SS.7.CG.2.4 Assessment Items – Worksheet Extraction

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Which right ensures the fair treatment of a citizen during court proceedings?

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the right to due process

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Which right is NOT mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?

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privacy

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Which term in the Constitution protects against the legislature criminalizing acts after they have occurred?

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no ex post facto

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How are the author’s views from Federalist No. 51 applied in the U.S. Constitution?

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The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the national government.

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This passage about government is from Federalist No. 78: "A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body." What conclusion may be drawn from the author’s views in this passage?

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The U.S. Supreme Court ensures individual rights are protected.

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Why did the Supreme Court rule that the First Amendment does not protect speech that creates a "clear and present danger"?

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Speech that creates a "clear and present danger" may interfere with the rights of other people.

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What does the statement "Students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate" from Morse v. Frederick (2007) best suggest about individual rights?

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Individual rights are sometimes challenged based on age or status.

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What constitutional safeguard is described in the statement from Ex parte Milligan (1866)? "A person who is a resident of a loyal State, where he was arrested, who was never resident in any State engaged in rebellion, nor connected with the military or naval service, cannot be regarded as a prisoner of war."

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habeas corpus

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Which constitutional principle did the U.S. Supreme Court limit in the 1919 decision where a Socialist Party member was convicted for distributing a pamphlet opposing the draft, citing a 'clear and present danger'?

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freedom of speech

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What constitutional protections have resulted from events related to the death penalty?

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Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are safeguarded while executions continue.