US Gov · Unit 3 · Paper 3

Civil Liberties & Civil Rights unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 24 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 3, Paper 3” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 33 min 30 points0/17 attempted

Equal protection clause

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Strict scrutiny

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Exclusionary rule

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Symbolic speech

Free exercise clause

Right to privacy

Selective incorporation

New York Times v. United States (1971)

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Title IX

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Affirmative action

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Civil Rights Act of 1964

3 pts

Free response

6 pts

ARGUMENT ESSAY. Since the founding of the United States, access to voting has expanded. Develop an argument as to whether social movements or congressional actions have done more to expand opportunities for voting. Use at least one piece of evidence from one of the following foundational documents: Article I of the Constitution; the First Amendment; "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." In your response: state a defensible claim or thesis with a line of reasoning; support it with at least TWO pieces of specific and relevant evidence (at least one from a listed foundational document; the second from another foundational document or course concepts); use reasoning to connect the evidence to the claim; and respond to an opposing or alternate perspective using rebuttal or refutation.