US Politics Supreme Court Cases Test 6

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Politics & Civics — Test 6 (Supreme Court Cases) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 6 (Supreme Court Cases) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 6 (Supreme Court Cases) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which case allowed separate but equal (1896)?

A) Plessy v. Ferguson

B) Brown v. Board

C) Roe v. Wade

D) Miranda v. Arizona

Question 2

What best defines equal protection?

A) Rich pay less

B) Same laws for all

C) States differ

D) Only federal rights

Question 3

How long is a presidential term?

A) 8 years

B) 6 years

C) 4 years

D) 2 years

Question 4

What is judicial restraint?

A) Activist rulings

B) No review

C) Fast trials

D) Deferring to lawmakers

Question 5

Which term means "States shielded from suits"?

A) sovereign immunity

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 6

What is a filibuster?

A) veto

B) long Senate speech delaying vote

C) fast vote

D) secret ballot

Question 7

What did DC v. Heller protect?

A) Militia-only right

B) Machine guns

C) Individual Second Amendment right

D) No gun laws

Question 8

Which case allowed corporate campaign spending (2010)?

A) McCain-Feingold approval

B) Buckley v. Valeo

C) Austin v. Chamber

D) Citizens United v. FEC

Question 9

What did Dred Scott v. Sandford rule?

A) Black people were not citizens

B) Slavery was abolished

C) Schools must integrate

D) Poll taxes are legal

Question 10

What did Regents v. Bakke decide?

A) All affirmative action banned

B) Racial quotas invalid, race may count

C) Quotas required

D) Only test scores count

Question 11

What test came from Schenck v. United States?

A) Imminent lawless action

B) Miller test

C) Clear and present danger

D) Lemon test

Question 12

Which term means "Cases starting at Court"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) the cabinet

D) original jurisdiction

Question 13

How long is a Senate term?

A) 6 years

B) 2 years

C) 8 years

D) 4 years

Question 14

What is double jeopardy?

A) Two trials always

B) No retrial after acquittal

C) Two juries

D) Two appeals

Question 15

Which of the following best defines a writ of certiorari?

A) Arrest warrant

B) Veto letter

C) Order to send case up

D) Pardon paper

Question 16

Which case denied citizenship to Black Americans (1857)?

A) Plessy v. Ferguson

B) Brown v. Board

C) Gideon v. Wainwright

D) Dred Scott v. Sandford

Question 17

What best defines precedent?

A) Past ruling guiding

B) New statute

C) Voter wish

D) Party rule

Question 18

What is Congress's power of the purse?

A) sets salaries only

B) controls spending

C) prints money freely

D) collects no tax

Question 19

What is just compensation?

A) No pay

B) Double pay

C) Fair pay for takings

D) Tax credit

Question 20

Which of the following best defines a veto?

A) court order

B) election

C) new law

D) president rejects a bill

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