Civics 3rd Nine Weeks Review

SS.7.C.2.4 Easy

Which three rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

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

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

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

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

SS.7.C.2.4 Medium

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

What constitutional right does this image symbolize?

• speedy trial

• trial by peers

• legal representation

• peaceable assembly

SS.7.C.2.4 Medium

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

• Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.

• Citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishment.

• Citizens are protected against double jeopardy.

• Citizens are protected against unfair trials.

S.7.C.2.4 Medium

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

• due process of law

• double jeopardy

• trial by jury

• eminent domain

S.7.C.2.4 Hard

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?

• establishment and free exercise

• establishment and association

• speech and free exercise

• association and speech

SS.7.C.2.5 Easy

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

• summary judgment

• double jeopardy

• habeas corpus

• ex post facto

SS.7.C.2.5 Medium

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?

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

• The Constitution does not limit individual rights.

• The Constitution does not safeguard individual rights.

S.7.C.2.5 Medium

Below is a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts.

“…students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the school house gate.”

Why is this statement important?

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

• The Constitution does not limit individual rights.

• The Constitution does not safeguard individual rights.

SS.7.C.3.6 Easy

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

• property rights

• privacy rights

• civil disobedience

• forced internment

SS.7.C.3.6 Medium

How do citizens experience economic freedom?

• electing representatives

• exercising a religion

• petitioning the government

• owning property