AP Classroom Civil Liberties GOV Questions
Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the rights of someone accused of a crime, according to the Supreme Court?
A person who is unable to afford an attorney is tried and convicted of a crime without legal representation.
Which of the following would most likely be protected by the First Amendment?
A student wears a black armband at school to protest government involvement in a war.
Which of the following best illustrates the protection of an individual's Fifth Amendment rights?
After arrest, a suspect is informed of the right to remain silent during interrogation.
Which of the following is most likely to be considered speech that is protected by the First Amendment?
An individual posts something on social media that is highly critical of the president.
Which of the following illustrates a situation that would not be protected by the First Amendment due to time, place, and manner restrictions?
Antibusiness protestors are arrested and prosecuted for shutting down major intersections in New York City's Times Square during rush hour.
Which of the following constitutional amendments is most related to the issue shown on the map?
Eighth Amendment
To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply?
Federal government only
"Just as the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy has been declared enforceable against the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth, it is enforceable by the same sanction . . . as is used against the federal government. Were it otherwise, . . . the assurance against unreasonable searches and seizures would be 'a form of words,' valueless . . . 'in the concept of ordered liberty."
I and III
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the article?
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
The facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon?
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon?
Nixon Administration Goes to Court to Stop Pentagon Papers Release
The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following?
Prohibits the setting up of a state church.
Which of the following best defines civil liberties?
Provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government
Which of the following Supreme Court cases establishes that a woman has a due process right to make a decision whether or not to have an abortion?
Roe v. Wade (1973)
In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the United States Supreme Court stated that, "[s]elf-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day" and that an individual's right to bear arms was "deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition."
The Second Amendment
The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?
The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment.
During an investigation, police officers find illegal drugs while searching a home for which they did not acquire a warrant. Which of the following would prevent the drugs from being used as evidence at trial?
The exclusionary rule
A woman is arrested for possessing illegal substances that were obtained after a warrantless search of her home by local police. Which of the following best explains whether the evidence could be used in a criminal trial?
The exclusionary rule, derived from the Fourth Amendment, prevents the evidence from being used against the suspect.
The Washington Post receives a top secret report that details how the executive branch mishandled a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons. The executive branch attempts to stop the publishing of the report, but the publishers cite the precedent in New York Times Company v. United States (1971) establishing which of the following legal rules?
The heavy presumption against prior restraint
Which of the following best explains how poll respondents regard the relationship between the right to own guns and personal freedom?
The poll shows there is an ongoing debate over whether gun control laws promote or interfere with individual rights.
Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights could support the actions that César Chávez is encouraging the farmworkers to take?
The right to assemble
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the First Amendment?
The right to burn a flag and Obscenity
Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
due process
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 Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that
police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest
The Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit all of the following EXCEPT
sex discrimination in employment
With respect to prayer in public schools, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that
state-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment
The Supreme Court's decision about abortion in Roe v. Wade was based on
the right to privacy implied in the Bill of Rights
According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted
when it incites violent action
The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen's right to keep and bear arms at home for self-defense is protected from state and federal infringement. Which of the following is most relevant to that decision?
Selective incorporation
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
The Fourteenth Amendment