Match the court case with the Description
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Schenk vs. United States
Mapp vs. Ohio
Gitlow vs. New York
Engle v. Vitale
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Barron vs. Baltimore
a. Exclusionary Rule
b. Strikes down School Prayer
c. Incorporates Freedom of Speech
d. Bill of Rights only applies to Federal Gov.
e. Clear and Present Danger Test
ab. Right to lawyer if you can’t afford one
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Tinker vs. Des Moines
New Jersey v. T.L.O
Morse v. Frederick
Texas vs. Johnson
Miranda vs. Arizona
a. Symbolic Speech (Flag Burning) protected
b. Rights must be read to you after arrest
c. Reasonable suspicion for School Searches
d. Student’s right to Expression
e. Limits students free speech
Match the Description to the proper Amendment
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Right To bear arms
Right to a fair and speedy criminal trial
Right to Assemble
Free from Unreasonable Search and Seizures
Free from Cruel and Unusual Punishment
a. 8th
b. 1st
c. 2nd
d. 4th
e. 6th
17. The First Amendment protects all of the following freedoms except:
a. Freedom of religion
b. Freedom of speech
c. Freedom of choice
d. Freedom of assembly
e. Freedom of the press
18. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was significant because it
a. Placed limitation 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 school teachers
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 the Fourteenth Amendment
19. The idea of prior restraint applies to
a. right to bare arms
b. freedom of religion
c. freedom to assemble
d. freedom of press
20. Both Gitlow v. New York and New York Times v. Sullivan are United States Supreme
Court cases that dealt with which of the following amendments to the United States
Constitution
a. First amendment
b. Second amendment
c. Fourth amendment
d. Fifth amendment
e. Fifteenth amendment
21. Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national
government?
a. The commerce clause of the Constitution
b. The habeas corpus clause of the constitution
c. The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution
d. The First amendment
e. The Fifth amendment
22. The case of Mapp v. Ohio established
a. the exclusionary rule
b. fighting words doctrine
c. clear and present danger test
d. Miranda rights
23. Which of the following principles made the Bill of Rights applicable to the states?
a. incorporation
b. clear and present danger
c. separation of powers
d. elastic clause
e. reserved powers clause
24. Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national
government?
a. The commerce clause of the Constitution
b. The habeas corpus clause of the constitution
c. The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution
d. The First amendment
e. The Fifth amendment
25. The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?
a. A state may not impose the death penalty on a non-citizen
b. Lethal injection is the only constitutionally acceptable method of execution
c. Females may not be executed
d. The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment
e. The death penalty violates the fifth amendment of the Constitution
26. The process of extending the protections of the Bill of Rights by means of the Fourteenth
amendment to apply to the actions of state governments is known as
a. Judicial review
b. Incorporation
c. Broad construction
d. Federalism
e. Stare decisis
27. The Clear and Present Danger Test devised by the Supreme Court was designed to define
the conditions under which public authorities could
a. Ban obscene materials
b. Suspend habeas corpus protections
c. Mobilize the National Guard
d. Limit free speech
e. Commit troops to situations of potential foreign combat
28. A major impact of the Bakke decision was
a. racial quotas are legal
b. racial preferences for minority groups were unacceptable
c. reverse discrimination based on quotas were illegal
d. affirmative action programs sponsored by the government were illegal
e. affirmative action programs sponsored by the states were illegal
29. 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that upheld a woman’s right to have an abortion was based
on the right to
a. Privacy implied in the Bill of Rights
b. Equality guaranteed by the 14th and 15th amendments
c. Due process of the law enumerated in the 5th and 6th amendments
d. Adequate medical care implied in the Preamble to the Constitution
e. Federal Statute legalizing abortion
30. The “Miranda Warning” represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against
a. Unfair police interrogation
b. Biased jury selection
c. Imprisonment without trial
d. Illegal wiretapping
e. Unjustified police surveillance
31. Which of the following amendments give Women the Right to Vote?
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
e. 21st
32. Which of the following is a clause in the 14th amendment
a. Free Exercise
b. Exclusionary
c. Due Process
d. Establishment
e. Non-Establishment
33. 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
34. The Clear and Present Danger Test devised by the Supreme Court was designed to define
the conditions under which public authorities could
a. Ban obscene materials
b. Suspend habeas corpus protections
c. Mobilize the National Guard
d. Limit free speech
e. Commit troops to situations of potential foreign combat
35. In Miranda vs. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that
a. Illegal aliens have the same right to an education as United States citizens
b. Evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court
c. Affirmative action programs cannot employ numerical quotas
d. Police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before
questioning suspects after arrest
e. The death penalty is constitutional so long as juries are supplied with sentencing
guidelines
More Matching
36. Brown v. Board of Education
a. Separate is Equal
37. Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. Strict Quota’s are unconstitutional
38. Plessey v. Ferguson
c. Overturned Plessey
39. Bakke v. UC Board of Regents
d. Bans discrimination in public accomdation
40. Grutter v. Bolinger
e. Race may be used as a general factor in
admissions
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE TRUE/FALSE….PLEASE DO NOT FORGET 41
to 50 will be MULTIPLE CHOICE…I would hate for any of you to get confused.
True is B and False is A
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The 14th amendment is the tool used in incorporation.
Civil Rights Act of 1975 banned public discrimination..
The Supreme Court ruled that symbolic speech is covered under the first amendment.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir granted more civil liberties to school students
According to the Exclusionary Rule, any evidence obtained without a warrant can be
used in a court of law.
Brown v. Board of education (1) bans discrimination in public accommodations
The National Socialist Party of America v. The Village of Skokie gave all groups the
ability to assemble if they are eligible for a permit.
In school, school administrators can only search your belongings if they demonstrate
probable cause.
Engle v. Vitale is the first case of incorporation
Plessey v. Fergusson created the Separate is Equal Doctrine