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Civil Rights and Liberties Exam
1. One factor helping to break the deadlock that developed in the civil rights movement during the early 1960’s was the
a. Democratic landslide of 1964
b. Supreme Courts ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
c. Centralization of power in the house and senate
d. Civil unrest that shook several northern cities
2. Nonviolence as a principle in achieving civil rights gains is associated with the leadership of
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Stokely Carmichael
c. Jesse Jackson
d. A. Philip Randolph
3. The landmark Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation in public schools was
a. Plessy
b. Sweatt
c. Brown
d. Painter
4. The name to describe laws that officially sanctioned racial discrimination is
a. Jim Crow
b. Uncle Remus
c. Amos ‘n’ Andy
d. Uncle Tom
5. The ______Amendment to the Constitution appeared to guarantee equal rights for blacks
a. First
b. Fourteenth
c. Twenty-first
d. Twenty-fifth
6. One form of symbolic speech permitted by the Supreme court is
a. Draft-card burning
b. Political assassination
c. Flag burning
d. Spitting at a politician
7. The 1973 Supreme Court definition of obscenity denies free-speech protection to materials or activities that
a. Depict sexuality in a way that is degrading to its subjects
b. Promote violence against women or children
c. Lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value
d. Present a clear and present danger to community standards of decency
8. Written defamation of character is known as
a. Slander
b. Obscenity
c. Libel
d. Political falsehood
9. Charles T. Schneck was convicted in 1919 for
a. Speaking in favor of isolationism
b. Advocating the overthrow of the government
c. Planning a violent insurrection
d. Mailing draft-resistance circulars to young men
10. A person burning a U.S. flag is
a. Subject to conviction in federal court
b. Subject to conviction in state court
c. Protected by the right to exercise free speech
d. Protected by Fourth Amendment rights
11. The basic difference between the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution proper is that the former
a. Covers what government cannot do
b. Authorizes government to censor newspapers
c. Protects free speech
d. Applies principally to the states
12. The possibility that the Bill of Rights might restrict some state actions came about with the adoption of
a. The sedition laws
b. The Fourteenth Amendment
c. The state-limiting clause
d. Non-fundamental categories in the Supreme Court
13. In general, you may make false and defamatory statements about public officials as long as you lack
a. Actual malice
b. Presumed competence
c. Provocative motivation
d. Venal motivation
14. The two clauses of the First Amendment that deal with religion are concerned with
a. Free exercise and establishment
b. Prohibition and free exercise
c. Separation and prohibition
d. Prohibition and free exercise
15. The landmark case on involuntary confession was that of
a. Mapp
b. Miranda
c. Yates
d. Brown
16. The difference between de facto and de jure segregation is that
a. The former results from private choices, the latter from public law
b. The former results from public law, the latter from private choices
c. The former existed in the past, the latter continues in the present
d. The former continues in the present, the latter excited in the past
17. The most comprehensive civil rights legislation was enacted in
a. 1968
b. 1964
c. 1960
d. 1957
MATCHING
18. Laws passes after the fact that A. Bill of Attainder
works to the disadvantage of the accused____
B. Miranda Rule
19. Reasonable suspicion held by a police officer
that a crime has been committed____ C. Writ of Habeas Corpus
20. Attempting to try someone twice for the D. Exclusionary Rule
same crime____
E. Ex post Facto
21. Complaint or chargE made by a prosecutor____
F. Police Power
22. Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used
in court____ G. Probable Cause
23. Court order compelling an officer to show why H. Indictment
he/she arrested someone____
I. Double Jeopardy
24. Authority of each state to protect welfare
of its citizens____
25. A legislative act that inflicts punishment
without a trial____
26. Must be informed of rights at time
of arrest____
27. Right to remain silent____ A. Police Power
28. Must be balanced with rights of individuals____ B. Miranda Rule
29. Substantive____ C. Probable Cause
30. Common under British rule____ D. Type of Due Process (2)
31. Needed to obtain a search warrant____ E. Writ of Habeas Corpus
32. Procedural____ F. Bill of Attainder
33. Anything on says can be used against
them____
34. Guaranteed under Article 1, Section 9____
35. Affirmed by the 14th amendment____
All will be used at least twice
36. Common in Southern public schools____ A. De Facto Segregation (2)
37. Separating races by way of law____ B. De Jure Segregation (2)
38. Law of the blood____ C. Jus Sanguinis (2)
39. Separating races in fact without a law D. Jus Soli (3)
to support it____
40. Citizenship granted if at least one
parent was a citizen____
41. Type found as a result of housing patterns
in Northern cities____
42. Law of the Soil____
43. Citizenship granted because one was born here____
44. Process of becoming a citizen____ A. Naturalization (2)
45. Removing one’s citizenship status____ B. Affirmative Action
46. Positive steps to reverse past discriminations____ C. Deportation
47. Discrimination against majority group____ D. Expatriation
48. Exclusive Power of Congress____ E. Reverse Discrimination
49. Citizen of one country living in another____ F. Alien
50. Requiring an alien to leave the country____
Short Answer:
1. How did the Brown decision overrule the separate but equal doctrine? In other words, explain the Supreme Court’s rationale.