3.1 Test Review

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Which U.S. document guarantees protection against:
- No cruel and unusual punishment
- No excessive fines
- No excessive bail?

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The Constitution

Front

Which amendment prohibits federal and state governments from carrying out actions such as passing laws to aid a religious institution, requiring individuals to attend religious services, punishing individuals for their religious beliefs, and levying taxes to support religious institutions?

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First Amendment

Front

The constitutional amendment excerpted above protects people in the United States from

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searching property without probable cause

Front

Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate? Options: Freedom of assembly, The right to due process, The right to a jury trial, Freedom of the press

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Freedom of the press

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Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Options: “He has dissolved Representative houses repeatedly.”, “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . .”, “He has obstructed the . . . Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”, "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us. . . "

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“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . .”

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Why is free speech so important to the US society?

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It allows us to create a better government

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Why were the Anti-Federalist opposed to the US Constitution?

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It lacked a Bill of Rights to protect essential freedoms

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What is the main reason the Anti-Federalist were against the US Constitution?

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They thought individual rights would be threatened by a strong central government.

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Finish the timeline: British surrender at Yorktown, Farmers Rebel in Massachusetts, The US Constitution is written, Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution

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The US Constitution is written

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Which of these events happened in the year of 1787? The first successful English colony begins, The US Constitution is written, The Declaration of Independence is signed, America purchased Louisiana from France and doubled the size of the US

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The US Constitution is written