WGU C963 TFN1 TASK 3 CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL
RIGHTS
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
United States v. Windsor
ANSWER
Federal government must provide benefits to legally married same-sex couples
Question 2.
Mapp v. Ohio
ANSWER
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally cannot
be used in court)
Question 3.
Miller v. California
ANSWER
A 1973 Supreme Court decision that avoided defining obscenity by holding that community
standards be used to determine whether material is obscene in terms of appealing to a
"prurient interest" and being "patently offensive" and lacking in value.
Question 4.
Tinker v. Des Moines
ANSWER
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
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, Question 5.
Miranda v. Arizona
ANSWER
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an
attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
Question 6.
Oregon HR v. Smith
ANSWER
the state could deny unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating a state prohibition
on the use of peyote, even though the use of the drug was part of a religious ritual.
Question 7.
Miller v. Johnson
ANSWER
1995 SuCo: Racial gerrymandering violates the equal protection clause.
Question 8.
Gillette v. United States
ANSWER
Individual cannot use religion to get out of particular war, must be against all wars
Question 9.
Korematsu v. US
ANSWER
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the
relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and
agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor
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RIGHTS
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
United States v. Windsor
ANSWER
Federal government must provide benefits to legally married same-sex couples
Question 2.
Mapp v. Ohio
ANSWER
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally cannot
be used in court)
Question 3.
Miller v. California
ANSWER
A 1973 Supreme Court decision that avoided defining obscenity by holding that community
standards be used to determine whether material is obscene in terms of appealing to a
"prurient interest" and being "patently offensive" and lacking in value.
Question 4.
Tinker v. Des Moines
ANSWER
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
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, Question 5.
Miranda v. Arizona
ANSWER
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an
attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
Question 6.
Oregon HR v. Smith
ANSWER
the state could deny unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating a state prohibition
on the use of peyote, even though the use of the drug was part of a religious ritual.
Question 7.
Miller v. Johnson
ANSWER
1995 SuCo: Racial gerrymandering violates the equal protection clause.
Question 8.
Gillette v. United States
ANSWER
Individual cannot use religion to get out of particular war, must be against all wars
Question 9.
Korematsu v. US
ANSWER
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the
relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and
agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor
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