chapter 3 ap gov test

Which of the following parts of the United States Constitution is incorporated to the states based on the ruling in McDonald v Chicago?

"The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Which of the following is an example of affirmative action?

A business actively recruits qualified minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in order to be eligible for work with the national government.

Which of the following scenarios, related to the First Amendment, best illustrates the "right...to petition the government..."?

A citizen calls a member of Congress to persuade her to vote yes on a bill.

Which scenario is an example of an affirmative action policy?

A federal contractor actively recruits underrepresented groups for positions in the company.

Which of the following scenarios illustrates an action that would be protected by the free exercise clause in the First Amendment?

A person wears a necklace bearing a Christian cross to work.

What has the Supreme Court said about the right to privacy?

A right to privacy is not clearly present in the Constitution, but the court has determined that it does exist.

Which of the following would most likely be protected by the first amendment?

A student wearing a black armband at school to protest government involvement in a war.

The primary issue in the Grutter v Bollinger decision involves

Affirmative action

Which of the following could be used as evidence to support the authors claim?

At the time the Constitution was written, laws in the states required able-bodied individuals to serve in militias.

Which of the following explains how Heart of Atlanta v Us is similar to Brown v Boe?

Both cases upheld the power of the federal government to ensure equal protection under the law.

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that race based school segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Brown v Boe

Which case is most similar to Shelley v Kraemer?

Brown v Boe

Which of the cases was most likely used in the decision as a precedent in the Guey Heung Lee v Johnson case?

Brown v Boe

Which piece of legislation was most likely a result of the passage (JFK "Report to the American on Civil Rights")?

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Which act best relates the the passage ("I Have a Dream" speech)?

Civil rights act of 1964

According to the quote by Justice Powel in the University of California v Bakke case, what was the likely effect of the Courts ruling in the Bakke case?

Colleges could have considered race but could not use strict racial quotes in admission practices.

Which constitutional clause was most relevant to the right to privacy?

Due process clause

Which case address the issue of mandatory public school prayer?

Engel v Vitale

Which case arose from a state law that mandates public schools to begin with the school day with the reading of a nondenominational prayer by a school official?

Engel v Vitale

In Brown v Boe came to the ruling of "separate but equal" is unequal. The Court pointed to which of the following amendments to the US Constitution to achieve this ruling?

Fourteenth Amendment

The author cites the case District of Columbia v Heller (2008) in order to

Illustrate that the Supreme Courts interpretation of the second amendment has recently changed.

Which of the following expresses the most significant political concern in the passage (JFK "Report to the American People on Civil Rights")?

Increased awareness of citizen inequalities that need to be addressed.

Which state has the greatest protection for freedom of the press based on the map?

New York

Which of the following explains how Plessy v Ferguson relates to Brown v Boe?

Plessy established a precedent that was eventually overturned in the Brown case.

Which of the following is a doctrine based on the fourteenth amendment of the constitution that's a used in McDonald v Chicago to limit the power of states and protect the right to keep and bear arms?

Selective incorporation

A person accused of a crime cannot afford an attorney, so the state provides the accused a public defender. Which amendment best applies in this scenario?

Sixth amendment

Which is best supported by the info on the map?

Some states prioritize freedom of press over criminal prosecutions.

Based on the map, which is the major difference between the issue of shield laws and the issue of prior restraint?

The Supreme Court has ruled the First Amendment protects prior restraint by the government. However, protections for journalists and their sources are not as strong, as evidenced by the many states with weak or no shield laws.

Which is regarding the Supreme courts interpretation of a right to privacy?

The court's interpretation of a right to privacy has been the subject of controversy.

Which section of the constitution did the suprme use in McDonald v Chicago?

The doctrine of selective incorporation through the Fourteenth Amendment, holding that state action limiting gun rights deprived persons of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"

While a right to privacy is not explicitly named in the constitution, what clause has the court used to protect this right from state infringement?

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

In McDonald v Chicago, the US Supreme Court held that the Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense and that the Second Amendment applied to the states through which of the following constitutional clauses.

The due process clause of the fourteenth amendment

What constitution clause did the court rely most heavily on the reach the decision in Brown v Boe?

The equal protection clause

The text in the passage likely inspired Congress to act based on which of the following clauses of the US Constitution?

The equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment

Which explains the most significant long term consequence of the ideas expressed in the passage ( "I Have a Dream" speech)?

The value of "all men are created equal" was reaffirmed both in law and in American political culture.

Which case examined a state law that required all children to attend school through twelfth grade...

Wisconsin v Yoder

Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade...

Wisconsin v Yoder

The issues identified in the passage reflect a failure to uphold which of the following constitutional clauses?

Equal protection clause

Which constitutional concept is most closely associated with affirmative action policies?

Equal protection clause

What generally does the fourteenth amendment provide for?

Equal protection of the law and due process

Which amendment contains the Bill of rights protections that ever most likely violates in the scenario (police search with no warrant)?

Fourth amendment

In Wisconsin v Yoder, how did the Supreme Courts decision address state interests and individual rights?

It balanced the states interest in compulsory education with the students free exercise rights.

In Engel v Vitale, which provides legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court's ruling?

It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by a public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.

Which Supreme Court case is most aligned with Justice Alito's reasoning to treat gun ownership for a self defense as a fundamental liberty?

McDonald v Chicago

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the article?

McDonald v Chicago

Students at a public university hold a peaceful protest to demonstrate against an increase in the cost of college tuition. Which of the following constitutional protections best applies to this scenario?

The first amendment

Which rule or clause did the Supreme Court use to address the issue of racial segregation in public schools?

The fourteenth amendment's equal protection clause in Brown v Boe.

Which of the following is true regarding the right to privacy?

The right to privacy is not explicitly named in the Constitution.

The quote to which of the following amendments to the United States Constitution as a basis to a limit state action?

The second amendment

Which of the following best characterizes the debate regarding the Second Amendment according to the author of the passage?

The second amendment is viewed by some as an individual rights issue but by others as a states rights issue.

The authors main argument is that the Second Amendment

was added to the Constitution to ensure that militias would have arms.

Which of the following is used to support the authors argument ( "The Right to Bear Arms: What Does the Second Amendment Really Mean?")?

Historical record show varying interpretations as to whether the Second Amendment was supposed to protect the right of individuals to own a gun, or just for the purpose of supporting militias.