AP Psychology Review

Which of the following is an example of affirmative action?

A business actively recruits qualified minorities, women, and persons with disabilis in order to be eligible for work wilh the national government.

Which of the following is a doctrine based on the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution that was used in McDonaldv. Chicago (2010) to limit the power of states and protect the right to keep and bear arms?

Selective incorporation

in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) how did the Supreme Court's decision address state interests and individual rignts?

It balanced the state's interest in compulsory education with the students free exercise rights.

Which of the following states has the greatest protection for freedom of the press based on the information on the map?

New York (NY)

A identify the constitutional clause that is the focus of both Wisconsinv. Yoder (1972) and Churon of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialesh (1993).

• The free exercise clause; protects people's rights to practice their own religion as long as the practice doesn't disregard public morals or a compelling governmental interest

What has the Supreme Court said about the right to privacy?

A right to privacy is not clearty present in the Constitution, but the court has determined that it does exist.

What generally does the Fourteenth Amendment provide for?

Equal protection of the laws and due process

While a right to privacy is not explicitly named in the Constitution, what clause has the court used to protect this right from state infringernent?

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation...

The equal protection clause

B. Explain how the similarity in facts between Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) and Church of Lukum Babalu Aye v. Hialeah (1993) led to similar holdings in both cases.

-In Yoder, Amish students were required by state law to attend public schools until they were sixteen years old, - In Wisconsinv. Yoder, the statute required all children to attend public school until they were sixteen years old. It did not target the Amish children, but it did have a negative effect on thet tigious beliefs and practices. Likewise, the city ordinance against the killing of animals had a negative effect on the practice of Santeria. In both cases, the religions were minority religions whose practices were out of the mainstream, the lows in question interfered with their religious practice and were overturned

Which of the following explains the most significant long-term consequence of the Ideas expressed in the passage?

The value of "all men are created equal" was reatirmed both in law and in American political cutture.

Explain why the local government of Hialeah, Florida, abided by the Supreme Court decision despite the fact that residents overwhelmingly opposed the church and the Supreme Court had no power to enforce the decision.

Unlike the president or Congress, the supreme Court has no means to aunish those who disobey its decision. The judicial branch relies on its legitimacy to infuence the actons of others Generalik other pranches of povernment on state and local governments will adhere to Supreme Court decisions out of respect of the institution Even thounh a majority of people in the community did not want the sentena church to expand, they likely supported the principle that the supreme Court's decisions shouid be followed

Which of the following scenarios is an example of an attirmative action policy?

A lederal contractor actvely recruits underrepresented groups for posibions in the company.

The case Plessyy. Ferguson (1896) upheld the standard of "separate but equal" in American law. Which of the following explains how this case relates to Braum v. doard of Education of Toneks

Plessy established a precedent that was eventually overturned in the Brown case.

Which of the following statements is best supported by the information on the map?

Some states prioritize freedom of the press over criminal prosecutions.

wthich of the following best charactenzes the debateregarding the second Amendment according to the author of the passage？

The Second Amendment is viewed by some as an individual rights Issue but by others as a states' rights issue.

A person accused of a crime cannot afford an attorney, so the state provides the accused with a public defender. Which of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights best applies in this scenario?

The Sixth Amendment

The text in the passage likely inspired Congress to act based on which of the following clauses of the United States Constrution?

The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following explains how this case is similar to Brownv. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) ?

Both cases upheld the power of the tederal govemment to ensure equal protection under the law

Which of the following cases is most similar to Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) ?

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

Which of the following cases arose from a state law that mandates public schools to begin the school day with the reading of a nondenominational prayer by a school official?

Engei v. Vitale (1962)

Which of the following cases addresses the issue of mandatory public school prayer?

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Which of the following constitutional concepts is most closely associated with affirmative action policies?

Equal protection cause

Which of the following is used as evidence to support the author's argument?

Historical records show varying interpretations as to whether the Second Amendment was supposed to protect the right of individuals to own a gun, or just for the purpose of supporting militias

The author cites the case District of Columbian. Helier (2008) in order to

Illustrate that the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment has recently changed

Which of the following legislative acts best relates to the passage

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Students et a public university hold a peaceful protest to demonstrate against an Increase in the cost of college tultion. Which of the following constitutional pratections best applies to this scenario?

The First Amendment

Which of the following amendments contains the Bill of Rights protections that were most likely violated in this scenario?

The Fourn Amendment

Which of the following rules or clauses did the Supreme Court use to address the issue of racial segregation in public schools?

The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

Based on the map and your knowiedge, which of the following is a major difference between the issue of shield laws and the issue of prior restraint?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects against pror restraint by the government However, protections for journalists and ther sources are not as strong, as evidenced by the many states with weak or no shield laws.

Which of the following is accurate regarding the Supreme Court's interpretation of a right to privacy?

The court's interpretation of a right to privacy has been the subject of controversy.

In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment night to bear arms was applicable to the states. Which of the following sections of the United States Constitution did the Supreme Court use to support its ruling?

The doctrine of selective incorporation through the Fourteenth Amendment holding that state action limting gun rights deprived persons of ite, iberty, or property, without due process of law

Which of the following parts of the United States Constitution is incorporated to the states based on the ruling in McDonald v. Chicago (2010)?

The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."