The establishment clause of the First Amendment
A) prohibits government from sponsoring or supporting religious activity.
B) establishes Protestantism as the official religion of the United States.
C) prevents the government from interfering with the exercise of religion.
D) forbids the establishment of restrictions on free speech.
E) keeps Congress from making other amendments official without a Supreme Court ruling.
Over time, the Supreme Court has used the __________ to apply the specifics of the Bill of Rights to the states.
A) Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause
B) Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause
C) Tenth Amendment
D) the Gideon Rule
E) Palko v. Connecticut precedent
Persons possess __________ and governments possess
A) rights; privileges.
B) rights; powers.
C) values; powers.
D) liberties; rights.
E) rights; liberties.
An American citizen's ability to drive a car only with the possession of a valid license may be best described as a
A) civil liberty.
B) civil right.
C) privilege.
D) power.
E) negative right.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established the right to nondiscrimination in public accommodations and
A) access to home loans.
B) voting.
C) employment opportunity.
D) education.
E) free speech.
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