The Thirteenth Amendment:
a. overturned the Dred Scott decision and prohibits slavery.
b. outlines the structure of the federal judiciary.
c. established how representatives are apportioned and what their qualifications are..
d. prohibited the sale and purchase of intoxicating liquors.
The case of Dred Scott v. Sandford held that:
a. blacks had equal rights with whites.
b. the concept of “separate but equal” was unconstitutional.
c. freed slaves did not have the right to remain free in territory where slavery was still
legal.
d. states could determine whether ex-slaves could be citizens.
The branch of government is authorized to declare war is the:
a. executive branch
b. legislative branch
c. judicial branch
d. military branch
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)held that:
a. no Miranda warning is required during a stop and frisk.
b. Miranda does not need to be given by private police.
c. an individual being investigated by police may not be denied counsel.
d. indigent defendants are entitled to a lawyer when seeking an appeal.
The Court acknowledged that virtual exclusion of African-Americans from juries
constituted an equal protection violation in:
a. Adarand v. Pena.
b. Norris v. Alabama.
c. Swain v. Alabama.
d. Batson v. Kentucky.
The fundamental provisions of the Bill of Rights have been applied to the states through
the process of:
a. stare decisis
b. judicial activism
c. summary judgment
d. selective incorporation
Amenities such as cable television in prison are considered to be inmate:
a. pampering.
b. privileges.
c. rights.
d. sanctions.
Opponents of the death penalty most frequently cite which Amendment’s prohibition
against cruel and unusual punishment?
a. Fifth Amendment
b. Sixth Amendment
c. Fourth Amendment
d. Eighth Amendment
What serious omission occurred in the Bill of Rights?
a. it failed to provide recourse for violations by the federal government.
b. it failed to ensure state sovereignty.
c. it failed to abolish slavery.
d. it failed to provide the right to privacy.
The Supreme Court held that “the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second
Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-
defense” in:
a. Adams v. Williams
b. Presser v. Illinois
c. McDonald v. Chicago
d. U.S. v. Lopez
In United States v. Lopez (1995), the U.S. Supreme Court:
a. affirmed the constitutionality of the Gun-Free School Zones Act.
b. struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act as being unrelated to interstate
commerce and, therefore, unconstitutional.
c. upheld a municipal ordinance banning all handguns, shotguns with barrels less than
18 inches and guns firing more than eight shots in repetition.
d. struck down a municipal ordinance banning all handguns, shotguns with barrels less
than 18 inches and guns firing more than eight shots in repetition.
The federal income tax was established in the:
a. Fifteenth Amendment
b. Sixteenth Amendment
c. Seventeenth Amendment
d. Eighteenth Amendment
A warrantless arrest that begins in a public place is valid:
a. only with good faith.
b. only with reasonable suspicion.
c. only if the officer witnesses the flight.
d. if probable cause exists, even if the arrestee retreats to a private place.
The Court’s 1964 ruling in Cooper v. Pate held that:
a. inmates retained all of their civil rights.
b. inmates lost all of their civil rights.
c. inmates could sue the warden for deprivation of basic rights.
d. discarding inmates’ petitions to the court was unconstitutional.
In Rochin v. California, the Supreme Court held that searches that ___________ are a
violation of due process and any evidence so obtained will, therefore, be inadmissible.
a. offend liberty
b. violate privacy
c. show a heedless disregard for civil rights
d. shock the conscience
Which of the following is not an “unenumerated” right?
a. privacy
b. interstate and international travel
c. freedom of association
d. freedom of assembly
The Supreme Court” “proportionality analysis” of sentences includes all of the
following, except:
a. the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty.
b. the sentences imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction.
c. the sentences imposed for the commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions.
d. an analysis of punishments for the same offense from an historical perspective.
The Supreme Court stated that the exclusionary rule operates as a judicially created
remedy designed to safeguard Fourth Amendment rights generally through its deterrent
effect, rather than a constitutional right of the person aggrieved in:
a. Mapp v. Ohio
b. Weeks v. U.S.
c. United States v. Leon
d. Wolf v. Colorado
The ____________ Amendment has been used by the Supreme Court to infer the right
to privacy.
a. Third
b. Seventh
c. Ninth
d. Tenth
Which of the following is a permissible restriction on speech?
a. Defamation.
b. Political rhetoric
c. Criticism of the government
d. Depictions of animal cruelty
The Boston Tea Party was not:
a. a demonstration of the unwillingness of the colonists to pay taxes to Great Britain
without representation.
b. an act of protest against British rule over the colonies.
c. the culmination of growing resentment towards Parliament for passage of laws such
as the Stamp and Quartering Acts.
d. a formal meeting between British and colonial officials to establish a trade
agreement.
Statements, including confessions, will not be admissible in court if obtained while
violating a person’s right to reasonable expectation of privacy under the:
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Fifth Amendment
c. Sixth Amendment
d. Fourteenth Amendment
Since the origin of the Supreme Court, ___________________ justices have served.
a. nearly 40
b. between 60 and 65
c. more than 100
d. nearly 210
Bail set at a figure higher than an amount “reasonably _______________” is excessive
under the Eighth Amendment.
a. calculated to fulfill its purpose
b. affordable for the defendant to produce
c. necessary to sanction the defendant
d. designed to make pretrial release possible
One way courts have determined reasonableness is the bright line approach, which:
a. considers the totality of circumstances in each individual case.
b. assigns points to each indicia of reasonableness.
c. compares a case to other similar cases.
d. considers a specific rule that applies to all cases.
Gun control opponents claim that gun control:
a. will prevent needless deaths and lower crime.
b. removes the role of local legislative bodies to be involved in the process.
c. will only put guns in the hands of criminals.
d. will force law-abiding citizens to seek alternate means of protection.
Congress has not considered an Amendment regarding:
a. establishing victims’ rights.
b. prohibiting burning the American flag.
c. banning gay marriage.
d. equal rights for same-sex couples.
______________ rights proponents claim that the Second Amendment was adopted
with the primary purpose of preserving the state militia.
The U.S. Supreme Court established the right to counsel during police interrogation for
all criminal suspects in:
a. Escobedo v. Illinois
b. Miranda v. Arizona.
c. Dickerson v. United States
d. Fikes v. Alabama
To date, federal courts have held that the Constitution:
a. guarantees the absolute right of any American citizen to keep and bear arms.
b. still does not guarantee an absolute right to keep and bear arms.
c. is irrelevant in issues concerning private possession of firearms.
d. the federal courts have not addressed the Second Amendment.
In Segura v. United States (1984), although evidence discovered during an illegal entry
into an apartment was excluded, evidence later found in the apartment with a warrant
obtained with information totally unconnected with the illegal entry was admissible
under the:
a. valid, independent source doctrine
b. confidential source doctrine
c. harmless error doctrine
d. reliable informant exception
The place where a specific case may come to trial and the area from which the jury is
selected is known as:
a. voir dire
b. jurisdiction
c. district
d. venue
Describe the ideological makeup of the current Supreme Court. In your opinion, do
labels such as “liberal” or “conservative” provide an accurate portrayal of the current
Court? Explain.
The term __________ refers to the interaction and assimilation that occurred over time
among the colonists.
A seizure is not necessarily an arrest, but all arrests are seizures.
Regardless of the level of jurisdiction, a statutory law may not violate the Constitution.
A ________ is a brief detention of a person based on specific and articulable facts for
the purpose of investigating suspicious activity.
List three fundamental constitutional rules for searches and discuss their importance.
Those who ____________ law create it.
The ________ Amendment is sometimes referred to as the forgotten amendment
because it is seldom used as a basis for Supreme Court decisions.
There are no longer any national or state-sanctioned militias in the United States.
Rank the four basic freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment in descending order
of importance to you, then explain why you rank them as you do.
The ________________ Amendment states: “The enumeration in the Constitution of
certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
people,” thus answering the objections of those who thought that naming some rights
but not all might result in the government’s claiming more power than was intended.
Rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights are known as ________ rights.
The Thirteenth Amendment granted citizenship to the freed slaves.
After the President nominates a judge for appointment to the Supreme Court, the
_______________ must confirm the nomination.
State supreme courts derive their power from the United States Constitution.
Explain what it means to shepardize a case and why it is important.
Describe the challenge to Miranda presented in Dickerson v. United States (2000) and
the Supreme Court’s ruling.