Amendments/Voting Amendments

Which individual protection is found in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• privacy rights

• property rights

• forced internment

• civil disobedience

How do citizens experience economic freedom?

• petitioning the government

• electing representatives

• exercising a religion

• owning property

The photograph above illustrates an event in U.S. History. What was Congress' response to the social movement symbolized in the photograph?

• decreased commerce opportunities

• increased economic opportunities

• increased religious opportunities

• decreased military opportunities

How are 14th Amendment due process protections related to the Civil Rights Act of 1968?

• Congress may not enact discriminatory housing statutes.

• Congress may not enact discriminatory employment policies.

• State legislatures may not enact discriminatory housing statutes.

• State legislatures may not enact discriminatory employment policies.

How did the passage of the Voting Rights of 1965 impact political participation?

• All persons who passed a literacy test could now vote.

• All children of foreign citizens could now vote.

• All African-Americans could now vote.

• All women could now vote.

Based on the scenario above, which constitutional violation has occurred?

• Calvin is arrested for committing a crime.

• Calvin is sentenced to serve time in prison.

• Calvin is not allowed to speak freely in court.

• Calvin is not granted an attorney.

Which documents addressed concerns about a bill of rights not being included in the U.S. Constitution?

• The Federalist Papers

• The Anti-Federalist Papers

• The Mayflower Compact and Common Sense

• The Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence

The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws focusing on contracts. What type of U.S. law is based on the Code of Hammurabi?

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

The table above lists examples of laws. Which list represents military law?

• Category A

• Category B

• Category C

• Category D

Which situation would most likely lead to a civil case?

• A person robs another person at gunpoint.

• A person is caught breaking into a house.

• A person breaks a leg at a friend’s house.

• A person fails to stop at a red light.