Missed Questions on Civil Rights

The Bill of Rights has come to apply to the states through the interpretation of

14th amendment

The United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was based on which of the following?

14th amendment guarantee of equal protection

The Supreme Court's decision in Texas v. Johnson, which overturned a state law against flag burning, was based on

1st amendment right of freedom of speech

Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the

1st amendment's protection of expression

What new interpretation of the Constitution did the Supreme Court use in DC v. Heller?

2nd amendment contains a constitutional right to gun ownership irrespective of service in a state militia

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that the

6th amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to those accused of major crimes under state law

The policy steps taken to overcome the present effects of past discrimination is called

Affirmative action

Senatorial courtesy is a concept that

Can veto a President's choice for judge

In several 2000 cases, the Supreme Court ruled that ___ had overreached authority under the commerce clause

Congress

The effect of Plessy v. Ferguson on racial segregation was to establish a

Constitutional cornerstone of racial discrimination throughout the country

The Dred Scott case

Contributed to making the Civil War inevitable

In the Swann case, the Supreme Court approved which of the following remedies for past discrimination

Court-ordering busing

The three-part Lemon test concerns the issue of

Establishment of religion

The courts that have become "stepping stones" to appointment to the Supreme Court are the

Federal Courts of Appeals

In which landmark Supreme Court decision was the right to an attorney extended to require the government to provide lawyers for indigent defendants in state courts?

Gideon v. Wainwright

The ruling in the case of Bowers v. Hardwick in 1986 provided that

Homosexual conduct between adults can be made a crime

The view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights are included under the 14th amendment's guarantee of due process of law is called the

Incorporation theory

Which of the following best explains the principle of stare decisis?

It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases

Which of the following best describes a purpose of the Establishment Clause?

It prohibits Congress from establishing a state religion

A bill of attainder is a

Law that declares that an action of an individual can be punished without a trial

The case that overturned the decision of Bowers v. Hardwick was

Lawerence v. Texas

The Supreme Court's power of judicial review was established by

Marbury v. Madison

To influence the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, an interest group can do all of the following EXCEPT

Meet privately with a federal judge regarding a case

The Miller v. California case created a list of requirements that apply to

Obscenity

Which of the following best defined civil liberties?

Provisions in the Bill of Rights that provides guarantees against arbitrary interference by the government

The aim of the juvenile court system is to

Reform rather than punish the youthful offender

De facto segregation of school districts can come about through

Residential concentration of minorities in defined geographic locations

Gag orders are

Restrictions on the publication of news concerning pretrial hearing or trials in progress

In Brown v. Board the Supreme Court established which of the following principles?

Separation of students by race, even in equally good schools, is unconstitutional

The official who represents the national government in the Supreme Court is the

Solicitor General

Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights?

Some right are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control

With respect to prayer in public schools, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that

State-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the 1st amendment

Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, were outlawed by

Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

A search conducted based upon a technically flawed search warrant can be legal under the concept of the Miranda rule

The "good faith" exception

The Supreme Court's power of judicial review permits the Courts to overrule all of the following EXCEPT

The Bill of Rights

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961. Which two principles are expressed in the except above?

The Incorporation Doctrine and The Exclusionary Rule

Which of the following federal courts have/has original jurisdiction?

The Supreme Court and U.S. District Courts

Which of the following did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?

The Supreme Court can declare federal legislation invalid if the legislation violates the Constitution

Which of the following statements about writs of certiorari is accurate?

The Supreme Court grants certiori for less the 5% of the cases appealed to it

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that

The US Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus made abortions legal

The US Supreme Court's overturning of the order to recount votes in the 2000 presidential election surprised many observers because

The court had been supportive of states rights in other cases

The decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade was based on

The right to privacy implied in the Bill of Rights

All of the following Supreme Court decisions deal with Freedom of Religion except

Tinker v. Des Moines

Zero-tolerance policies in public school districts usually refer to

Violent acts

Public officials may sue for libel if they can prove the statement

Was made with actual malice

The case that ruled there was no constitutional right to commit suicide was

Washington v. Glucksberg

According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted

When it incited violent action

Which of the following is NOT a factor the president generally takes into account in nominating a person for Supreme Court justice?

Whether the person has held elective office before

The appointments of President Clinton to the Supreme Court have elevated the number of

Women to record numbers

The free exercise clause in the 1st amendment does not prevent the government from curtailing religious practices that

Work against public policy and the public safety