Unit 3 MCQ

Question 1

First Amendment

Answer 1

Freedom of religion:
- Establishment clause: protects from government requiring to join or support a religion (no prayer in public schools)
- Free Exercise clause: protection of rights of individuals to exercise and express their religious beliefs

Protects freedom of speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition

Question 2

Fourth Amendment

Answer 2

protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 3

Fifth Amendment

Answer 3

guarantees the right to a grand jury
forbids “double jeopardy”
protects against self-incrimination

Question 4

Sixth Amendment

Answer 4

gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials
right to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury
be aware of criminal charges
to confront witnesses during trial
have witnesses appear in the trial
right to legal representation

Question 5

Eight Amendment

Answer 5

prohibits excessive bail and fines
prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

Question 6

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 6

all citizens born or naturalized in the US have equal protection under the law
extends the provisions of the BoR to the states—due process clause

Question 7

Nineteenth Amendment

Answer 7

granted women the right to vote

Question 8

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Answer 8

no one can be denied the right to vote
abolished poll taxes

Question 9

Due Process clause

Answer 9

no person can be denied rights without the due process of law
1. notice
2. opportunity to be heard
3. an impartial tribunal
(5th and 14th amendments)
**for civil liberties

Question 10

Equal Protection clause

Answer 10

government cannot deny people of equal protections of its governing law
14th amendment
**civil rights

Question 11

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 11

granted African American men the right to vote

Question 12

selective incorporation

Answer 12

process by which SCOTUS ensures the rights guaranteed by the Constitution are not violated by the states

Question 13

civil rights

Answer 13

protect people from discrimination

Question 14

civil liberties

Answer 14

protects people from government

Question 15

prior restraint

Answer 15

an attempt to prevent publication or broadcast of any statement
unconstitutional restraint on free speech and free press

Question 16

clear and present danger

Answer 16

First Amendment does not protect speech that approaches creating a clear and present danger
1. speech must impose a threat that a substantive evil might follow
2. threat is a real, imminent threat

Question 17

bad tendency doctrine

Answer 17

permitted by restriction of freedom of speech by govt if it is believed that a form of speech has a sole tendency to incite or cause illegal activity
most used to determine whether criticism of WWI was protected by the First Amendment

Question 18

lemon test

Answer 18

government can only assist religion if:
1. the primary purpose of the assistance is secular
2. the assistance must neither promote nor inhibit religion
3. there is no excessive entanglement between church and stat3e

Question 19

symbolic speech

Answer 19

nonverbal, non written forms of communication
ex: bringing a flag, wearing armbands, or burning a draft paper

Question 20

libel

Answer 20

act of defaming another person through writings

Question 21

slander

Answer 21

act of making a false oral statement about the character or professional standing of another person

Question 22

Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VII

Answer 22

authorized the federal government to withhold grants from districts that did not integrate schools
outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places
authorized the attorney general to sue individual school districts that refused to desegregate
Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex

Question 23

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 23

outlaws literacy tests and authorizes ht justice department to send federal officials to register voters in uncooperative cities

Question 24

Civil Rights Act of 1968

Answer 24

prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, and family status
VII is aka the Fair Housing Act

Question 25

Title IX

Answer 25

part of the Higher Education Act of 1972
no person can be denied participation in any educational program or activity recieving federal aid
increased women’s participation in sports