Quiz Me! - Era: Contemporary America Test your knowledge about the Contemporary America era. 1 / 10 What part of the Constitution was the issue in Wisconsin v. Yoder? The 1st Amendment Establishment Clause The Article VI prohibition of any religious qualification for public office The 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause The Preamble 2 / 10 What is the purpose of Title IX? To make sure girls have automatic access to all schools. To ensure race is not a factor in admitting students to college. To ensure girls and women have the same education programs as boys and men. To replace previous legislation that did not allow women into college. 3 / 10 The legal concept of “privilege” recognizes that some conversations are confidential and privileged, and, therefore, cannot be compelled to be divulged. President Richard Nixon asserted what kind of privilege in U. S. v. Nixon? Executive Privilege Presidential Privilege National Privilege White House Privilege 4 / 10 Texas v. Johnson held that burning the U. S. flag was protected by the 1st Amendment’s Free Speech clause as a form of what kind of speech? Speech plus Conduct Symbolic Speech Pure Speech Commercial Speech 5 / 10 McDonald v. City of Chicago recognized that the 2nd Amendment: Is a collective right, limited to the formation of a militia Applies to both the national and state governments Prohibited universal background checks Prohibited the ownership of weapons of mass destruction 6 / 10 After graduating third out of 102 students at Stanford Law School, this future Supreme Court Justice’s only private practice employment offer was for a position of legal secretary Sandra Day O’Connor Elena Kagan Sonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7 / 10 How was the money spent under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? Stop the foreclosures of millions of homes across the United States. Repair homes and businesses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Convert federal buildings to high performance green buildings. Built new neighborhoods expanding suburban areas. 8 / 10 The Supreme Court holds racial issues based on the 14 Amendment’s Equal Protection clause to different levels of “scrutiny.” Shaw v. Reno used which level? Absolute scrutiny Low scrutiny Intermediate scrutiny Strict scrutiny 9 / 10 Under the Clean Air Act of 1970 who has the primary responsibility to create actions for cleaner air? Local and Federal governments The state and federal governments The Federal government Local and state governments 10 / 10 How did Robert Johnson become the first African-American billionaire? He founded the American media conglomerate, Viacom He was instrumental in helping Bill Gates develop Microsoft Windows He stayed at Princeton University after graduating and became the university’s president He founded and eventually sold Black Entertainment Television (BET) Your score is Try another 10!
