Gov Test Christmas Break
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the right to privacy?
The Supreme Court acknowledged it as a Constitutional right in the case of Griswold vs. Connecticut
Which of the following did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's?
The Supreme Court decision declaring state-mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional.
The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following?
Prohibits the setting up of a state church
In Gideon vs. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled that
Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to those accused of major crimes under state laws
Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill Of Rights?
Some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control
In response to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, the United States Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, ruled that
independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the First Amendment
Jim Crow Laws still in place in the early 1960's in the South, were outlawed by the
passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
The First Amendment prevents the federal government from doing all of the following EXCEPT
passing bills of attainder or ex post facto laws
Civil Rights activists, such as those who campaign for gay and lesbian equal rights and those who advocated for racial equality in the 1950's, often find the most effective way to secure those rights is
through litigation in the courts to gain legal protections against discrimination
The "Miranda Warning" represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against
unfair police interrogation
Discrimination in public accommodations was made illegal in the United States as a direct result of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All of the following United States Supreme Court decisions strengthened the power of the federal government EXCEPT
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the
First Amendment's protection of expression
Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution's
Fourteenth Amendment
The cartoon above depicts the assertion of which principle of American civil liberties?
Freedom of Speech
Something with I, II, and III
I and III
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act pf 2002 did which of the following?
It banned soft money donations to national parties
Which of the following best describes a purpose of the Establishment Clause?
It prohibits Congress from establishing a state religion
Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court?
It protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words.
The grandfather clause is significant in United States political history for which of the following reasons?
It was a means whereby Black citizens in southern states were disenfranchised
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into State Law?
The Fourteenth Amendment
The United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was based on which of the following?
The Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection
The "exclusionary rule" refers to which of the following?
The rule that prohibits the use of illegally seized evidence in criminal prosecutions
When did black women receive the right to vote in federal elections?
With the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920
Griswold v. Connecticut & Roe v. Wade are similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the
right of privacy
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
In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that
the United States Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus made abortions legal
The passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a significant political event because it
was instrumental in increasing the number of African American and other minority voters
According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted
when it incites a violent action
