Unit 11 Test Review/ Study Guide...Let's Go!!!!

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

This is .prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution; includes torture or other forms of punishment too severe for the crime committed.

• cruel and unusual punishment

• double jeopardy

• eminent domain

• suffrage

This is a protection found in the 5th amendment. It means that a defendant can't be prosecuted for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried.

• double jeopardy

• cruel and unusual punishment

• right to bear arms

• unenumerated rights

Which right, established in the Sixth Amendment, guarantees the right of a defendant to be assisted by an attorney, and if he cannot afford his own lawyer, the government must appoint one for him?

• right bear arms

• right legal counsel

• suffrage

• trial by jury

What are the rights/freedoms in the bill of rights?

• Free speech, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition the government, freedom of the press.
• Free speech, right to work, freedom of press, right to assemble
• Freedom of religion, freedom of press, right to an education, freedom of speech.

Which Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools to balance students' rights with principals' responsibilities?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Bush v. Gore

What constitutional right does this image symbolize?

• ex post facto
• trial by peers
• legal representation
• peaceable assembly

This amendment ended slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

Which type of law makes an act a crime after it has been committed?

• summary judgment
• double jeopardy
• habeas corpus (you must be informed of your charges)
• ex post facto (You can't be charged for a crime unless the law has been written already)

What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion that words creating a “clear and present danger” are not protected by the First Amendment? 

• The Constitution limits individual rights.
• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.
• The Constitution does not limit individual rights.
• The Constitution does not safeguard individual rights.