Chapter 5 Questions

Question 1

Where are the specific rights and liberties guaranteed to the American people

Answer 1

In the Bill of Rights.

Question 2

According to Barron vs. Baltimore, the bill of rights does what?

Answer 2

only restricted what the federal government could do

Question 3

What is fundamental freedom?

Answer 3

Freedom of assembly.

Question 4

The doctrine that applies the Bill of Rights to the states by relying on the Fourteenth Amendment is…?

Answer 4

Incorporation

Question 5

In Gitlow v. New York, the supreme courts ruled that:

Answer 5

States can’t abridge citizens’ freedom of speech.

Question 6

Where can the Establishment Clause be found?

Answer 6

In the First Amendment.

Question 7

The Free Exercise Clause is a protection against government interference with freedom?

Answer 7

the way you practice your religion.

Question 8

The government cannot prevent speech or publication before the fact. This is known as the prohibition against

Answer 8

prior restraint.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of speech that can be restricted because it causes a clear and present danger?

Answer 9

Shouting “fire!” in a crowded theater.

Question 10

Which of the following restrictions on a planned rally would be permissible?

Answer 10

Requiring that the planned rally take place during daylight hours.

Question 11

Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?

Answer 11

Amendment

Question 12

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution to include a limited right to an abortion by relying on

Answer 12

the right to privacy.

Question 13

Identify the following statement: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense.”

Answer 13

Miranda rights.

Question 14

Government can prohibit

Answer 14

obscenity

Question 15

Under what circumstances can the police search the trunk of your vehicle without a warrant?

Answer 15

If you give consent.

Question 16

How does the First Amendment begin?

Answer 16

“Congress shall make no law…”

Question 17

Which of the following restricts citizens’ civil liberties?

Answer 17

The USA Patriot Act.

Question 18

In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled that

Answer 18

the government could not prohibit the New York Times from publishing documents that would “do irreparable harm to the morale of American soldiers.”

Question 19

Symbolic speech includes

Answer 19

flag burning.

Question 20

The exclusionary rule could likely apply to

Answer 20

a coerced confession.

Question 21

The Seneca Falls Convention advocated for equal rights for

Answer 21

women.

Question 22

The Thirteenth Amendment bans

Answer 22

slavery.

Question 23

Jim Crow laws mandated

Answer 23

segregation.

Question 24

Grandfather clauses were designed to

Answer 24

keep former slaves from voting.

Question 25

The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed women

Answer 25

equal voting rights.

Question 26

The NAACP’s main strategy for winning civil rights protections for African Americans was

Answer 26

litigation.

Question 27

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Answer 27

Segregation is acceptable as long as the facilities are equal.

Question 28

The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education was based on the

Answer 28

equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 29

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 29

outlawed segregation in public facilities.

Question 30

Which of the following statements about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is accurate?

Answer 30

The ERA was never ratified by the requisite number of states.

Question 31

What is the standard of review for determining gender discrimination?

Answer 31

Intermediate standard.

Question 32

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination against

Answer 32

female students.

Question 33

Which state allows same-sex marriages?

Answer 33

Massachusetts.

Question 34

What was the outcome of two Supreme Court decisions involving affirmative action admission policies at the University of Michigan?

Answer 34

Affirmative action policies are permissible if they involve a holistic review of candidates and do not rely on point systems or numerical formulas.

Question 35

According to Lawrence v. Texas, states cannot prohibit

Answer 35

sodomy.

Question 36

Policies designed to give special attention or treatment to members of previously discriminated against groups are known as

Answer 36

affirmative action.

Question 37

Which kind of discrimination has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

Answer 37

De jure racial discrimination.

Question 38

Who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott by refusing to give up a seat on a segregated bus?

Answer 38

Rosa Parks.

Question 39

What was the reaction in the South to the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 39

Massive resistance.

Question 40

Which of the following kinds of discrimination is most likely to be prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution?

Answer 40

Racial discrimination.