Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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A)   The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by all of the provisions in the Bill of Rights.
B)   The Fourteenth Amendment had no effect on state governments because it was designed to apply only to the federal government.
C)   The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights, but the process took over 100 years.
D)   The Fourteenth Amendment required states to abide by the First Amendment to the Constitution but not any of the other amendments to the Constitution.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The first provision of the Bill of Rights to be incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as a limitation on state power was the

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A)   First Amendment's protection for freedom of the press.
B)   First Amendment's protection for freedom of speech.
C)   First Amendment's protection for freedom of assembly.
D)   Fifth Amendment's prohibition on states from taking private property for a public use without just compensation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

McDonald v. Chicago (2010)  was significant because it

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A)   applied the Second Amendment to state governments.
B)   rejected the idea that the Second Amendment applies to state governments.
C)   concluded that the Second Amendment applies only to state governments and not to the federal government.
D)   upheld the state of Illinois's restrictions on gun ownership by former felons.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

In EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.(2015) , the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)   the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed at a privately owned retail store.
B)   Title VII of the U.S. Code prevents retail stores from refusing to hire Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies.
C)   Title VII of the U.S. Code allows retail stores to refuse hiring Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies.
D)   Native Americans cannot be fired from their jobs at privately owned companies for smoking peyote during religious ceremonies.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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A)   was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination.
B)   was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it added the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
C)   significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it only outlawed discrimination on the basis of race.
D)   significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it required government to treat men and women differently in many areas of public policy.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The "Black Lives Matter" protests started in

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A)   Ferguson, MO.
B)   Baltimore, MD.
C)   Chicago, IL.
D)   New York City, NY.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)  was significant because it

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A)   guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry in all states and required states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
B)   upheld the constitutionality of state-level bans on same-sex marriage.
C)   asserted that there was no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity.
D)   asserted that there was a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) , the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)   Amish children are not required to attend school past the age of 12.
B)   children cannot be required to salute the flag if it violates their religious faith.
C)   school officials are permitted greater authority to censor speech and expression than would be permissible off school grounds.
D)   prayer in school violates the establishment clause.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

During the late nineteenth century, the equal protection clause was

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A)   severely limited in scope by the Supreme Court.
B)   ruled unconstitutional.
C)   more strongly defended by individual states than by the federal government.
D)   not implemented because of a lack of tax revenue.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Why was New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)  significant?

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A)   The justices ruled that a newspaper had to print false and malicious material deliberately in order to be guilty of libel.
B)   The justices ruled that newspapers could be guilty of libel if they published any information that was ultimately proven to be inaccurate.
C)   The justices ruled that the government could prevent the publication of newspapers and magazines only under the most extraordinary circumstances.
D)   The justices ruled that "shield laws" were unconstitutional.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Who began the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956?

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A)   Martin Luther King, Jr.
B)   Orbal Faubus
C)   George Wallace
D)   Rosa ParksE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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