Practice Test Questions Majority Rule And Due Process

Practice Test Questions Majority Rule and Due Process

1. Which of the following answers provides a way to prevent a “tyranny of the majority?” A. Coalition governments and Dictatorships B. Absolute power and strong police force C. Supermajorities and inalienable rights D. Democracy and oppressive laws

2. Which of the following documents was the first limit on government and established protections/rights for people accused of a crime such writ of habeus corpus, trial by jury, right to speedy trial, no unreasonable search and seizure? A. Magna Carta B. Spartan Constitution C. Mayflower Compact D. English Bill of Rights

3. Which of the following Supreme Court cases ruled that the right to privacy extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that right must be balanced against protecting prenatal life and protecting the mother's health? A. Plessy v Ferguson B. Planned Parenthood v. Smith C. Roe v. Wade D. Korematsu v. US

4. Which of the following amendments protects against unreasonable search and seizures without probable cause and a warrant? A. 5th B. 4th C. 3rd D. 6th

5. Which of the following examples shows a changing view in civil rights? A. Women and blacks achieving the right to vote B. Firing a person from their job because of their sexual orientation C. Denying someone the right to vote based on their race or ethnicity D. Making a “dangerous drivers” list of Hispanics after two wrecks in one day involving people of Hispanic origin

6. Which of the following Supreme Court cases which ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be used in criminal prosecutions in state and federal courts? A. Mapp v. Ohio B. Miranda v. Arizona C. Brown v. Board of Education D. Johnson v. Eisentrager

7. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and Boumediene v. Bush are major Supreme Court cases dealing with ______and due process. A. slavery B. th 4th Amendment C. Terrorism D. Global Warming

8. Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education all dealt with which of the following issues? a. Terrorism B. Electoral College C. Civil Rights D. 4th Amendment 9. Johnson v. Eisentrager, Wong Wing v. US and US v. Verdugo-Urquidez all deal which of the following issues? A. Terrorism B.4th Amendment C. Illegal Immigration D. Civil Rights

10. Which of the following Supreme Court cases extended Fourth Amendment protection to all areas where a person has a "reasonable expectation of privacy?” A. Mapp v. Ohio B. Roper v. Simmons C. Katz v. US D. Roe v. Wade ANSWER KEY 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. C