using the argument that
The exercise of free expression by students cannot impede the educational mission of the school.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the implication of the McDonald v. Chicago (2010) ruling and selective incorporation?
The ruling prevented infringement of basic liberties.
With the variety of religious denominations and religions represented at a public high school, the administration has decided to ban students from wearing any religious symbols or garb that reflect a particular religious faith. Which of the following would be the best legal advice for school administrators?
This is an unconstitutional policy because it violates the free exercise clause.
When the Supreme Court rules that Amish people cannot be forced to send their children to school, it protects the free exercise of religion but opens itself to
criticisms regarding establishment.
Benjamin Gitlow's case was significant because it resulted in the Supreme Court's declaring that
freedom of speech and freedom of the press were "fundamental."
In a 2003 case involving admissions practices at the University of Michigan, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its decision in Bakke by rejecting the use of a(n)
exact numerical advantage.
The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that
explicit numerical quotas are illegal.
The two clauses of the First Amendment that deal with religion are concerned with
free exercise and establishment
Usually, the Supreme Court has reacted to wartime curtailments of civil liberties by
upholding them.
In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of schoolchildren who
wore armbands.
