U.S. GovernmentSeries 9 – study guideMr. Ownby

True or False on test

  1. Can Prior restraint by the government be used under any circumstance?
  2. Is flag burning protected?
  3. Did the Constitution originally guarantee individual rights?
  4. Is the moment of silence legal?
  5. Can you force someone to pray with you at school?
  6. Are there limits to your personal rights?
  7. Are illegal immigrants guaranteed basic rights in the U.S.?

Multiple choice on test

  1. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
  2. List three civil liberties
  3. According to the Due Process clause, you cannot be deprived of ______
  4. Epperson v. Arkansas dealt with what issue?
  5. In which amendment do you find our basic individual freedoms described?
  6. Name some building restrictions that can be placed on adult-themed businesses.
  7. Define picketing
  8. What is commercial speech used primarily for?
  9. List some examples of the Freedom of expression
  10. What are some reasonable rules that government can place on Freedom of Assembly?
  11. Can government place rules on what a protest assembly can say?
  12. Where are almost all demonstrations held?
  13. What is the one condition placed on Public assembly?
  14. What were the results of Hill v. Colorado?
  15. The bill of rights is intended to restrict the national governments power…t or f
  16. Which amendment is also known as the Due Process Clause?
  17. What was the purpose of the 9th amendment?
  18. What is slander?
  19. What type of speech would include facial expressions and gestures?
  20. Define Prior Restraint (censorship).
  21. Where did the idea of separation of church and state come from?

Matching on test

29-36. Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Establishment clause, Free Exercise clause, Libel, Sedition,

Assemble, Freedom of Association

37-40 (know what each case dealt with)

Engel v. Vitale

Stone v. Graham

Lee v. Weisman

Sante Fe v. Doe

Series 9 study guide – answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. No
  4. No
  5. No
  6. Yes
  7. Yes
  8. Bill of rights
  9. Freedom of religion, Freedom of Speech, Right to fair trial
  10. Life, Liberty, Property
  11. Teaching evolution
  12. 1st
  13. Can’t be within 1000 feet of a school, residential area, government building
  14. Patrolling of a business, by workers on strike
  15. Business purposes
  16. Letters, protests, marches, lobbying
  17. Time, Place, Manner
  18. No
  19. Public property
  20. Must be peaceful
  21. No unwanted approach, stay 8 ft away from person, 100 ft. away from clinic
  22. True
  23. 14th
  24. To cover anything that might not be mentioned in the Constitution
  25. False or malicious spoken words
  26. Symbolic
  27. Curbing of ideas before they are expressed
  28. A letter written by T. Jefferson.
  29. Protects against govt acts
  30. Govt acts to enforce guarantees
  31. Govt cant make a national religion
  32. Govt cant interfere with your religious expression
  33. False / malicious printed words
  34. Talk about or attempt to overthrow govt
  35. Gather together to express views
  36. Right to associate with a political group
  37. No school written prayer
  38. No 10 commandments in school
  39. No prayer at public graduation
  40. No student led prayer at school football games