Choose Correct Tenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution Flashcards

1) Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that all powers not specifically given to the federal government shall be given to the states? A) 10th Amendment
B) 7th Amendment
C) 8th Amendment
D) 9th Amendment
E) This provision is in the Constitution itself; it is not in the Amendments.

2) According to the Supreme Court's decision in Barron v. Baltimore, A) the states were required to ensure the civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights.
B) the federal government was required to ensure the civil liberties listed in state constitutions.
C) the federal government was not required to ensure the civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights.
D) the states were not required to ensure the civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights.
E) Congress was not required to ensure the civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights.

3) What was the Supreme Court's decision in Barron v. Baltimore? A) Government can not infringe on citizens' "fundamental freedoms."
B) The direct incitement test is consistent with the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.
C) All citizens are entitled to substantive due process.
D) The incorporation doctrine is an unconstitutional infringement on states' rights.
E) The Bill of Rights did not restrict the actions of state governments.

4) The Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights limited only the federal government and not the states in A) Barron v. Baltimore.
B) McCulloch v. Maryland.
C) Cantwell v. Connecticut.
D) Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal.
E) Reynolds v. U.S.

5) The due process clause is located in
A) the Sixth Amendment only.
B) the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
C) Article III.
D) the Fourteenth Amendment only.
E) the Fifth Amendment only.

6) The Tenth Amendment says that A) state governments are prohibited from abridging any of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
B) civil liberties are fundamental freedoms that Congress can not infringe.
C) the federal government cannot abridge the individual rights to privacy and self defense.
D) all powers not specifically given to the federal government shall be given to the states.
E) Congress shall pass no laws respecting the freedom of the people to peaceably assemble.

7) When was the Bill of Rights adopted?
A) 1776
B) shortly after the Constitution was ratified
C) 1884
D) 1782
E) shortly before the Constitution was ratified

8) What was the Supreme Court's decision in Gitlow v. New York? A) Citizens have the right to refuse to pay progressive taxes.
B) States must abide by the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech and the press.
C) Citizens have the right to refuse to pay regressive taxes.
D) Benjamin Gitlow was permitted to publish his socialist manifesto.
E) States were free to limit forms of political expression.

9) The first step in the development of the incorporation doctrine was
A) Palko v. Connecticut.
B) Cantwell v. Connecticut.
C) Near v. Minnesota.
D) Pointer v. Texas.
E) Gitlow v. New York.

10) According to Table 5.1, which of the following constitutional guarantees has not been incorporated? A) the right to a speedy trial
B) no excessive fines or bail
C) the right to counsel
D) no cruel and unusual punishment
E) freedom of assembly

11) The Supreme Court ruled that states could not ignore the free speech protections guaranteed by the Constitution in A) Romer v. Evans.
B) Near v. Minnesota.
C) Palko v. Connecticut.
D) Gitlow v. New York.
E) Pointer v. Texas.

12) From which Amendment was the incorporation doctrine derived? A) 11th Amendment
B) 12th Amendment
C) 13th Amendment
D) 14th Amendment
E) 10th Amendment

13) Those rights defined by the court as essential to order, liberty, and justiceand which are held to the highest level of review and scrutinyare known as A) civil liberties.
B) fundamental freedoms.
C) civil rights.
D) personal liberties.
E) substantive due process rights.

14) Which right has not been incorporated?
A) Freedom of the press
B) Right to bear arms
C) No unreasonable search and seizure
D) Assembly
E) Free speech

15) According to the incorporation doctrine, A) corporations have the same legal rights as citizens.
B) Congress has no authority to regulate economic conditions.
C) Congress must enforce the fundamental freedoms doctrine consistently, regardless of the race or gender of those involved.
D) the due process clause requires states to abide by provisions in the Bill of Rights.
E) the Ninth Amendment compels states to restrict "life, liberty, and property" without due process of law.