Bill of Rights 2.4, 2.5

2.4 Where can a description of U.S. citizens' civil liberties be found?

• Declaration of Independence
• Preamble to the Constitution
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Bill of Rights

2.4 The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay.
Why should this freedom be guarded?

• to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit
• to keep the news media from controlling the political process
• to provide the government with an accurate information source
• to keep the government from becoming the primary information source

2.4 The passage below is one of the grievances found in the Declaration of Independence.
Which rights listed in the Bill of Rights reflects this complaint?

• due process of law, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial
• equal protection, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial
• bear arms, due process of law, speedy and public trial
• bear arms, equal protection, speedy and public trial

2.4 amendment

• a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution)
• an improvement to the constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution)
• Both
• Neither 

2.4 eminent domain

• the right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that people be paid fairly (compensated) for their property if it is taken by the government
• the right to hold meetings and form groups without interference by the government; guaranteed in the First Amendment
• according to the Ninth Amendment, any right that is not specifically addressed in the Constitution still may be protected (e.g., privacy)
  
• the freedom for citizens to engage in any nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or criticizing government action; guaranteed in the First Amendment

2.4 The right of a person to refuse to testify under oath in a court of law on the grounds that the answers could be used as evidence against him to convict him of a criminal offense

• rights of the accused
• cruel & unusual punishment
• freedom to petition the government
• pleading the fifth

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

• petition the government
• due process of the law
• trial by jury
• privacy

2.5 The passage below about government is from Federalist No. 51.
How are the author's views from this passage applied in the U.S. Constitution?

• The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people.
• The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
• The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for the common defense.
• The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare.

2.5 The timeline below shows events related to the death penalty.

What constitutional protections have resulted from these events?

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

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

• Constitutional protections of due process of law are safeguarded while executions continue.

• Constitutional protections of due process of law are limited while executions continue.

2.5 a law that makes an act a crime after the crime has been committed

• ex post facto law
• habeas corpus
• appellate process
• independent judiciary