AP Gov - Unit 3 Practice Quiz

Both cases ruled against the school district based on the equal protection clause.

A school district in Seattle used the race of students as a tie-breaking factor to determine which students would be admitted to the more popular schools in attempt to maintain racial diversity. In the case Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007), the Supreme Court ruled this plan unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. Which of the following statements offers the most accurate comparison between this case and the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)?

Colleges can consider race but cannot use strict racial quotas in admission practices.

According to the quote, what is the likely effect of the Court's ruling in the Bakke case?

In the case Boynton v. Virginia (1960), the Supreme Court ruled that segregation at a bus stop restaurant was illegal based on the Interstate Commerce Act. Which of the following explains how this case was similar to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)?

Both cases struck down local ordinances that prescribe segregation

The Fourteenth Amendment

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Supreme Court ruling limited state action in segregating public school students based on their race, stating "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The court pointed to which of the following amendments to the United States Constitution to achieve this ruling?

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

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court's ruling?

The Second Amendment

In McDonald v Chicago (2010), United States Supreme Court stated that "self-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 nations history and tradition." The quote points to which of the following amendments to the United States Constitution as a basis to limit state action?

The due process clause of the 14th amendment

In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the United States Supreme Court stated, "that the Constitution protects the right to possess a handgun in the home for the purpose of self-defense" and that the Second Amendment applied to the states through which of the following constitutional clauses?

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

In the case Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson (1971), the parents of Chinese American students who attended a primarily Asian American school challenged San Francisco's effort to desegregate public schools, arguing that their culture and language will be diluted if their children were dispersed from their local school. The Supreme Court denied the challenge from the parents basing their decision on the 14th amendment. Which of the following cases was most likely used in the decision as a precedent?

McDonald v. Chicago

In the majority opinion of the United States Supreme Court case, Justice Alito wrote, "we now turn directly to the question whether the...right to keep and bear arms is incorporated in the concept of due process. In answering that question,...we must decide whether the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty." Which Supreme Court case is most aligned with Justice Alito's reasoning to treat gun ownership for self-defense as a fundamental liberty?

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that "the doctrine of separate but equal has no place" in the Constitution?

was added to the constitution to ensure that malitias would have arms

The author's main argument is that the second amendment... (Sam Cornell, "A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America", Oxford University Press, 2006)

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

The facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon? ("Infrastructure" by Ed Stein)

Equal protection

The issues identified in the passage reflect a failure to uphold which of the following constitutional principles? (President John F Kennedy, "Report to the American People on Civil Rights", June 11, 1963)

affirmative action

The primary issue of controversy in the Grutter v. Bollinger decision involves-

Roe v. Wade

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?

McDonald v. Chicago

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the article? (Sam Cornell, "A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America", Oxford University Press, 2006)

A state university refuses acceptance of any new applicants from a specific race.

Which of the following applications of affirmative action would the United States Supreme Court likely consider unconstitutional?

The fallen pillars

Which of the following attributes of the political cartoon would best represent the governments use of prior restraint? ("Infrastructure" by Ed Stein)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Which of the following cases decided whether it's state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students' sincerely held religious beliefs?

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Which of the following cases examined a state law that required all children to attend school through the 12th grade in order to promote the general welfare of its citizens?

Due process clause

Which of the following constitutional clauses was most relevant in the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade (1973)?

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

Which of the following could be used as evidence to support the author's claim? (Sam Cornell, "A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America", Oxford University Press, 2006)

Increased awareness of citizen inequalities that need to be addressed

Which of the following expresses the most significant political concern in the passage? (President John F Kennedy, "Report to the American People on Civil Rights", June 11, 1963)

Nixon Administration Goes to Court to Stop Pentagon Papers Release

Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon? ("Infrastructure" by Ed Stein)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Which of the following pieces of legislation was most likely a result of the passage? (President John F Kennedy, "Report to the American People on Civil Rights", June 11, 1963)

The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

Which of the following provisions of the United States Constitution did the Supreme Court use to strike down racial segregation in state public schools?

It ruled that a woman's right to abortion was a privacy right incorporated to all of the states.

Which of the following reflects the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973)?

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

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

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

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

A student wears a black arm band at school to protest government involvement in a war.

Which of the following would most likely be protected by the First Amendment?