AP Government Test Edmodo Questions

What case established the concept of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

In the case of Schenck v. United States in 1919, Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if that speech provokes a) a clear and present danger. b) libel c) public demonstrations in opposition to the government. d) Obscenity. e) prior restraint.

a

Supreme Court justices were given tenure subject to good behavior by the framers of the Constitution in order to ensure that a) justices are free from direct political pressures b) justices remain accountable to the public c) justices are encouraged to make politically popular decisions d) cooperation between the judicial and legislative branches is assured e) Presidents are encouraged to seek younger nominees for the Supreme Court

a

The Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright a) extended the right to counsel to everyone accused of a felony. b) prohibited government officials from issuing gag orders to the media. c) ruled that illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court. d) gave only those accused of capital crimes the right to counsel. e) set guidelines for police questioning of suspects.

a

The Thirteenth Amendment a) forbade slavery and involuntary servitude. b) gave African Americans the right to vote. c) repealed the Twelfth Amendment. d) established the principle of separate but equal. e) repealed Prohibition.

a

The use of racial quotas in affirmative action programs was made illegal in the U.S. as a direct result of the a) Supreme Court decision in University of California v. Bakke b) Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka c) Proposition 209 - The California Civil Rights Initiative d) Civil Rights Act of 1964 e) affirmative action programs created by individual states

a

Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court? a) It protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words b) It protects the use of language deemed obscene by the courts c) it allows citizens to disobey laws that they believe to be unjust d) it is protected from infringement by the federal government but not from infringement by state government e) it cannot be limited in any manner

a

Which of the following statements about civil rights and the scope of government is FALSE? a) Civil rights laws tend to decrease the scope and power of government. b) Civil rights laws regulate the behavior of individuals and institutions. c) Current civil rights laws do not conform to the eighteenth-century understanding of limited government. d) Increased government activity in protecting basic rights can lead to greater checks on government by those who benefit from these protections. e) Equality tends to favor majority rule.

a

Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade are similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the a) rights of gay men and lesbian women b) right of privacy c) right to an abortion d) right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment e) right of women to equal protection before the law

b

In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court established that aid to church-related schools must do all of the following EXCEPT a) have a secular purpose b) inhibit religion c) not advance religion. d) not create excessive government entanglement with religion. e) treat all religions equally.

b

In which amendment does the phrase "equal protection of the laws" appear? a) Thirteenth b) Fourteenth c) Fifteenth d) Sixteenth e) Seventeenth

b

The Supreme Court rulings in Agnostini v. Felton (1997) and Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) together exemplify a(n) a) tightening of the limitations on government involvement in religion. b) loosening of regulations on government aid to parochial schools. c) breaking down of the wall of separation between church and state. d) elimination of government funding for parochial schools. e) opening of public schools to religious activities.

b

Discrimination in public accommodations was made illegal in the United States as a direct result of the a) Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka b) Supreme Court decision is Sweatt v. Painter c) Civil Rights Act of 1964 d) Montgomery bus boycott e) Voting Rights Act of 1965

c

The ________ is the final interpreter of the content and scope of Americans' civil liberties. a) president b) Congress c) Supreme Court d) American Civil Liberties Union e) Constitution

c

The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following? a) Guarantees freedom of speech to all citizens. b) Prevents prior restraint of the press. c) Prohibits the setting up of a state church. d) Defines the concept of dual citizenship. e) Allows citizens to enter freely into contracts with other citizens.

c

The free-exercise clause protects a) the president from forcibly revealing private conversations with staff b) individuals who, for religious reasons, refuse to pay Social Security taxes c) voluntary prayer by student groups before school d) a person's right to burn the American flag e) a person's right to practice polygamy

c

Which amendment reads, "The right of citizens to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"? a) Thirteenth b) Fourteenth c) Fifteenth d) Sixteenth e) Twentieth

c

Incorporation is the legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the due process clause of the _________ Amendment. a) First b) Second c) Tenth d) Fourteenth e) Fifteenth

d

Suffrage refers to a) the practice of de facto slavery rather than de jure slavery. b) the legal segregation of the races or of men and women in hotels, motels, restaurants, and other public places. c) the hardships endured to obtain civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women. d) the legal right to vote. e) the practice of shackling slaves working in fields so they could not run away.

d

The largest minority group in the United States is a) Native Americans. b) African Americans c) Japanese Americans d) Hispanic Americans e) Asian Americans

d

Which is responsible for enforcing the Voting Rights Act? a) Congress b) County Boards of Elections c) State governments d) The U.S. Justice Department e) The Equal Opportunity Commission

d

______ requires employers to make "reasonable accommodations" and prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities. a) The Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 b) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 c) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 d) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 e) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

d

Advertising is considered a form of ________ and, according to the decisions of the Supreme Court, is subject to greater restrictions on free speech than religious or political speech. a) symbolic speech b) paid speech c) imaged expression d) propaganda e) commercial speech

e

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was a significant Supreme Court ruling because it a) placed limitations on the federal government and affirmed the rights of people and of the states b) made it illegal for members of the Communist party to be schoolteachers c) upheld laws allowing for the internment of ethnic groups during wartime d) applied the freedom of press provisions of the First Amendment to the states by means of the Fourteenth Amendment e) held the "separate but equal" concept to be a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

e

De facto educational segregation occurs a) by forced school busing to separate the races. b) by forced school busing to integrate the races. c) when segregated classrooms occur within an integrated school. d) by law. e) by the reality of neighborhood schools located in areas that happen to be racially segregated.

e

In the case of New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that a) government officials cannot sue newspapers for libel since this would entail prior restraint of the press. b) the Pentagon papers could be legally published despite the government's desire to keep the material secret. c) the publication of the Pentagon papers could be legally barred as a matter of national security. d) statements made about political figures, however malicious, can never be deemed libelous. e) statements made about political figures are libelous only if made with malice and reckless disregard for the truth.

e

In the case of ________, the Supreme Court ruled that the protection against unreasonable search and seizure applied to the state and local governments, as well as the national government, thus nationalizing the exclusionary rule. a) Miranda v. Arizona b) Gideon v. Wainwright c) Roth v. United States d) United States v. New York e) Mapp v. Ohio

e

The Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling was handed down by the Supreme Court a) a few years after the Civil War. b) in 1896. c) during the Civil War. d) in the 1950s. e) a few years prior to the Civil War.

e

The great freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assembly are contained in the a) First, Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments. b) Fourth Amendment c) Second Amendment d) Third Amendment e) First Amendment

e

The trend of affirmative action programs in the 1990s was to a) require a quota system for college admissions b) eliminate the requirements for federally funded affirmative action programs c) take race as a factor only in the private sector d) have Congress increase the number of programs e) face challenges on the legality of existing laws

e

Which of the following did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's? a) State legislative decisions desegregating public accommodations b) State court decisions outlawing poll taxes c) The passage of voting-rights legislation by Congress d) Executive orders mandating affirmative action e) The Supreme Court decision declaring state-mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional

e

List the two clauses that pertain to religious rights:

establishment clause free exercise clause