EOC CIVICS REVIEW PART 3

Which three rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

• A-freedom of speech, right to work, right to petition the government

• B- right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial, right to an education

• C- freedom of speech, right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial

• D- right to vote, right to work, right to a speedy trial

This image symbolizes a right protected by the Bill of Rights.

What constitutional right does this image symbolize?

• A- speedy trial

• B- trial by peers

• C- legal representation

• D- peaceable assembly

Why does the U.S. Supreme Court continue to debate the constitutionality of the death penalty?

• A- Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.

• B- Citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishment.

• C- Citizens are protected against double jeopardy.

• D- Citizens are protected against unfair trials.

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

• A- due process of law

• B- eminent domain

• C- double jeopardy

• D- trial by jury

The statement below was made by President Dwight Eisenhower upon signing Public Law 396 in 1954 which added “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.

"To anyone who truly loves America, nothing could be more inspiring than to contemplate this rededication of our youth, on each school morning, to our country's true meaning".

Which First Amendment protections have been cited in opposition to this change?

• A- establishment and free exercise

• B- establishment and association

• C- speech and free exercise

• D- association and speech

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

• A- Declaration of Independence

• B- Preamble to the Constitution

• C- Pledge of Allegiance

• D- Bill of Rights

The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay

"...our liberty which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press."

Why should this freedom be guarded?

• A- to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit

• B- to keep the news media from controlling the political process

• C- to provide the government with an accurate information source

• D- to keep the government from becoming the primary information source

The passage below is one of the grievances found in the Declaration of Independence

"For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States"

Which rights listed in the Bill of Rights reflect this complaint?

• A- due process of law, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial

• B- equal protection, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial

• C- bear arms, due process of law, speedy and public trial

• D bear arms, equal protection, speedy and public trial

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

• A- summary judgment

• B- double jeopardy

• C-habeas corpus

• D- ex post fact

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?

• A- The constitution limits individual rights

• B-The constitution safeguards individual rights

• C- The constitution does not limit individual rights.

• D- THe constitution does not safeguard individual rights.