Unit #4 Study Guide

An accused person's right to remain silent is protected by what amendment? (Hint: "I plead the ______")

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

Being tried twice for the same crime is referred to as ____________.

• eminent domain

• self-incrimination

• double jeopardy

• due process

The federal government can take over a citizen's private property, as long as they ____________.

• File the proper paperwork

• Give a week's notice

• Pay the owner a fair price

• Ask nicely

What amendment protects an American from receiving a punishment that is too severe in relation to the crime they committed?

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

The 10th Amendment declares that powers not explicitly given to the federal government in the Constitution are ___________________.

• also held by the federal government

• reserved for the states and the people

• defined in Article V, Section II

• decided by the Supreme Court

After the 15th Amendment was passed, what tactics were utilized in some Southern states to prevent African Americans from voting?

• poll taxes

• physical exams

• literacy tests

• eminent domain

What was the result of the passage of the 13th Amendment?

• Voting age was lowered to 18

• Slavery was abolished

• DC residents earned the right to vote in national elections

• Women were guaranteed the right to vote

What situation made the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments necessary?

• The 13th Amendment didn't do enough to guarantee full rights to African Americans

• The Bill of Rights didn't list all the vital civil liberties

• Young men under 21 were sent to fight in Vietnam but were unable to vote in elections

• Only some states had granted women's suffrage

Which of the following types of speech are protected under the First Amendment's provision for "freedom of speech"?

• telling lies about someone to harm their reputation

• criticizing the government

• provoking a riot

• expressing your religious beliefs

Joining political parties that promote social change and new ideas is protected under what part of the First Amendment?

• freedom of the press

• right to bear arms

• freedom of assembly

• right to trial by jury