Amendment Review

Which of the following amendments to the US Constitution did NOT involve increasing suffrage (the right to vote) in America?

• 13th, 14th, and 15th
• 19th
• 23rd
• 26th

Which scenario best shows libel?

• Bob is mad at his girlfriend and writes her a letter telling her she is a terrible person and makes up stories about her
• Sue is mad at her mom so she emails her dad making up stories about how mean her mom is and how she wants to go live with him
• Richard tells his friends that the reason they lost the soccer game is because the coach is a drunk even though this was untrue
• The Gleaner writes a story about a local politician saying he accepted bribes without checking the facts and this ends up being false

________ is a crime that involves harming a person's reputation by PRINTING LIES about him or her.

• Suffrage
• Libel
• Slander
• Segregation

A _______ is a court order allowing police to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items of evidence.

• Indictment
• Grand Jury
• Subpoena
• Search Warrant

________ means that person judged not guilty can't be put on trial AGAIN for the SAME crime.

• Due Process
• Suffrage
• Double Jeopardy
• Censorship

The 19th Amendment extended ______ to women.

• civil liberties
• suffrage (voting)
• equal pay
• civil rights

What is needed BEFORE a citizen can be put on trial for a crime?

• eminent domain
• double jeopardy
• indictment
• bail

The right of the government to take away private property for public use is called

• due process
• double jeopardy
• affirmative action
• eminent domain

Which part of the First Amendment allows you to PARTICIPATE in a political rally?

• Speech
• Press
• Assembly
• Petition

Which action would NOT be protected by the FIRST Amendment?

• wearing armbands to protest the government
• threatening someone whom you think has committed a crime against you
• conducting a web site that criticizes public figures
• telling your friend in a phone conversation that you disrespect the President