Extending Civil Rights

Question 1

Which of the following is more characteristic of an activist approach to judicial review?

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C: A judge overturns a legal precedent.

Question 2

Which of these statements best summarizes the court’s ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines?

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D: Public schoolchildren have the right to free speech if they do not interfere with school discipline.

Question 3

Think about how the court ruled in Engel v. Vitale. Based on that ruling, which of the following situations would be considered unconstitutional?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: A public school teacher writes a prayer on the blackboard and asks her class to say it.; B: A public school principal prays each morning on the school’s loudspeaker system.; D: A state passes a law requiring all schoolchildren to pray.

Question 4

Why did the Supreme Court overturn the Griswold v. Connecticut decision?

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C: The right to privacy is implied in several constitutional amendments.

Question 5

Miranda Rights give the accused the right to remain .

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A: silent

Question 6

Miranda Rights warn the accused that anything they can be used against them in court.

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B: say

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