AP Gov Unit 3A Practice quiz

Due Process Clause (What Amendment)

14th

Equal Protection Clause (What Amendment)

14th

Establishment Clause (What Amendment)

1st

Free Exercise Clause (What Amendment)

1st

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between civil liberties and civil rights?

Civil Liberties: Enshrined by the Bill of Rights Civil Rights: The equal application of the law to all Americans

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the First Amendment?

Protected: right to burn a flag Not Protected : Obscenity

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?

Schenck v. U.S. (1919): Speech can be restricted if unduly disruptive. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969): Expression of dissent is not automatically disruptive.

The separation of church and state can best be seen in the

a. Establishment Clause

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

a. It prohibits Congress from establishing a state religion.

Which of the following most accurately describes civil liberties?

a. The basic freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, either explicitly or through interpretation

Which of the following best summarizes the outcome of Wisconsin v Yoder?

a. The court ruled that compelling Amish students to attend public school beyond 8th grade would violate their Free Exercise protections.

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

a. state-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment

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

b. Some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control.

With which of the following statements would the cartoonist most likely agree?

b. There is a constant struggle to define the separation of church and state.

A political scientist would most likely use New York Times Company v US (1971) to illustrate which of the following?

c. Freedom of the Press cannot be infringed upon by the Federal Government without sufficient evidence that the U.S. national security was in "grave and irreparable" danger.

Freedom of religion is NOT protected by which of the following?

c. Not allowing Americans to hold any religious beliefs they choose.

Which of the following best defines civil liberties?

c. Provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government

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

c. when it incites violent action

Which of the following actions taken by an individual or group would violate the Supreme Court rules in Engel v. Vitale (1962)?

d. A priest starts out with a prayer from the Holy Bible at the graduation commencement of a public high school.

Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court?

d. It protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words.

In the absence of precisely stated constitutional prohibitions, we must draw lines with reference to the three main evils ... Every analysis in this area must begin with consideration of the cumulative criteria developed by the Court over many years. Three such tests may be gleaned from our cases. First, the statute must have a secular legislative purpose; second, its principal or primary effect must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion, finally, the statute must not foster "an excessive government entanglement with religion." Which of the following constitutional provisions is the above decision based on?

d. The Establishment Clause

Which of the following is one of the central concerns of the First Amendment?

d. The right of citizens to petition the government for redress of grievances

If public school students wish to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision that eliminates funding for a high school arts program, which precedent should they use to defend their action?

d. Tinker v. Des Moines