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Q:
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
A."separate but equal" was constitutional.
B."separate but equal" was unconstitutional.
C.state and local governments must integrate.
D.the federal government must integrate.
E.private businesses must integrate.
Q:
The following is an example of what kind of obsolete law? "No persons, firms or corporations, who or which furnish meals to passengers at station restaurants or station eating houses, in times limited by common carriers of said passengers, shall furnish said meals to white and colored passengers in the same room, or at the same table, or at the same counter."
A.a civil rights law
B.an affirmative action law
C.a constitutional law
D.a Jim Crow law
E.a Black code
Q:
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were collectively known as theA.Civil Liberties Amendments.B.Bill of Rights.B. Anthony Amendments.C.SusanD."Frederick Douglass" Amendments.E.Civil War Amendments.
Q:
What were Black Codes?
A.Laws passed in Northern states to guarantee rights to newly freed blacks.
B.Laws passed in Southern states to deny rights to newly freed slaves.
C.Restrictions placed on the right of newly freed slaves to own property in the North.
D.Supreme Court decisions that mandated separate but equal facilities for newly freed slaves.
E.Unsuccessful attempts by northern states to recruit newly freed blacks to work in Northern factories.
Q:
In Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that slaves were
A.to be counted as three-fifths of a person in the 1860 census.
B.not U.S. citizens.
C.allowed to own property in Southern states.
D.prohibited in the North.
E.allowed to bring suits in federal courts.
Q:
Abolitionists worked toward
A.a rapid end to slavery.
B.abolishing suffrage rights for women.
C.guaranteeing the continued existence of slavery in any new state added to the union.
D.the emancipation of women.
E.repealing the Civil War Amendments.
Q:
________ was a well-known abolitionist who started a newspaper called The Liberator.
A.William Lloyd Garrison
B.Lucretia Mott
C.Frederick Douglas
D.Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E.Harriet Beecher Stowe
Q:
From 4 percent of all Americans in 1900 to ____ today, Americans over 65 years of age make up a rapidly growing demographic group with considerably increased political influence.
A.5 percent
B.8 percent
C.13 percent
D.25 percent
E.40 percent
Q:
It is estimated that _____ people of Hispanic descent currently live in the United States, which would create the nation's largest language minority.
A.100,000
B.500,000
C.10 million
D.35 million
E.300 million
Q:
What effect did the events of September 11, 2001 have on Muslim Americans?
A.The events strengthened their power in the United States.
B.The events led to Congress forbidding the practice of Islam in the United States.
C.Muslim Americans were identified and placed into an internment camp in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
D.The USA Patriot Act was enacted by Congress and many Muslim Americans felt that such laws single them out as a special source of worry and scrutiny.
E.They were made to reaffirm their allegiance to the United States.
Q:
Japanese Americans suffered tremendous discrimination in 1942 when
A.they were forced to serve in the United States military against its enemy of Japan.
B.over 60,000 United States citizens of Japanese ancestry were relocated into internment camps during WWII and their movements were strictly limited.
C.all Americans of Japanese ancestry lost their citizenship rights.
D.all those who were identified and located were deported to Japan.
E.many of them were forced into labor camps to serve the military in overseas campaigns.
Q:
What was the impact on gay and lesbian rights in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?
A.The ruling brought the rights of gays and lesbians on par with those of women and African-Americans.
B.The ruling established sexual orientation as a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C.The ruling invalidated a Texas law that criminalized certain intimate relations between gay couples.
D.The ruling established affirmative action quotas for gays and lesbians.
E.The ruling barred homosexuals from serving in the military.
Q:
Native Americans, who suffered the forcible loss of their tribal lands, received full citizenship rights as United States citizens in
A.1787.
B.1800.
C.1865.
D.1924.
E.1970.
Q:
Subjective biases of male bosses against female employees are difficult to prove. These biases are often considered to be the cause of what is known to women as
A.sexual harassment.
B.intermediate scrutiny.
C.the glass ceiling.
D.gender equality.
E.rational basis scrutiny.
Q:
One of the largest shifts in professional presence for women has been in the role of lawyers and judges. From 1970 to 1990 these numbers increased from
A.0 to 5 percent.
B.5 percent to 22 percent.
C.5 percent to 70 percent.
D.30 percent to 50 percent.
E.30 percent to 70 percent.
Q:
What do Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantee?
A.legal protection for women against discrimination and an avenue to pursue legal action against a violator
B.affirmative action policies for women in schools and places of employment
C.half of all admissions slots to law schools and medical schools awarded to females
D.equal pay for equal work
E.the right of women to vote
Q:
In regard to the women's movement, who is Nancy Pelosi and what is her significance?
A.She led the first organized movement in the United States that called for a woman's right to vote.
B.She was the first woman ever elected to Congress by popular vote.
C.She was the first female general in a branch of the U.S. military.
D.She is the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, second in line of succession to the president, and the first woman ever to hold this position.
E.She is the first female governor of California.
Q:
In 1972 Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent it to the state legislatures for ratification. What was the impact of the ERA?
A.Once ratified it opened doors for women in all areas of business and politics.
B.The ERA gave women an avenue by which to sue an employer for gender discrimination.
C.The ERA had no direct impact because it never garnered the required support of three-fourths of the states, so it was never enacted.
D.Once ratified the amount of litigation in federal courts skyrocketed.
E.Once ratified the U.S. immediately experienced a significant increase in the number of women serving as governors and in Congress.
Q:
The Nineteenth Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted
A.women the right to vote.
B.African American men the right to vote for the first time.
C.the right to equal education regardless of race or gender.
D.the right to affirmative action in employment procedures.
E.eighteen-year-olds the right to vote.
Q:
David Baldus studied the death penalty and its impact on minorities in the early 1990s. What was the most frequently quoted finding of his study?
A.The use of the death penalty was proportionate to the racial mix of society as a whole.
B.Killers of whites are 4.3 times more likely to be sentenced to death than killers of blacks.
C.Blacks commit murder more frequently than whites.
D.A killer of a white victim is less likely than a killer of a black victim to receive the death penalty.
E.Blacks are more heavily represented on death row than whites, but more whites are actually executed.
Q:
Another hotly debated topic concerning civil rights is racial profiling. Which of the following is a definition that is commonly used for racial profiling?
A.legitimate use of race to determine criminal suspects
B.segregation of criminal suspects according to race
C.the practice of taking race into account when investigating crimes
D.disproportionate waivers of juvenile minorities from juvenile courts to adult court
E.disproportionate use of the death penalty for racial minorities
Q:
In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court revisited the Bakke decision in the case of Grutter v. Bollinger. What was the Court's ruling in this 2003 case concerning affirmative action?
A.It reversed Bakke and stated that such programs punish non-minorities who played no role at all in the original discriminatory practices.
B.It ruled that the racial divide that exists in this country may be exacerbated by affirmative action.
C.It ruled that affirmative action programs are explicit racial classifications, and as such they violate the principle of a "color-blind" society.
D.It ruled that economically privileged African Americans who do not need such assistance may benefit at the expense of less privileged African Americans who have greater needs.
E.It reaffirmed the ruling in Bakke that allows race to be used as one of several positive factors in the admission process.
Q:
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) was a Supreme Court case that
A.created affirmative action quotas for all medical schools.
B.rejected the outright use of racial quotas in college admissions but allowed race to be used as one of several factors in admissions.
C.required that a quota for white students be used if there is also an existing quota for non-whites.
D.required racial quotas for all college admission procedures.
E.identified and prohibited the process of "reverse discrimination."
Q:
As the courts and legislatures cleared the books of laws that legalized racial discrimination, affirmative action developed in the 1970s as a new tactic. What was its purpose?
A.It required that the employment process be color-blind and that race not be mentioned.
B.It required that the federal government's agencies approve all employment decisions to ensure compliance.
C.It intentionally encouraged lawsuits against private companies as a way of bringing them into compliance.
D.It created a remedy for discriminatory hiring practices of the past and present whereby preference, in certain circumstances, could be given to minorities.
E.It created policies that made it more difficult to hire or promote a white employee.
Q:
What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
A.It removed any artificial barrier to voter participation, including literacy tests and poll taxes.
B.It required African Americans to prove that they are descendants of slaves before being allowed to register to vote.
C.It made all elections a function of the federal government instead of the states.
D.It ensured an African American senator from every state within 50 years.
E.It reinstated the racial restrictions on voter registration, especially in southern states.
Q:
The early 1960s saw increased racial tensions and outright violence, especially in the Deep South states of Alabama and Mississippi. Due in large part to this civil unrest, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What did this powerful legislation provide?
A.It ruled that states could not use force against racial minorities.
B.It established racial quotas for police departments and state militias.
C.It banned discrimination in all accommodations, both public and private, and banned employment discrimination as well.
D.It took away state authority to enact any laws related to employment.
E.It reinforced the old Jim Crow laws.
Q:
Segregation in southern states during the early 1900s was legislated and institutionalized, and not all acts of discrimination were as obvious as housing, economic disparities, etc. Segregation in reality, as it is sometimes called, is known legally as
A.de jure segregation.
B.de facto segregation.
C.case law segregation.
D.geographic segregation.
E.regional inequality.
Q:
Following the Plessy case the Supreme Court did not issue a landmark case concerning racial segregation until its 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. This case involved segregated school districts in Topeka, Kansas but had very broad impact. What was the decision of the Court in Brown?
A.In future cases the federal government, not the states, would decide issues of race relations.
B.Segregated schools may exist so long as the teaching staff is integrated.
C.Southern states have a history and tradition of segregation, so they may retain segregated schools, but other states must enforce integration.
D.Segregated schools were "inherently unequal" and all public schools must admit African American children "with all deliberate speed."
E.Segregation is constitutional in high schools only.
Q:
In 1896 the Supreme Court again addressed segregation and racial discrimination in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What precedent was established by the ruling in this case?
A.States must act with haste to correct discriminatory laws and practices.
B.Institutionalized and legalized racial segregation violates the Fourteenth Amendment's "equal protection" clause.
C.Only the state governments may address race relations.
D.The Fourteenth Amendment does not give powers to the federal government to regulate local segregation issues.
E.The doctrine of "separate but equal" was established and segregation was constitutional if this standard was met.
Q:
Which term applied to the variety of laws enacted by state and local governments across the South in the late 1800s and early 1900s that required and enforced racial segregation, while prohibiting service in state militias and admission to colleges?
A.Jim Crow laws
B.Tuskegee laws
C.equality statutes
D.racial ordinances
E.race protection acts
Q:
Following the Reconstruction era many southern states legislated restrictions on voter eligibility that were designed to have a negative effect on voting powers for African Americans. Which of the following was NOT one these restrictions?
A.documentation of ownership of property
B.grandfather clauses requiring non-slave status of ancestors
C.literacy tests
D.poll taxes
E.proof of honorable service in the Union military forces
Q:
Which type of law, passed in southern states during Reconstruction, required a payment to the government before an individual could be allowed to vote? These laws had the worst impact on poor citizens, of which African Americans were disproportionately represented.
A.literacy test
B.poll tax
C.property tax
D.fine
E.race tax
Q:
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a bold attempt by Congress to rectify discrimination through federal legislation. The Supreme Court in 1883 issued a ruling concerning this law in The Civil Rights Cases. What was the Court's conclusion?
A.That the legislation was constitutional and valid as well as necessary to advance full and equal civil rights
B.That the legislation was unconstitutional because it usurped state powers, so it could not be enforced
C.That the legislation was valid but should have included a right to vote for the affected individuals
D.That the Court had full authority to override state laws and traditions
E.That the U.S. Constitution was a living document that must frequently be amended to meet contemporary challenges
Q:
The U.S. Supreme Court in 1873 consolidated several pending cases into one ruling which is known legally as The Slaughterhouse Cases. This ruling had great bearing on the Fourteenth Amendment. What was the impact of the case and its precedent?
A.The case strengthened the Fourteenth Amendment's protections and advanced the cause of civil rights for African Americans.
B.The justices ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C.The justices ruled that Congress had overstepped its authority in its initial passage of the Fourteenth Amendment and in the freeing of slaves in southern states.
D.The ruling declared that civil rights were under the protection of the state governments, not the U.S. Constitution, so many states did not recognize the Fourteenth Amendment and were not willing to advance civil rights in their individual states.
E.The case gave the Congress all powers to decide the level and reach of civil rights in the United States.
Q:
What were the "Black Codes" in the southern states following the Civil War?
A.They were federal laws that censured the press in an attempt to limit influence from northern states.
B.They were federal laws designed to assist many economically depressed areas to improve their economies.
C.They were laws passed in most southern states, which denied African Americans numerous rights as an attempt to resist the new freedoms given them by the federal government.
D.They were state laws that were designed to assist freed slaves to assimilate into society.
E.They were local laws that punished white citizens who assisted black citizens with economic goals.
Q:
How many African Americans currently serve in the United States Senate?
A.0
B.1
C.5
D.9
E.20
Q:
During the first three decades of the twentieth century, how many African Americans served in either chamber of Congress?
A.0
B.5
C.10
D.22
E.143
Q:
In the t35 years from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twentieth century, how many African Americans served in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A.0
B.5
C.9
D.22
E.45
Q:
One of the most broad Civil War Amendments was the Fourteenth Amendment, which provided
A.forgiveness for all Confederates.
B.an opportunity for freed slaves to sue the states in which they were enslaved.
C.full U.S. and state citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States as well as guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
D.for segregation of the races but equal treatment of both.
E.restitution to the freed slaves.
Q:
Another Civil War Amendment was the Fifteenth Amendment, which guaranteed
A.the right to vote regardless of race.
B.the right to vote regardless of race or gender.
C.the right to veterans' benefits regardless of which side they served in the Civil War.
D.the abolition of slavery only in new states that were added to the Union after the Civil War.
E.prohibition against Jim Crow laws and racial segregation.
Q:
As one of the so-called Civil War Amendments, the Thirteenth Amendment served what purpose?
A.freedom of speech to all Americans
B.forgiveness for southern soldiers
C.reconciliation of northern and southern states
D.the right to vote for all citizens, including women
E.the abolishment of the institution of slavery in the United States
Q:
The 1857 Supreme Court landmark ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford stunned abolitionists. Addressing the issue of racial equality, Chief Justice Roger Taney wrote
A.that slavery could end, but African Americans must gain their rights incrementally.
B.that economic equality was acceptable, but political equality was immoral.
C.that slavery was immoral and equality was tantamount to a healthy and moral society.
D.that slavery must be abolished with reasonable speed and effectiveness.
E.that blacks were "so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
Q:
Many of the most ardent abolitionists who advocated an end to slavery still saw a distinction between economic rights, to which they felt African Americans were entitled, and political rights. How did they justify such a distinction in their minds?
A.Economic rights provided the necessities of life such as food, shelter, and basic freedoms, however, the concept of white supremacy was still widespread even in the North and these abolitionists did not see a role for freed slaves in lawmaking, voting, or serving on juries.
B.Economic factors made money for the abolitionists while political factors did not.
C.Many abolitionists believed that economic freedom would come first, then political freedom would follow.
D.The abolitionists believed that slaves should be free to determine basic destinies, such as where they live and work, but they believed that African Americans would never win a political office and should be denied the right to vote.
E.The abolitionists really only wanted partial freedoms for the slaves.
Q:
An interesting "fatal characteristic" of some white abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, who published the abolitionist periodical The Liberator, was that
A.they did not have the political clout to complete the task.
B.these abolitionists were martyred for their beliefs.
C.because they were white, many slaves did not trust them and would not cooperate.
D.even these abolitionists, though opposed to slavery, did not believe that freed slaves should have the same full citizenship rights of white citizens.
E.their work sparked outrage and ignited lynchings and other criminal acts.
Q:
When the organized anti-slavery movement in the United States began in the late 1700s, what was meant by the concept of progressive elimination?
A.Progressive elimination was meant to give the freed slaves plenty of time to assimilate into society by gradually releasing them from property status.
B.Progressive elimination was the idea of a gradual abolition as opposed to outright abolition, considered to be a less confrontational and more rational approach.
C.Progressive elimination referred to outright abolition of slavery but only in one state at a time.
D.Progressive elimination meant a quick and decisive abolition of slavery, and was called "progressive" because it indicated an immediate step forward.
E.Progressive elimination meant that the states, due to their inability to eliminate slavery, would surrender sovereignty to the federal government in order to abolish slavery.
Q:
How did the U.S. Supreme Court eventually aid in the advancement of civil rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s?
A.The Supreme Court utilized the procedure of judicial review, which may invalidate a state or federal statute if that statute is found by the Court to be contradictory to the U.S. Constitution.
B.The Supreme Court initiated martial law.
C.The Supreme Court enacted litigation that would clog the lower courts but have a trickle-down effect on the efficiency of the state governments to do business.
D.The Supreme Court granted the resolution to appoint new lawmakers who would abide by the Constitution.
E.The Supreme Court authorized the demands of the NAACP and other activists regarding the federal takeover of the southern states.
Q:
A number of tactics are used by civil rights advocates and other legitimate protesters to bring attention to a cause and force action without causing harm or violating any law. Which of the following refers to the organized refusal to buy, sell, or use certain goods as a method of waging an economic battle?
A.civil disobedience
B.retribution
C.litigation
D.legal boycott
E.lobbying
Q:
What is the underlying goal of protesters who use civil disobedience as a tactic?
A.They want to create a sharp divide and create tensions in order to bring attention to the cause.
B.They want to use passive resistance to disobey what they believe to be an unjust law and to bring attention to a cause.
C.They want to challenge the legal system by flooding the courts with arrests and minor criminal cases.
D.They want to illustrate their desire to overthrow the American system, which they believe to be thoroughly flawed.
E.They intend to frustrate the citizens as a form of retribution against them for discriminatory practices.
Q:
Laws used by some southern states that required segregation of blacks and whites in public schools, railroads, buses, restaurants, and other public facilities.
A.Black Codes
B.Jim Crow laws
C.racial reorganization
D.Slaughterhouse Codes
E.purge rules
Q:
When anti-discrimination legislation failed to provide the necessary and desired results, civil rights leaders often turned to the courts for relief and support. In the first half of the twentieth century litigation efforts culminated in the 1954 landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What did this ruling require?
A.freedom for all slaves in the southern states
B.reparations for descendants of former slaves
C.free college tuition at all state universities
D.desegregation of all public schools
E.creation of affirmative action programs for all employers and college admission offices
Q:
During the twentieth century African Americans, their supporters, and other organizations and groups unified to overcome the discrimination and inequalities of that era. In doing so, several tactics were utilized. Which of the following is NOT one of the tactics used by formal and legitimate advocacy groups, now and in the past?
A.civil disobedience
B.litigation
C.legal boycotts
D.riots
E.working within the political system
Q:
In contrast to the more passive approaches of other African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century, W.E.B. Du Bois challenged racial discrimination and injustice in various forms of political activity. This method is known as
A.accommodation.
B.peacemaking.
C.lobbying.
D.agitation.
E.rebellion.
Q:
Different methods of achieving civil rights have been advocated over the years. Booker T. Washington was one of the most prominent African American leaders in the decades immediately following the emancipation of slaves. Washington opposed confrontation with the white power structure and urged African Americans to accept existing conditions. This philosophy is referred to as
A.pacification.
B.remission.
C.accommodation.
D.racialization.
E.Jim Crow.
Q:
Certain positive rights, whether political, social, or economic, are conferred by the government on individuals or groups that had previously been denied them. These are called
A.civil liberties.
B.civil rights.
C.suffrage.
D.social incentives.
E.incremental rights.
Q:
Passive resistance to a law that is perceived as unjust by refusing to obey it.
A.strike
B.work stoppage
C.litigation
D.legal boycott
E.civil disobedience
Q:
Which term refers to equality and fair treatment within the various institutions, both public and private, that serve the public at large?
A.political equality
B.social equality
C.economic equality
D.liberty
E.social stratification
Q:
A social condition in which members of different groups possess substantially the same rights to participate actively in the political system is referred to as
A.political equality.
B.social equality.
C.economic equality.
D.civil equality.
E.civil rights.
Q:
Discuss the legislative efforts to regulate obscenity and the judicial interpretations that have attempted to define obscenity.
Q:
Describe the ways in which provisions of the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act may be unconstitutional. Does there have to be a trade-off between security and civil liberties, or can the United States ensure both?
Q:
How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Second Amendment? Do you agree with their interpretation? Why or why not?
Q:
The First Amendment contains both the establishment clause and the free exercise clause. Discuss how the Supreme Court has interpreted these clauses and how these decisions have affected the "wall of separation" between church and state.
Q:
What rights are guaranteed in the Ninth Amendment? What well-known social and political issue has been argued for decades, based on the rights provided by this Amendment? Discuss the pros and cons of this issue. Then describe several additional issues that have recently been debated based on the Ninth Amendment.
Q:
Discuss the ongoing debate over the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms. What is the stance of the Supreme Court on this issue and how does the Court position itself to rule on matters of gun regulation? What is the Brady Law and what impact has it had on gun control issues?
Q:
Until the twentieth century, many Americans believed that the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution was applicable only to the federal government and not to the states. Describe how the Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to advance and apply the Bill of Rights more broadly and uniformly. What has been the impact of the Court's actions over the past 30 to 40 years in regard to civil liberties?
Q:
The debate over civil liberties in the United States often becomes very passionate and heated. The issue of prayer in public school classrooms has raised many such emotions. Discuss the constitutionality issues regarding prayer in school, a "moment of silence" in school, and prayer at school events or athletic competitions. How has the Supreme Court ruled on these issues in the past and what is the most recent stance of the Court in this debate?
Q:
The Supreme Court has clearly refused to halt the use of the death penalty in the United States. However, through various opinions the Court has made a number of exceptions to its finding that the death penalty is not unconstitutional. List and discuss some of these exceptions.
Q:
The right of any woman to have an abortion was first established in the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. The Constitution says nothing about abortion, so it is not an enumerated right. Where in the Constitution did the Supreme Court base its rationale for legalized abortion? What have been some of the most recent challenges to Roe v. Wade?
Q:
Recently, Congress has been concerned with
A.regulating nudity in art exhibits.
B.public affection in national parks.
C.profanity in movies.
D.sexually explicit materials on the internet.
E.limiting the paparazzi.
Q:
Under the _______ Amendment, the police may search things in plain view.
A.Third
B.Fourth
C.Fifth
D.Sixth
E.Eighth
Q:
Even if the police do not have a warrant, they are generally allowed to search
A.a suspect's bedroom.
B.the trunk of your car.
C.your car's locked glove box.
D.areas in a suspect's control at the time of arrest.
E.All of the above are permissible.
Q:
Warrantless searches are
A.always unconstitutional.
B.sometimes unconstitutional.
C.never unconstitutional.
D.permitted by the Second Amendment.
E.permitted by the Third Amendment.
Q:
The Supreme Court has ruled that the police cannot use thermal imaging to look for indoor marijuana greenhouses because doing so violates the
A.First Amendment.
B.prohibition against unreasonable search and seizures.
C.right to doctor/patient confidentiality.
D.protection against self-incrimination.
E.exclusionary rule.
Q:
Which of the following types of speech can government restrict?
A.slanderous speech
B.symbolic speech
C.political speech
D.unpopular speech
E.hateful speech
Q:
Which case established the precedent of "actual malice" for prosecution of libel?
A.McCulloch v. Maryland
B.Gibbons v. Ogden
C.NY Times v. Sullivan
D.McClesky v. Kemp
E.Furman v. Georgia
Q:
In Schenck v. U.S. (1919), the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could ban certain types of speech if they promote
A.efforts to overthrow the government.
B.a threat to law and order.
C.seditious acts.
D.a clear and present danger to society.
E.disparaging remarks about government policies.
Q:
Which of the following First Amendment rights has received the least protection by the Supreme Court?
A.words
B.beliefs
C.thoughts
D.actions
E.speech
Q:
Pertaining to the First Amendment, the Supreme Court has ruled that
A.the use of hallucinogenic tea for religious purposes was permissible.
B.flag burning was unconstitutional.
C.killing animals was unconstitutional.
D.fighting words are protected.
E.public schools must teach creationism and evolution.
Q:
The Supreme Court uses the ruling from __________ as test in dealing with religious establishment cases.
A.Cantwell v. Connecticut
B.Lemon v. Kurtzman
C.Engel v. Vitale
D.Near v. Minnesota
E.Reynolds v. Sims
Q:
According to the Supreme Court, which of the following practices violates the establishment clause?
A.Printing "In God We Trust" on our money
B.Student-led prayers at high school football games
C.Nondenominational prayers at the beginning of the school day in religious schools
D.Nondenominational prayers at public school graduations from religious schools
E.Providing sign language teachers for students in religious schools
Q:
Which clause prohibits an official national religion?
A.due process clause
B.establishment clause
C.free exercise clause
D.supremacy clause
E.exclusionary clause