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A FEW QUESTIONS....
In 1868, what was the most important reason to include the equal protection clause in the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. Women’s rights activists wanted equal protection.
B. African Americans were not protected under the law.
C. Southern whites were not protected under the law.
D. Immigrants wanted equal protection.

What idea was the decision in Griswold v. Connecticut based upon?
A. If the Constitution forbids self-incrimination, husbands and wives should not be forced to testify against each other.
B. The Constitution cannot possibly include all rights, so judges can create new ones based on what the founders must have been thinking.
C. If the Constitution forbids unreasonable searches, there must be a reasonable right to privacy.
D. The Constitution does not meet everyone’s needs, so citizens can disregard laws when they think the government is violating their rights.

The practice of selective incorporation means that the Bill of Rights will
A. always be applied to the states by the court.
B. never be applied to the states by the court.
C. sometimes be applied to the court by the states.
D. sometimes be applied to the states by the court.

Which is a grand jury right?
A. the right to the same treatment and rules that all citizens receive
B. the right to avoid confessing to a crime
C. the right to indictment before trial for a capital crime
D. the right to avoid being tried twice for the same crime

Read the scenario.
It is Election Day. Group X appears at the polls, but each member of that group is turned away and not allowed to vote. Group Z appears as well; group Z’s members are allowed to vote as long as they brought a utility bill validating their address.
What has happened to each group?
A. Group X has had its voting rights abridged; group Z has had its rights denied.
B. Group X has had its voting rights abridged; group Z has had its rights ignored.
C. Group X has had its voting rights ignored; group Z has had its rights denied.
D. Group X has had its voting rights denied; group Z has had its rights abridged.

According to the precedent, Santa Fe School District v. Doe, a teacher who allows a student to lead a prayer at a high school baseball game would most likely be ruled
A. unconstitutional, because the game is affiliated with the school.
B. unconstitutional, because a church didn’t authorize the prayer.
C. constitutional, because students have the right to practice religion.
D. constitutional, because people pay taxes and fund the public schools.

Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.
Congress shall make no law respecting . . . religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
Which example violates this portion of Amendment I?
A. A student is allowed to read the Bible in class.
B. A woman is allowed to hold a religious meeting in a park.
C. A mayor attends a different church than his employees.
D. A governor declares a new state religion.

What factor do Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Regents of California v. Bakke have in common?
A. All three cases improved civil rights for minorities.
B. All three cases went to the Supreme Court for ruling.
C. All three cases ruled in favor of the individual.
D. All three cases took place in the twentieth century.

Which statement best describes the impact of the Gideon decision?
A. The police now have additional resources to track down criminals.
B. All people, whether wealthy or not, now have the same rights in court.
C. People with no savings may now raise bail that they could not otherwise afford.
D. Trials that deal with serious crimes can now move forward quickly.

Edwards v. South Carolina focused on two issues: the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and
A. the right to symbolic speech.
B. the freedom of the press.
C. the freedom of religion.
D. the right to peacefully assemble.

Which privacy right is protected by Supreme Court decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade?
A. the right to life
B. the right to enjoy life
C. the right to be left alone
D. the right to share ideas

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