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The exclusionary rule deals with

4th

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

B

What was the main point the author of the quotation above was arguing?

Black people are right to demand their rights now and should not wait

Which of the following is an accurate description of a trend based on the information from the chart?

Black voter registration was higher in 1996 than in 1960

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Engal vs. Vitale and Schenck v. U.S.?

C

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Free Exercise and the Establishment Clause?

C

Which case decided the spending ones money

Citizens United v. FEC

Discrimination in public accommodations was made illegal in the United States as a direct result of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Citizens are guaranteed that before the government takes away the rights of a citizen they will first have to go through certain steps

Due Process

The ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright did which of the following?

Guaranteed every defendant in a felony trial the right to a court appointed lawyer

How has the Supreme Courts use of incorporation affected state authority?

Incorporation limits state authority

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 above question comes from

Letter from Birmingham Jail

The author of the quotation above was

Martin Luther King

In which case did the Supreme Court incorporate the 2nd Amendment to the states?

McDonald v. Chicago

In which case did the Supreme Court present the clear and present danger test

Schenck v. U.S.

The chart refers to which of the following judicial principles

Selective incorporation

The principle identified in the chart is based primarily upon

The Fourteenth Amendment

Which Bill of Right clause was at the center of Wisconsin v. Yoder?

The Free Exercise Clause

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

Which of the following is the most likely cause of the trend you identified in the chart?

The Voting Rights Act

Which of the following was most likely consequence of the trend you identified in the chart?

The number of Black voters increased

Which of the following actions would be protected under the same reasoning applied to Tinker v. Des Moines

burning an American flag in protest

Doing WW1

creates a clear and present danger

What provision of the fourteenth amendment serve as a cornerstone

equal protection clause

The exclusionary rule provides that

evidence illegally obtained is inadmissible in a criminal trial

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu vs. United States

it was legally permissable

The clear and present danger test devised by the Supreme Court was designed to define the conditions under which public authorities could

limit free speech

The Constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to_____

prevent African Americans from exercising the right to vote

Which of the following did the Supreme Court permit in New York Times v. United States?

publishing papers regarding government decisions during the Vietnam War

How were Japanese treated during WW2

stripped of many legal and natural rights

Which type of expression did the Supreme Court protect in Tinker v. Des Moines?

symbolic speech

On which of the following constitutional principles did the Supreme Court base its decision in Engel v. Vitale

the establishment clause

Which of the following statements identifies the Supreme Courts decision in Tinker v. Des Moines

the first amendment protects non-disruptive expression within schools

The Supreme Court's decision about abortion in Roe v. Wade was based above all on

the right to privacy implied in the Bill of Rights

Why did states enact poll tax

to get around the fifteenth amendment

If a police officer has a reasonable belief that someone is engaged in criminal activity, that officer can stop and frisk (search) the suspect

without getting a warrant


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