FCLE Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Question 1

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

14th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

12th Amendment

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Answer

Race and color only

Answer

Race, age, and disability

Answer

Religion and national origin only

Question 3

In which Supreme Court case did the Court rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Question 4

Which amendment to the Constitution protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?

Accepted Answer

First Amendment

Answer

Second Amendment

Answer

Fourth Amendment

Answer

Fifth Amendment

Question 5

Which amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government?

Accepted Answer

Fourth Amendment

Answer

Third Amendment

Answer

Fifth Amendment

Answer

Sixth Amendment

Question 6

The legal principle that protects individuals from being tried twice for the same crime is known as:

Accepted Answer

Double jeopardy

Answer

Habeas corpus

Answer

Due process

Answer

Ex post facto

Question 7

The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is guaranteed by which amendment?

Accepted Answer

Sixth Amendment

Answer

Fifth Amendment

Answer

Seventh Amendment

Answer

Eighth Amendment