Review Part 5
Supreme Court…
Civil and Individual Rights
1) The First Amendment protects all
of the following freedoms EXCEPT
a. Freedom of religion
b. Freedom of choice
c. Freedom of the press
d. Freedom of speech
e. Freedom of assembly
1) The First Amendment protects all
of the following freedoms EXCEPT
a. Freedom of religion
b. Freedom of choice
c. Freedom of the press
d. Freedom of speech
e. Freedom of assembly
2) Jefferson’s reference to “unalienable
rights” in the Declaration of
Independence relates to
a. Laws passed by Parliament
b. Laws passed by the colonial legislature
c. Laws that did not protect aliens
d. Traditions of the Enlightenment
e. Rights that cannot be legally taken
away
2) Jefferson’s reference to “unalienable
rights” in the Declaration of
Independence relates to
a. Laws passed by Parliament
b. Laws passed by the colonial legislature
c. Laws that did not protect aliens
d. Traditions of the Enlightenment
e. Rights that cannot be legally taken
away
3) When creating the Constitution, the
Founding Fathers did not include a bill of
rights because
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Anti-Federalists opposed such a bill
They had too many other issues to consider
They were unsure of what to include
They believed such a bill was unnecessary
because the states already had such protections
e. James Madison lobbied against such a bill
3) When creating the Constitution, the
Founding Fathers did not include a bill of
rights because
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Anti-Federalists opposed such a bill
They had too many other issues to consider
They were unsure of what to include
They believed such a bill was unnecessary
because the states already had such protections
e. James Madison lobbied against such a bill
4) The Fifth Amendment guarantees all
of the following legal protections
EXCEPT
a. Freedom of double jeopardy
b. Freedom from being compelled to testify
against oneself
c. Freedom from cruel and unusual
punishment
d. Indictment by a grand jury
e. Compensation for land taken by eminent
domain
4) The Fifth Amendment guarantees all
of the following legal protections
EXCEPT
a. Freedom of double jeopardy
b. Freedom from being compelled to testify
against oneself
c. Freedom from cruel and unusual
punishment
d. Indictment by a grand jury
e. Compensation for land taken by eminent
domain
5) States are now prohibited from
infringing upon the rights protected by
the federal Bill of Rights because of
a. An executive order issued by President
Washington
b. A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment
c. Legislative action by the first Congress
d. An introduction to the document which
mandates it
e. Their state constitutions which require it
5) States are now prohibited from
infringing upon the rights protected by
the federal Bill of Rights because of
a. An executive order issued by President
Washington
b. A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment
c. Legislative action by the first Congress
d. An introduction to the document which
mandates it
e. Their state constitutions which require it
6) The Gideon, Escobedo, and
Miranda cases all concerned which
of the following issues?
a. School prayer
b. Saluting the flag
c. The rights of the accused
d. Eminent domain
e. Freedom of Speech
6) The Gideon, Escobedo, and
Miranda cases all concerned which
of the following issues?
a. School prayer
b. Saluting the flag
c. The rights of the accused
d. Eminent domain
e. Freedom of Speech
7) A case which expanded the concept
of symbolic speech to include
wearing armbands was
a. Tinker v. Des Moines
b. Engel v. Vitale
c. Abington Township v. Schempp
d. Mapp v. Ohio
e. Bakke v. Regents
7) A case which expanded the concept
of symbolic speech to include
wearing armbands was
a. Tinker v. Des Moines
b. Engel v. Vitale
c. Abington Township v. Schempp
d. Mapp v. Ohio
e. Bakke v. Regents
8) The significance of the Gitlow case was
that it
a. Affirmed the right of a Socialist to make
inflammatory speeches
b. Mandated that state governments uphold the
provisions of the federal Bill of Rights
c. Interpreted the death penalty as a cruel and
unusual punishment
d. Upheld the constitutionality of the
exclusionary rule
e. Outlawed reverse discrimination
8) The significance of the Gitlow case was
that it
a. Affirmed the right of a Socialist to make
inflammatory speeches
b. Mandated that state governments uphold the
provisions of the federal Bill of Rights
c. Interpreted the death penalty as a cruel and
unusual punishment
d. Upheld the constitutionality of the
exclusionary rule
e. Outlawed reverse discrimination
9) In a the Korematsu case (1944) the
Supreme Court
a. Declared the Japanese relocations to be unlawful
b. Declared the US citizens of Japanese origin to be
exempted from the relocation order
c. Upheld the measure as reasonable in wartime
d. Ruled that Japanese residents of the West Coast
were entitled to equal protection
e. Ruled that reverse discrimination was a major
factor in the decision
9) In a the Korematsu case (1944) the
Supreme Court
a. Declared the Japanese relocations to be unlawful
b. Declared the US citizens of Japanese origin to be
exempted from the relocation order
c. Upheld the measure as reasonable in wartime
d. Ruled that Japanese residents of the West Coast
were entitled to equal protection
e. Ruled that reverse discrimination was a major
factor in the decision
10) The Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s
did NOT apply to which group?
a. Black Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
c. Female Americans
d. Asian Americans
e. Elderly Americans
10) The Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s
did NOT apply to which group?
a. Black Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
c. Female Americans
d. Asian Americans
e. Elderly Americans
The End