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According to the text, the privileges or immunities clause in the Fourteenth Amendment ensures that states treat citizens of other states the same as their own citizens. This provision is similar to which clause in the original Constitution?

In the Saenz v. Roe case, Justice John Paul Stevens argued that the privileges or immunities clause protects the right to travel from one state to another. Which other right did Justice Clarence Thomas argue was protected by this clause in the McDonald v. Chicago case?

The due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment states that no State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. What does the term 'due process' refer to?

In the Sherbert v. Verner case, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not deny unemployment benefits to an individual who turned down a job because it required working on the Sabbath. Which amendment does this ruling protect?

Selective incorporation is the process by which certain provisions of the Bill of Rights are incorporated into state laws and constitutions. Which branch of government decides whether state laws violate the Bill of Rights and are therefore unconstitutional?

Under the Fifth Amendment, a person can be tried in federal court for a felony only after a grand jury issues an indictment indicating that it is reasonable to try them. Which case clarified that states don't have to use grand juries as long as they ensure people accused of crimes are indicted using an equally fair process?

In 2008, the Supreme Court decided that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. In which case did the Supreme Court incorporate the Second Amendment into state law?

The Supreme Court gradually moved to incorporate the Bill of Rights regarding censorship and the Fourteenth Amendment. In which case did the Court rule that censorship is unconstitutional except in rare cases?

According to the text, what is the term used to describe the process by which the Constitution effectively inserts parts of the Bill of Rights into state laws and constitutions, even though it doesn’t do so explicitly?

According to the text, is selective incorporation an ongoing process or a one-time event?

Which of the following rights does the First Amendment protect?

During which time period did controversies over freedom of expression become more common?

What led to new public concerns about morality and government censorship of lewd and improper content?

Which event during the Civil War led to government censorship of newspapers?

When did censorship reach its height in the United States?

What did the United States experience during World War I that led to anti-German feeling?

What caused government censorship of books and magazines during the early 1900s?

What is the term used to describe the process by which the United States Constitution effectively inserts parts of the Bill of Rights into state laws and constitutions?

Which branch of government decides whether state laws violate the Bill of Rights and are therefore unconstitutional?

What is the term used to refer to the right to keep and bear arms, which was incorporated into state law by the Supreme Court in 2008?

Which forms of execution are prohibited by the ban on 'cruel and unusual punishments' according to the text?

What recent controversies demonstrate that the topic of execution is still a live issue?

What did the Dutch producer of one of the chemicals in the lethal injection cocktail refuse to do?

What did one death row prisoner lose an appeal to request in lieu of lethal injection?

What penalties has the Supreme Court generally allowed for adults, even when they appear disproportionate or excessive to outside observers?

Who may not be executed according to recent Supreme Court rulings?

Which provision of the Eighth Amendment is the most controversial?

What has the Supreme Court never established a definitive test for?

What has the Supreme Court issued a series of rulings narrowing the application of in recent years?

Who may not be executed according to recent Supreme Court rulings?

According to the text, what are some potential benefits of technological surveillance tools?

According to the text, what are some concerns associated with the emergence of technological surveillance tools?

According to the text, what is one potential consequence of having technological surveillance tools available to repressive regimes like the East Germany Stasi and the Romanian Securitate?

According to the text, what is one potential trade-off citizens may face when it comes to technological surveillance tools?

According to the text, what is one potential benefit of technological surveillance tools in relation to traffic congestion?

According to the text, what is one potential benefit of technological surveillance tools in relation to public safety?

According to the text, what is one potential concern associated with the use of technological surveillance tools by businesses and governments?

According to the text, what is one potential benefit of spending less time stuck in traffic due to technological surveillance tools?

According to the text, what is one potential benefit of capturing criminals and terrorists using technological surveillance tools?

According to the text, what is one potential concern associated with the use of technological surveillance tools by oppressive regimes?

Which group of people in the United States gained the right to vote last?

Which type of inequality is considered acceptable in some contexts?

What is the purpose of civil liberties?

When can the government legally discriminate against certain groups of people?

What is the purpose of the equal protection clause?

Why can universities and colleges discriminate against students based on test scores and GPA?

What is the standard of scrutiny applied to discrimination based on gender or sex?

Which standard of scrutiny is applied to discrimination against members of racial, ethnic, or religious groups?

What is the burden of proof under intermediate scrutiny?

What is the burden of proof under strict scrutiny?

Which civil rights organizations focused their attention on the city of Selma, Alabama?

What was the purpose of the march from Selma to Montgomery in March 1965?

Why was the first attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery violently broken up?

Why was the second attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery aborted?

What happened to three White ministers from the north during the night of the second attempted march?

What was the outcome for one of the victims who were attacked during the second attempted march?

What did the televised images of the brutality during the second attempted march do?

What was the main purpose of the civil rights leaders' focus on Selma, Alabama?

What was the initial progress in registering African American voters in many states?

What was the reaction of state police and sheriff's deputies to the first attempted march from Selma to Montgomery?

How are women perceived in politics today compared to the 1910s?

What were the competing arguments for Harry Burn’s vote?

What resources can be found on the website for the Women’s National History Project?

What is the focus of the Women’s National History Project?

What is the significance of the 19th Amendment?

What is the purpose of the quizzes on the Women’s National History Project website?

Which page on the Women’s National History Project website provides a daily historical fact about women?

What is the Women’s National History Project?

What is the main focus of the Women’s National History Project?

What can be learned from the resources on the Women’s National History Project website?

Which act established the current relationship between the U.S. government and Native American tribes?

What did the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 aim to prevent?

Which recent Supreme Court decision strengthened Native American rights?

What is the significance of the appointment of Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior?

What did the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act grant tribes the right to do?

What has strengthened the success and political influence of Native American tribes in recent decades?

What did the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 limit?

What recent development has raised standing for Native American tribes to sue to regain former reservation lands?

What did the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 allow tribes to do?

What did the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act state regarding the placement of Native American children?

Which amendment did Hodges declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right under?

What was the purpose of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed by the Indiana legislature?

Which court case ruled that the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) applied only to the federal government and not to state governments?

What do the state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts state regarding the government's role in religious exercise?

What was the purpose of the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act?

Which court case argued that the privileges or immunities clause protects the right to travel from one state to another?

What did the Supreme Court incorporate into state law in the case of McDonald v. Chicago?

What did the Indiana legislature pass following the Obergefell ruling?

What did the Supreme Court rule in the City of Boerne v. Flores case?

What did the state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts state regarding the government's role in religious exercise?