AP U.S. Government and Politics Unit 3 Quiz

AP U.S. Government and Politics Unit 3 Quiz 1. Which one of these is not a freedom granted from the first amendment? a. Freedom of religion b. Freedom of press c. Freedom of speech d. Freedom of education 2. Which amendment grants the speedy and public trial by jury? a. 6th amendment b. 5th amendment c. 8th amendment d. 9th amendment 3. Which of the clauses were violated in Engel v. Vitale a. Establishment clause b. Due process clause c. Free exercise clause d. Equal protection clause 4. In which one of these court cases was the free exercise clause violated? a. Engel v. Vitale b. Wisconsin v. Yoder c. Gideon v. Wainwright d. Tinker v. Des Moines 5. Which one of these court cases is associated with freedom of speech? a. Engel v. Vitale b. Wisconsin v. Yoder c. Schenck v. US d. Tinker v. Des Moines 6. The New York Times Co v. The US was based on which freedom? a. Freedom of press b. Freedom of religion c. Freedom of speech d. Freedom of assembly 7. The grants the right to bear arms a. 3rd amendment b. 4th amendment c. 2nd amendment d. 9th amendment 8. The Due Process Clause is incorporated in which amendment? a. 8th amendment b. 10th amendment c. 14th amendment d. 12th amendment 9. What was the case Gideon v. Wainwright significant about? a. The right of having an attorney if they cannot afford one b. The right to bear arms c. The right to have free speech d. The state implied rights 10. What is different about the right to privacy a. It has its own amendment b. It is just implied in the amendments c. It is not used anymore d. It is not included in the constitution 11. What court case is based on the right of privacy? a. Roe v. Wade b. Gideon v. Wainwright c. Schenck v. US d. McDonald v. chicago 12. What did the public schools in Brown v. Board of Education violate? a. Due process clause b. Free exercise clause c. Equal protection clause d. Establishment Clause 13. Which of the following scenarios would be an example of a violation of one of the civil liberties protected by the Bill of Rights? a. A state refusing to marry a same sex couple b. A state gerrymandering preferring one political party over the other c. A restaurant refusing to serve a couple because of their race d. A court not providing a defendant a lawyer because he cannot afford it 14. What court case represents this cartoon? FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT a. Roe v. Wade b. McDonald v. Chicago c. US v. Lopez d. New York Times Co. v. US CONG FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS Bill o'Rights th 15. Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? a. A school uses race as a factor in their admission policy b. A university establishes race-based quotas in their admission policy c. The court refuses to provide a lawyer to someone who cannot afford one d. The police inspects the contents of a backpack without a warrant 16. Which of the following policies is an example of specific legislation that extended civil rights to women? a. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 b. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 c. 24th amendment d. 26th amendment 17. Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the federal government can restrict protected speech under the First Amendment? a. Congress passes a law that criminalizes depictions of a person using drugs like marijuana b. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) makes a rule banning newspapers from publishing political cartoons that negatively depict political officials c. Congress passes a law banning the sale of violent games to children under the age of 12 d. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) makes a rule requiring television networks to use an automated beep when a vulgar word is said on broadcast television 18. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Court held that the District of Columbia could not ban the registration of handguns or require weapons to be nonfunctional in the home. Which of the following amendments was the focus of the Court's ruling? a. 8th amendment b. 10th amendment c. 2nd amendment d. 1st amendment 19. Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a violation of the Sixth Amendment? a. A Court refuses to provide a defendant a lawyer even though she cannot afford one b. A suspect is interrogated without being informed that they can remain silent c. A minor is sentenced to the death penalty after skipping school for a week d. A police officer searches a person's backpack before a warrant has been issued 20. Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision? a. It increased states' power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase the danger to public safety b. It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the Sixth Amendment, to state and local govemments c. It incorporated the Fourth Amendment to state and local governments d. It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights Explanations 1. The freedoms granted by the first amendment are freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. 2. The 6th amendment grants speedy and public trial by jury for criminal cases. 3. The establishment clause was violated in Engel v. Vitale; this means that no one can establish one religion and that was what they were doing. 4. The free exercise clause was violated in this case because the Amish families were not allowed to practice their own religion and traditions. 5. In the case Tinker v. DesMoines, the students were deprived of their freedom of speech by stopping them from showing their spirit in school. 6. This court case was based on Freedom of press because New York Times Co published some private information about the US on their paper basing it on this liberty 7. The 2nd amendment grants the right to bear arms. 8. The Due Process Clause, which prohibits the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, is incorporated in the 14th amendment. 9. The case Gideon v. Wainwright is significant about the sixth amendment of having the right of having an attorney if they cannot afford one. 10. The right to privacy is just implied in the amendments not explicitly stated. 11. The court case Roe v. Wade is based on the right of privacy. 12. The Brown v. The Board of Education violated the Equal protection clause. 13. This is a violation of the sixth amendment in the bill of rights. 14. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. 15. The Court has established in several cases that race-based quotas violate the equal protection clause because it disadvantages students of a particular race. 16. Title IX forbids gender discrimination in education programs (like most universities and colleges) who receive federal funds. 17. The Supreme Court has held that the government can regulate defamatory, offensive, and obscene statements and gestures, including indecent language. 18. This focuses on the 2nd amendment because the citizens have a right to keep weapons and this is banning that. 19. The sixth amendment talks about the right of legal counsel if they can't afford one. 20. In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Court ruled that state and local courts had to provide legal counsel to the poor and indigent. One provision of the Sixth Amendment is the right to legal counsel.