QUIZ Civil Liberties and Civl Rights

QUIZ Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Instructions

The following thirteen statements are either true of false. Please respond accordingly.

Then answer the following two essay questions that are taken from the assigned Bodenhamer

readings.

Question 1

The Eighth Amendment introduces the question of capital punishment

True

False

Question 2

The process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights were incorporated or applied

to the states using the Fourteenth Amendment, is known as incorporation theory.

True

False

Question 3

The establishment clause is a First Amendment clause that says "Congress shall make no law

respecting an establishment of religion"; meaning that a "wall of protection" exists between

church and state.

True

False

Question 4

, A writ of habeas corpus is a standard used by the courts to determine if reverse discrimination

has in fact occurred.

True

False

Question 5

5. In 2010, the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court applied the Second

Amendment to the states, its first incorporation decision in 40 years

True

False




Question 6

One of the categories of speech that falls outside the guarantees of the First Amendment is

libel and slander. Libel can be thought of as an oral statement and slander is a written

falsehood.

True

False

Question 7

The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unlawful (improper) searches and seizures.

True

False