Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Contemporary America Test your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Contemporary America era! 1 / 10 What does the USA Patriot Act stand for? Uniting Self and Presidents always to require intelligence over terror. United States of America Providing Against Terror Repealing Ignorance and Overthrowing Tyranny. United States of American Protecting and Treating Real Intelligence and Conservation of Territory. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. 2 / 10 Miranda v. Arizona is one of the best known (and most controversial) criminal procedure Supreme Court decisions in history. The decision requires the police to inform an individual taken into custody to be informed of which rights and consequences? The right to an attorney; if they can’t afford a lawyer, one will be provided The right to remain silent All of the above If they choose to talk, anything they say may be used against them 3 / 10 In Tinker v. Des Moines School Board, the Supreme Court ruled that: Students do not have protest rights on a public campus Public school students have a 1st Amendment right of free speech. The 1st Amendment Right of Free Speech does not apply to Elementary, Middle or High School students Students must obtain permission from school officials to organize protests 4 / 10 U.S. v Lopez addressed the constitutionality of Congressional legislation creating Gun-Free School Zones. The Court rejected the congressional argument that Congress had the authority to do so under what constitutional clause? The General Welfare clause The commerce clause The Militia clause The Necessary & Proper clause 5 / 10 When Chief Justice Earl Warren retired, which Supreme Court decision made during his tenure on the Court (1953-1969) did he regard as the most significant? Baker v. Carr Mapp v. Ohio Miranda v. Arizona Gideon v. Wainwright 6 / 10 What was the historical significance of U. S. v. Lopez? It was the first time in over a half-century the Court rejected a Congressional Act based on the Commerce clause. It was the first Supreme Court decision w/a Latino title. It was the first case involving gun rights in public education. It rejected the 2nd Amendment 7 / 10 Lemon v. Kurtzman concluded that public money to parochial and nonpublic schools violated what provision of the 1st Amendment? The Right to Assembly Clause The Free Exercise Clause The Establishment Clause The Free Speech Clause 8 / 10 What two laws were in conflict with each other in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores? The Affordable Care Act and the Voting Rights Act The Affordable Care Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act RFRA and the 1964 Civil Rights Act The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) 9 / 10 Which religion was the focus of Wisconsin v. Yoder? Amish Atheism Catholic Muslim 10 / 10 The Bakke decision addressed what legal issue? University faculty testing standards Affirmative Action programs University academic requirements University class size restrictions Your score is Try another 10!
