The Development of Civil Rights Discussion

The Development of Civil Rights Discussion
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The Development of Civil Rights Discussion
1. The Supreme Court is the branch of government that protects civil
liberties because
(A) it alone interprets the constitutionality of legislation
(B) it was designed to avoid the passions of even vast majorities
(C) it can veto Congress and the president
(D) it can define what civil liberties Americans enjoy
(E) All of the above
2. Equal protection is a prolific source of modern constitutional litigation
because
(A) it pertains to civil rights and civil liberties
(B) more of these cases come to the court’s attention
(C) most legislation pertains to equal protection issues
(D) executive orders often violate civil rights
(E) the Constitution is primarily concerned with these issues
3. What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
(A) Rights are protections from government, and liberties are protections
by government.
(B) Rights are protections by government, and liberties are protections
from government.
(C) They are interchangeable with no difference.
(D) The government may not take away citizens’ rights.
(E) All of the above
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4. set For a nearly precedent a century, that kept the the Supreme Bill of Court’s Rights from ruling being in _ applied to state law.
(A) Barron v. Baltimore
(B) Gibbons v. Ogden
(C) Marbury v. Madison
(D) McCulloch V. Maryland
(E) Dartmouth College v. Woodward
430. The judicial interpretation method that says legislation must meet the
intent of the wording of the Constitution and amendments is
(A) loose scrutiny
(B) deferential scrutiny
(C) judicial scrutiny
(D) strict scrutiny
(E) legislative scrutiny
431. Deferential scrutiny of legislation by the Supreme Court means that
(A) Congress is given leeway in the intent of legislation
(B) legislation doesn’t have to match the wording of the Constitution perfectly
(C) justices do not alter legislation unnecessarily
(D) the intent of legislation is fully considered
(E) All of the above
432. In terms of civil rights and liberties, a suspect classification is one
(A) where legislators legitimately apply the law to a certain group of citizens
(B) where judicial interpretation is questionable
(C) where there is concern that legislation separates a class of people
(D) where the law gives favor to a particular group
(E) where a law is seen as unnecessary
433. The strict scrutiny that affected fundamental” rights or interests regarding equal protection was more profound on the development of civil rights and liberties because
(A) it circumscribed legislative choices
(B) it focused on voting
(C) it focused on criminal appeals
(D) it focused on the right of interstate travel
(E) All of the above
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434. Under Chief Justice Warren Burger, the post-Warren Supreme Court’s view on equal protection was
(A) a continuation of the Warren court’s most established reasoning
(B) a discontent with the two-tier formulation of equal protection
(C) a willingness to use the clause as an interventionist tool
(D) an avoidance of the strict scrutiny language of the Warren court’s
equal protection
(E) All of the above
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5. The Burger court maintained equal protection for fundamental interest
classifications in
(A) voting and ballot access
(B) sexual harassment
(C) racial profiling
(D) immigrant rights
(E) gay marriage
6. One way the modern (from the 1990s into the twenty-first century) court’s
equal protection interpretation has changed is that
(A) civil rights are not as protected
(B) there is renewed support for government’s position
(C) law enforcement action is more acceptable
(D) there is a new concentration on citizenship
(E) the deferential approach does not automatically overturn statutes
7. The major case that helped further split North and South prior to the Civil
War was
(A) Miranda v. Arizona
(B) Scott V. Sandford
(C) Baker v. Carr
(D) the Amistad decision
(E) South Carolina v. United States
438. Reconstruction was instituted by a Republican Congress to
_ and ensure civil rights in the South.
(A) prevent all African Americans from voting
(B) create an orderly way for Southern states to be readmitted to the
Union
(C) guarantee a victory in the next presidential election
(D) give African Americans the right to vote
(E) None of the above
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