Question

Q25: The Bill of Rights was not applied at the state level until what process occurred?

A- Due process of law through the 5th amendment

B- habeas corpus through Article I

C- selective incorporation through the 14th amendment

D- Nationalization through the 10th amendment

Q26: Supreme Court rulings that strike down the practice of Bible reading at public schools are an example of...

- the free exercise clause

- the establishment clause

- the equal protection clause

- the comity clause

Q27: If the police seize evidence from your home without a proper warrant, they cannot use that evidence against you in court because of...

- Strict scrutiny

- habeas corpus

- the exclusionary rule

- the 5th amendment

Q28: _______ are protections from improper government action, and _______ are guarantees provided by the government.

- civil liberties; constitutional amendments

- civil liberties; civil rights

- civil rights; civil liberties

- constitutional amendments; civil liberties

Q29: Which of these allowed the Justice Department to enforce non-discriminatory employment practices?

- Rehabilitation Act of 1973

- Voting Rights Act of 1965

- Equal Rights Amendment of 1972

- Civil Rights Act of 1964

Q30: What is the "equal protection clause"?

- part of the 15th amendment that established the separate but equal rule

- part of the 14th amendment that abolished slavery

- part of the 15th amendment that guarantees voting rights for black men

- part of the 14th amendment that guarantees civil rights to each citizen

Q31: What was established with the court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

- that each citizen is guaranteed equal protection under law.

- that the Justice Department can issue federal court orders to desegregate schools.

- that segregation of the races in public accommodations is allowed as long as the facilities are equal.

- that racial discrimination violates the Constitution.

Q32: What was the consequence of the decision in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?

- Public Schools were allowed to have separate facilities for different races as long as those facilities were equal

- Racial segregation in public schools ended immediately across the country.

- Separate public education facilities for different races was deemed inherently unequal and unconstitutional

- racial segregation in public schools ended within a year in the south

Answer 1

Q25: The Bill of Rights was not applied at the state level until what process occurred?

Ans. C- selective incorporation through the 14th amendment.

Before the selective incorporation through the 14th amendment which is also known as rectification of the 14th amendment of the United States constitution, the bill of rights applied only to the federal and not to the states. And after the the selective incorporation through 14th amendment bill of rights are made applicable to the states through the due process clause.

Q26: Supreme Court rulings that strike down the practice of Bible reading at public schools are an example of

Ans. - the establishment clause : Which means even the law prohibits the establishment of any religion.It also called establishment-of-religion clause, clause in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Free exercise clause- this clause specifically provides that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting and of the Free exercise aur abridging the freedom of speech of the press of the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for the redressal of grievances.

The equal protection clause- it was brought in in in the the 14th amendment which requires state to practice equal protection and be impartial between individuals, solely the difference on the basis that they are irrelevant to a legitimate governmental objective.

The comity clause- this gives power to the Congress to regulate commerce with foreign Nations and among several other states and within the Indian.

Q27: If the police seize evidence from your home without a proper warrant, they cannot use that evidence against you in court because of

Ans. - the exclusionary rule - The rule was established in the 4th amendmend to the US constitution. It is intended to protect citizens from illegal searches and seizures, that is , mandates that evidence seized as a product of unlawful police activity, absent some exception, is not admissible in court.

Strict scrutiny- it is a form of Judicial review which is used by the court determine the constitutionality of of certain laws.

Habeas corpus- Habeas Corpus is used by the court to determine the lawful detention or imprisonment of a Prisoner or any other detained person.

The fifth amendment- it states that" no person shall be held answerable for a capital, or otherwise in famous crime, unless on a present or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or Naval force, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger, nor shall any person be subject for the same offence.

Q28: _______ are protections from improper government action, and _______ are guarantees provided by the government.

Ans.- civil liberties; civil rights

civil liberties -The rights in the Bill of Rights are also better understood as civil liberties. They protect citizens' freedom from improper government action.

civil rights - Guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics is known as civil rights. Example- right to vote.