Unit 5 My Rights Review

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 trails

Answer explanation

We're talking about a PENALTY. This is a punishment AFTER the trial and after the search & seizure. There's nothing about being charged twice suggested.

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SS.7.C.2.6

Read the following information and answer the question below.

On August 28, 1963, civil rights leaders held a rally they called the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." An estimated 200,000 Americans joined together in Washington, D.C., to demand civil rights for African Americans. The rally ended with Martin Luther King, Jr., who gave a speech called "I Have a Dream."

What constitutional provisions protected the rights of civil rights leaders to carry out the March on Washington?

• Freedom of speech, assembly, press

• Freedom of religion, speech, press

• Freedom of speech, assembly, religion

• Freedom of press, religion, assembly

Answer explanation

Easily, you can say this is Speech and Assembly. People spoke their views and they assembled together. Since we need Speech and Assembly, we can eliminate Answer 2 and Answer 4. Then, this is not about religion. Additionally, it is reasonable to think that a major rally like this was reported by the Press.

Where can a description of U.S. citizens' civil liberties be found?

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble of the Constitution

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Bill of Rights

Answer explanation

Liberties are freedoms or rights. Only the Bill of Rights describes liberties/rights that you have.

What is a characteristic of free speech under the First Amendment?

• It protects oral but not written statements

• Citizens cannot violate the law by anything they might say

• The Supreme Court has ruled that there are reasonable limits to it

• The government can prohibit speech if most citizens find it offensive

Answer explanation

Your freedom of speech can be limited.

Which right is guaranteed by freedom of religion in the First Amendment?

• the right to bully people with different religious beliefs.

• the right to avoid testifying in trails on religious grounds.

• the right ot practice any religion one chooses, or no religion at all.

• the right to campaign for politicians who share your religious beliefs.

How does the Constitution limit our individual rights?

• Citizens cannot criticize government officials

• Citizens cannot defend their personal freedom

• Citizens cannot assemble for peaceful purposes

• Citizens cannot exercise rights to the harm of others

What has been an important benefit of freedom of the press?

• Publishers can print sensational stories even if they are untrue

• Citizens can learn more about the activities of their public officials

• Candidates can refuse to run for office because they are afraid of publicity

• Photographers can follow public celebrities and profit by selling their pictures

How does the economic system of the United States depend on the exercise of individual rights?

• Each citizen has the right to run for elective office

• Each qualified citizen has the right to vote in elections

• Each person has the right ot practice his or her own religion

• Each person has freedom to purchase and own property

The passage below is from Executive Order 9066, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, February 19, 1942. Giving directions to Japanese Americans.

...by...the authority vested in me as President of the United States, ...I hereby authorize ...the Secretary of War.... whenever he ...deems such action necessary..., to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he...may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War ...may impose in his discretion.

According to this passage, what impact does government have on the people?

• Citizens are protected from forced internment

• Citizens may be subjected to forced internment

• Citizens may be required to perform military service

• Citizens are protected from required military service

Study the chart and answer the following question. How has minority group participation in the political process expanded over time?

• A. Protest movements led to greater political participation.

• B. The states demanded that the federal government expand civil liberties.

• C. The U.S. Supreme Court advocated for expanded voting rights among social groups.

• D. The U.S. Congress legislated for greater political participation among minoirity groups.