Civics & Government (DA Review)

How do due process protections affect people who are guilty of crimes?

• They make sure that they are punished fairly.

• They make sure that they are punished severely.

• They make sure that they feel bad for their crimes.

• They make sure that they apologize to their victims.

Due process protections in the Constitution are meant to guarantee that people are treated fairly by

• the executive branch.

• the judicial system.

• the legislative branch.

• the tax system.

Which of these situations BEST illustrates a case in which the due process of law is violated?

• Police officers force a crime suspect from his home and imprison him.

• A crime suspect refuses to speak to police until her lawyer is present.

• Two friends enter a legal dispute over a monetary loan that was not repaid.

• A convicted drunk driver is charged with criminal negligence for her actions.

This illustration from Puck magazine, printed in New York in 1903, is captioned “Due Process of Law.” It shows the goddess of justice riding a snail up a mountain covered in rocks labeled with legal terms.

The artist who created this image MOST LIKELY feels that due process

• is not actually given in the country

• should be defended by citizens at all costs

• was a founding principle of the Constitution

• makes the justice system slow and inefficient

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments both contain

• a due process clause.

• a guarantee of citizenship.

• entitlement to a grand jury.

• exceptions for the military.

Which part of the Constitution describes the process for amending the Constitution?

• the Preamble

• the Bill of Rights

• Article I

• Article V

The only organ or office of the federal government that has the power to propose an amendment to the US Constitution is the

• cabinet.

• president.

• Congress.

• Supreme Court.

The constitutional amendment process includes which of the following two components?

• passage and adoption

• proposal and ratification

• registration and approval

• nomination and acceptance

After examining this chart, what can be determined regarding the Amendment Process?

• It is similar to getting a law passed.

• It is impossible to add an amendment.

• Getting an amendment passed can be difficult.

• Amendments are frequently added quickly to the Constitution.

The Constitution can only be amended in one of two ways outlined in Article V. One method, that has not been used to date, requires the holding of a Constitutional Convention. What is required by the other method in order for an amendment to occur?

• The President must make the revision(s) and add his signature to the new document.

• Three-fourths of Congress must vote to ratify and it and the President must approve.

• Two-thirds of Congress as well as three-fourths of state legislatures must vote to ratify.

• The Supreme Court judges decide if amendments need to be made and must agree unanimously (100%) on changes.