Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Which of the following statements is NOT a correct description of “selective incorporation”?

Congress selectively chose the Supreme Court decisions on human rights.

Which of the following statements is a CORRECT description of “judicial activism”?

  Judges allow their personal views about public policy to guide their decisions. 

We have studied how political scientists see civil liberties in the United States.  Which of the following statements does NOT reflect this interpretation?

Throughout these struggles, the Supreme Court has always been a strong supporter for civil liberties. 

(                                  ) is a Supreme Court decision in 1954.  After this decision, the states would no longer have the power to use race as a criterion of discrimination.  At the same time, the federal government would now have the constitutional basis for extending its power to intervene with strict regulatory policies against the discriminatory actions of state governments and others.

  Brown v. Board of Education 

Which of the following statements is NOT a correct description of the consequences of civil rights movements in the 1960s?

 President Reagan could successfully implement reform agenda for the Democratic Party.