Unit 3 AP gov test
the argument made in the brown v board of education case was that blacks were
being denied equal protection of the laws as was required by the 14th amendment
the passage of the 24th amendment
eliminates poll tax
the supreme court decisions in district of columbia v heller and mcdonald v chicago
incorporated the second amendment right to own firearms
the civil rights act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT:
require that all white-owned businesses hire a workforce that was made up of at least 20% minority workers
question 36 refers to the passage below: . . . Supporters of hamilton's view that a bill of rights could be dangerous to liberty could point to which of the following cases
schenck v US
which of the following was made clear by the fourteenth amendment
that states could not deny its citizens equal protection of the laws
women achieved suffrage as a result of
the passage of the nineteenth amendment
which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by tinker v des moines
wearing t shirts objecting to a school board decision
______ is an example of de facto segregation; ______ is an example of de jure segregation
a predominantly black high school in the year 2021; southern society after plessy v ferguson
based on previous court rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
a public school system using race-based segregation
which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the fourth amendment?
a suspect's cell phone is analyzed by police before a warrant is issued
the supreme court's decision in roe v wade was based on
an implied right to privacy in the bill of rights
the right to assemble would protect each of the following EXCEPT:
anti-abortion supporters blocking access doors to an abortion clinic
the process known as selective incorporation can be described as
case-by-case inclusion of individuals' rights at the state level
the free exercise clause protects:
citizens openly practicing their religion and attending their chosen "house of worship"
which of the following statements best describes the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
civil liberties are the constitutional protections against the federal government listed in the bill of rights; civil rights are protections that have been extended to various groups through court decisions
in the supreme court decision schenck v US, it was stated that the government can limit speech if such speech brings a
clear and present danger
which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without a trial
due process
the exclusionary rule was incorporated at the state level due to the mapp v ohio decision. the exclusionary rule states that
evidence obtained via unconstitutional means must be excluded from court proceedings
the ______ amendment to the US constitution was designed to grand equal rights for black americans
fourteenth
symbolic speech
is an action that conveys a message
in engel v vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the supreme court's ruling
it ruled that the states had no justifiable interest to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation
which statement best summarizes the correct understanding of civil rights
laws can make distinctions, but not all distinctions are acceptable
the concept of judicial review was solidified by which supreme court decision
marbury v madison
question 39 refers to the image below: (cartoon). the facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon
new york times co v US
in order to search a person, one's home or their belongings, an agent of the government must have
probable cause
a(n) ______ is written authorization from a court specifying the are to be searched and what police are searching for
search warrant
which of the following is contained in the fourteenth amendment and was likely an inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr's "letter from birmingham jail"
the principal that all people should be equal under the law, as embodied in the equal protection clause
gideon v wainwright incorporated which constitutional provisions at the state level?
the sixth amendments right to counsel
the application of the death penalty has been limited in recent decades and cannot be applied to minors and people who are found to be mentally incompetent. which of the following is a reason for this?
the supreme court changed its interpretation of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment
in which of the following situations would the supreme court be most likely to utilize the doctrine of selective incorporation
when an individual claims that a right protected by the bill of rights is infringed upon by a state
based on previous rulings, the supreme court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a right-to-privacy case?
a woman who is prevented from an abortion
writing for the court in Regents of UC Berkley v Bakke (1978), a case wighing whether care can be considered in college admissions, justice Lewis Powell wrote: . . . According to the quote, what is the likely effect of the court's ruling in the Bakke case?
colleges can consider race but cannot use strict racial quotas in admission practices
consider the following: i. poll taxes, ii. white primaries, iii. affirmative action, iv. literacy tests. which of the actions were meant to limit the voting of black americans
i, ii, and iv only
the voting rights act of 1965 had which of the following effects?
it was a major means to increase the number of minority voters and minority office holders
the clearest description of libel and slander is
libel refers to defamatory written statements; slander refers to defamatory spoken statements
one of the key components of the fifth amendment is its protection of citizens from self-incrimination. "protection from self-incrimination" refers to a person
not having to say anything that might make them seem guilty
which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the first amendment
protected by the first amendment: the right to burn a flag. not protected by the first amendment: obscenity
which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students' sincerely held religious beliefs
wisconsin v yoder
grandfather clauses were effective at preventing african-americans from voting because
with the exception of some free black people, the grandfathers of african-americans had been slaves