ap gov unit 3

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"In the Bill of Rights for this Commonwealth it is declared that the happiness of the people E the Preservation of civil government depend upon the piety religion E morality € that the people have a right to invest their Legislature with power to require that provision be made for the public worship of God E the support of protestant teachers & require the attendance of people upon such worship instructions... We must insist that the Continental Constitution contains a Bill of Rights which by Express shall secure to us our privileges, especially our religion." -Daniel Adams, 1787 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

Individual liberties must be secured against governmental intrusions by specific language in foundational documents.

When the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1789, the amendments protected civil liberties infringement from which levels of government?

The federal government only.

Which of the following scenarios represents a violation of one of the civil liberties protected by the Bill of Rights?

A school district segregates its students into schools based on the students' race.

Which of the following statements best explains how the Court's ruling in Engel v. Vitale (1962) changed the balance between governmental power and individual liberty?

It limited the power of state governments by striking down a school policy that required the reading of a prayer at the start of the school day.

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) decision?

It emphasized the right of parents to control the religious upbringing of their children without state infringements.

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, E not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which dedared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church E State." -Thomas Jefferson, 1802 Supporters of Jefferson's view in this passage could coincide with which of the following cases?

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Based on previous rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment?

A public school bans students from wearing t-shirts supporting presidential candidates before an election.

"The school officials banned and sought to punish petitioners for a silent, passive expression of opinion, unaccompanied by any disorder or disturbance on the part of petitioners. There is here no evidence whatever of petitioners' interference, actual or nascent, with the schools' work or of collision with the rights of other students to be secure and to be let alone. Accordingly, this case does not concern speech or action that intrudes upon the work of the schools or the rights of other students." Justice Abe Fortas Which of the following cases is most relevant to the topic of the passage?

Tinker v Des Moines

Which of the following scenarios is an example of how a state can restrict protected speech under the First Amendment?

New York passes a law banning groups from staging protests in major highways during rush hour traffic.

In recent years the Supreme Court has applied the decision across all states that individuals have the right to possess a firearm in th me for self-defense. Which of the following is a reason for this?

The Supreme Court redefined what constitutes a handgun under the Second Amendment.

"As the quotations carlier in this opinion demonstrate, the inherent right of self-defense has been central to the Second Amendment right. The handgun ban (by the District of Columbia) amounts to a probibition of an entire dass of "arms' that is overwhelmingly chosen by American socicty for that lawful purpose. The probibition extends, moreover, to the home, where the need for defense of self, family, and property is most acute. Under any of the standards of scrutiny that we have applied to enumerated constitutional rights.. . banning from the home the most preferred firearm in the nation to "keep' and use for protection of one's home and family, …would fail constitutional muster." -Antonin Scalia, 2008 Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author's argument in this passage?

The Second Amendment protects a person's right to own a gun from government infringement.

In 2013, Edward Snoden released classified information showing that the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting a massive surveillance program by collecting data from major cell phone providers. Which of the following amendments provides the basis for an accusation of unconstitutional action by the NSA?

4th Amendment

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Eighth Amendment?

A minor is sentenced to the death penalty.

After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, the United States issued the USA Patriot Act, giving federal agencies the power to conduct surveillance and perform searches. Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?

The USA Patriot Act has given the government too much power to detain suspected terrorists, which should be unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment.

In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon stood trial in Florida, accused of robbing a pool hall. Gideon was poor and could not afford a lawyer. He requested that the court provide one for him, but Florida only provided lawyers for defendants accused of capital offenses. The Supreme Court decided to throw out the conviction because lawyers were necessary to ensure a fair trial. The Court ruled that states must provide counsel to defendants too poor to afford lawyers or they are violating the constitutional right to legal counsel. Which of the following constitutional provisions does the case described in the scenario have in common with McDonald o. Chicago?

The due process clause

"In ... (certain) cases, immunities that are valid as against the federal government by force of the specific pledges of particular amendments have been found to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty, and thus, through the Fourteenth Amendment, become valid as against the states." -Cardozo, 1937 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

The entirety of the Bill of Rights should apply to the states, because all of its protections are implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the McDonal u. Chicago (2010) decision?

It incorporated an individual's right to bear arms for self-defense and made it apply to state and local governments.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is relevant to the topic of the cartoon?

McDonald v. Chicago

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Fifth Amendment?

A suspect is not informed that anything he says while under arrest can be used in his trial against him.

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?

It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the Sixth Amendment, to state and local governments.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of how a state may constitutionally limit free speech at a protest demonstration?

Antoni starts yelling for other protestors to light buildings on fire and the police arrest him.

What of the following best defines civil rights?

Lights that guarantee individuals freedom from discrimination at both the state and federal levels of government

"Who can say that the legislature of Alabama which set up that state's segregation laws was democratically elected? Throughout Alabama all sorts of devious methods are used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters, and there are some counties in which, even though Negroes constitute a majority of the population, not a single Negro is registered. Can any law enacted under such circumstances be considered democratically structured?" Martin Luther King.Jr, 1963 Which of the following statements best explain MLK's argument regarding democratic participation in the excerpt above? a. The federal government's undemocratic control of the Alabama state legislature is responsible for preventing African Americans from registering to vote.

A law affecting African Americans is unjust if they had no part in creating it as a result of being denied the right to vote

Based on previous rulings, which of the following scenarios would most likely violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?

A state law criminalizes intermarriage between white and black citizens

Which of the following statements best explains why the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a significant political event?

It removed structural barriers to minority voting.

In 1952, four African American students in Topeka, Kansas were denied access to certain public schools because of laws segregating public education by race. Which of the following describes how the Supreme Court responded to this situation?

The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" doctrine violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Which of the following policies is an example of specific legislation that extended civil rights to women?

Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972

"The Constitution abbors dassifications based on race, not only because those dassifications can harm favored races or are based on illegitimate motives, but also because every time the government places citizens on racial registers and makes race relevant to the provision of burdens or benefits, it demeans us all... Undoubtedly there are other ways to "better' the education of law students aside from ensuring that the student body contains a 'critical mass' of underrepresented minority students." - Clarence Thomas, 2003 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

Colleges and universities should be forbidden from taking race into consideration.

Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?

A university establishes a race-based quota system in their admission policy.

ap gov unit 2

Sophia Bender · 29問 · 2年前