Chapter 4 Civics

What makes up the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta

The rights that are guaranteed to all U.S. citizens

• Civil Rights
• Basic Rights
• Given Rights

Separation of church and _________: the clear division between the government and religion

• Country
• School
• State

Self-incrimination: prevents an accused person from having to testify against him or herself. Protected by the _________ Amendment.

• 5th
• 1st
• 8th

Requires the government to act within the law. Protected by the Fifth Amendment

• The Due Truth
• Laws of Truth
• Due Process of Law

The Twenty-fourth Amendment forbade the use of a __________ as a qualification for voting in national elections. A __________ is money that had to be paid in order to be able to vote.

• Poll tax
• Voting tax
• Entry tax

Draft: requires that men who meet certain qualifications to serve in the __________.

• Congress
• Military
• Government

What is the term that means "the government’s power to take the private property of citizens for public use?"

• Dominant Domain
• Eminent Domain
• Eminent Seizure

The Eighth Amendment states that the court cannot set _____ that is too high. _____ is money or property that the accused gives to the court to hold. Upon paying _____, the person is released from jail. The only way to get the money back is by showing up to trial.

• Bail
• Money
• Punishment

Suffrage: the right to _______.

• Rule
• Discuss
• Vote