1) In 2006, a rally was held on the national Mall in Washington to encourage the U.S. government
to do more to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Such events are protected by
A) the First Amendment.
B) the Second Amendment.
C) the Tenth Amendment.
D) the Fourteenth Amendment.
E) the Twenty-Seventh Amendment.
2) Where can the Bill of Rights be found?
A) the Declaration of Independence
B) the Declaration of the Rights of Man
C) the Preamble of the Constitution
D) Article IV of the Constitution
E) the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
3) What does the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution say?
A) All non-enumerated powers of government belong to the states.
B) Citizens have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.
C) States have the right to maintain state militias.
D) Government can not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or national origin.
E) It guarantees the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
4) What was the Supreme Courtʹs decision in Barron v. Baltimore?
A) All citizens are entitled to substantive due process.
B) Government can not infringe on citizensʹ ʺfundamental freedoms.ʺ
C) The incorporation doctrine is an unconstitutional infringement on statesʹ rights.
D) The Bill of Rights did not restrict the actions of state governments.
E) The direct incitement test is consistent with the First Amendmentʹs guarantee of freedom
of speech.
5) The Supreme Court ruled that states could not limit free speech protections guaranteed by the
Constitution in
A) Near v. Minnesota.
B) Gitlow v. New York.
C) Palko v. Connecticut.
D) Pointer v. Texas.
E) Romer v. Evans.
6) What is the foundation of the incorporation doctrine?
A) the Ninth Amendment
B) the Tenth Amendment
C) the Fourteenth Amendment
D) Abraham Lincolnʹs Incorporation Proclamation
E) the necessary and proper clause
7) According to the incorporation doctrine,
A) the due process clause requires states to abide by provisions in the Bill of Rights.
B) corporations have the same legal rights as citizens.
C) the Ninth Amendment compels states to restrict ʺlife, liberty, and propertyʺ without due
process of law.
D) Congress must enforce the fundamental freedoms doctrine consistently, regardless of the
race or gender of those involved.
E) Congress has no authority to regulate economic conditions.
8) Which of the following freedoms is absolute and can not be limited by government?
A) freedom of religion
B) freedom of speech
C) freedom to believe
D) freedom to act
E) All of the freedoms listed above are absolute.
9) The establishment clause
A) prohibits the adoption of an official national religion.
B) tears down the wall of separation between church and state.
C) establishes a national church and a national religion.
D) requires all elected officials to pass a religious test before taking office.
E) prohibits the government from interfering with citizensʹ religious practices.
10) Which of the following best describes the trend in recent Supreme Court decisions regarding
the separation of church and state?
A) The Supreme Court has consistently prohibited all government aid to religious schools.
B) The Supreme Court has permitted school districts to continue school-sponsored prayers.
C) The Supreme Court has required states to demonstrate a ʺcompelling moral or ethicalʺ
rationale for various entanglements between church and state.
D) The Supreme Court has been further increasing the separation of church and state.
E) The Supreme Court has been reducing the required separation between church and state.
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