SS.7.C.2.5

What does ex-post facto mean?

• Show why a person being held and if not release him/her.
• Not allowed to be tried for the same crime twice.
• A bill cannot be written to punish a crime after the fact.

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.

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

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 press
• association and speech

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.

Below is a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts.

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

Source: Morse v. Frederick (2007)
Why is this statement significant?

• The Constitution limits individual rights.
• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.
• The Constitution does not limit individual rights.
• The Constitution does not safeguard individual rights.

The passage below about government is from Federalist No. 51.
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary...the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. " 
How are the author’s views from this passage applied in the U.S. Constitution? 

• The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people.
• The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
• The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for the common defense.
• The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare.

Public schools don’t have staff-led prayers for all students to participate in is an example of:

• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of the Press

Someone can write a newspaper article that is critical of the government without punishment is an example of:

• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of the Press

If what someone says directly leads to harm for someone else, it is inciting violence. This is a limit to:

• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of the Press