Deck 40: (AP) Us Government: Civil Rights Liberties

Question 1

In which 1857 case did the Supreme Court declare that a black man had no rights under a white man's government?

A)Dred Scott v. Sanford
B)Plessy v. Ferguson
C)Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
D)Loving v. Virginia
E)Sweatt v. Painter

Answer 1

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Question 2

Why was the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) so significant?

A)It established a policy for judicial review.
B)It abolished slavery.
C)It gave complete government power to the Republicans.
D)It established states' rights.

Answer 2

It established a policy for judicial review.

Question 3

In which 1896 case did the Supreme Court rule that "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races" was constitutional?

A)Dred Scott v. Sanford
B)Plessy v. Ferguson
C)Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
D)Loving v. Virginia
E)Sweatt v. Painter

Answer 3

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 4

In which 1954 case did the Supreme Court overturn the finding in Plessy v. Ferguson for public schools?

A)Dred Scott v. Sanford
B)Plessy v. Ferguson
C)Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
D)Loving v. Virginia
E)Sweatt v. Painter

Question 5

What did the Supreme Court decide in California Board of Regents v. Bakke (1978)?

A)It overturned the free speech limits placed at UC-Berkeley.
B)It forced the racial integration of state universities.
C)It allowed the University of California system to charge different tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students.
D)It overturned a plan to merge UC-Berkeley and UCLA into one giant university.
E)It forbade rigid racial quotas in school admissions policies.

Question 6

What did the Supreme Court decide in Grove City College v. Bell (1984)?

A)Private colleges have the right, because they are private, to discriminate against whomever they wish without repercussions.
B)Colleges must have equal accommodations for students with physical disabilities.
C)Colleges must give an equal number of athletic scholarships to men and women.
D)Colleges must abide by federal non-discrimination rules if they wish to receive federal funds.
E)Colleges must admit students strictly on the basis of merit, and have no other consideration.

Question 7

The Supreme Court decision Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the constitutionality of which controversial US action?

A)Internment camps during World War II
B)The bombing of Hiroshima
C)Restrictions on immigration from Asian countries
D)Not allowing the Soviet Union to compete in the Los Angeles Olympics.
E)Upholding California's decision to ban business ownership by first-generation immigrants.

Question 8

Which Supreme Court case overturned a state law that forbade inter-racial marriage?

A)Dred Scott v. Sanford
B)Plessy v. Ferguson
C)Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
D)Loving v. Virginia
E)Sweatt v. Painter

Question 9

In Lawrence v. Texas (2003) the Supreme Court found that:

A)Everything is bigger in Texas.
B)The Texas anti-sodomy law was unconstitutional.
C)Texas could not vote to become a sovereign nation.
D)The University of Texas had to admit students from other countries.
E)Texas was not allowed to coin its own currency.

Question 10

In Reed v. Reed (1971) the Supreme Court found that:

A)Sexual privacy was an absolute right.
B)Women should receive equal pay for equal work.
C)Arbitrary sex-based classification was unconstitutional.
D)Companies should provide extra training for women who did not have as many educational opportunities as men.
E)"No-fault" divorces were constitutional.

Question 11

In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986), the Supreme Court found that:

A)Arbitrary sex-based classification was unconstitutional.
B)Sexual harassment was against the law.
C)Companies should provide extra training for women who did not have as many educational opportunities as men.
D)Married women could hold independent bank accounts without the approval of their husbands.
E)The Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution did not cover women.

Question 12

In Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), the Supreme Court found that:

A)The American with Disabilities Act bars the unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities.
B)The Americans with Disabilities Act forces public venues to provide segregated facilities for people with disabilities.
C)The Americans with Disabilities Act was unconstitutional.
D)The Americans with Disabilities Act did not apply to mental health cases.
E)The Americans with Disabilities Act provided incentive to discriminate against the disabled.

Question 13

In United States v. Virginia (1996), the Supreme Court found that:

A)Virginia's laws against sodomy were unconstitutional.
B)States must hire an equal number of men and women.
C)Having a "poll tax" was unconstitutional.
D)State schools could not forbid the admittance women students.
E)Virginia could not annex the District of Columbia.

Question 14

In the Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education, what was the decision to desegregate schools based on?

A)The Bill of Rights
B)The 13th Amendment
C)The 15th Amendment
D)The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 15

What did the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. U.S. decide?

A)The internment of Japanese Americans was illegal and unconstitutional.
B)The internment of Japanese Americans was constitutional and completely justified.
C)All imports from Japan were banned.
D)Immigrants from Asia should be denied entry to the United States.

Question 16

After the Great Depression and the Civil Rights era, which of the following came to be included in the interstate commerce powers of Congress?

A)General movement of goods anywhere around the United States
B)Criminal acts inside states
C)Activities related to economic trade across states
D)Movement of goods and services across state lines

Question 17

Of the following presidents in the late 20th century, who desired the nation to declare a "war on poverty"?

A)Lyndon B. Johnson
B)George W. Bush
C)Richard Nixon
D)Ronald Regan

Question 18

When Progressives demanded major changes in workers' rights, who did it affect most?

A)Members of Congress
B)Republicans first
C)Democrats first
D)Neither party

Question 19

Why was the Equal Rights Amendment defeated?

A)Nixon vetoed it
B)It was found to be unconstitutional
C)Too few state legislatures passed it
D)Congress refused to pass it.

Question 20

Which of the following terms describes the power of government to seize private property for the public good?

A)Writ of certiorari
B)Amicus curiae
C)Eminent domain
D)Ex post facto

Question 21

What group represents the widest gap between those favoring and those opposing gay marriage?

A)Respondents from the East
B)Respondents from the West
C)Respondents who are white
D)Respondents from rural areas

Question 22

Of the following Supreme Court decisions, which dealt with the concept of exclusionary rule and evidence being obtained through illegal means?

A)Korematsu v. United States
B)Plessy v. Ferguson
C)Mapp v. Ohio
D)Munn v. Illinois

Question 23

In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case. Which idea was part of its decision?

A)States have no jurisdiction over Native American tribes, which are considered to be separate nations.
B)Separate but equal facilities are constitutional.
C)Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional.
D)African American men had no rights that white men were beholden to respect.

Question 24

Why was Peter Zenger's 1735 trial so significant?

A)His case set the precedent for freedom of the press in the United States.
B)Peter Zenger was executed, marking the first instance of capital punishment in the Colonies.
C)Peter Zenger was tried by entirely British officials.
D)Peter Zenger was tried by entirely Colonial officials, marking the trial run in the Colonies by and all-Colonial jury.

Question 25

The individual rights that are promised to citizens under the Bill of Rights were later extended to the states, due to the Supreme Court interpretation of which Constitutional Amendment?

A)10
B)14
C)12
D)16