Civic Literacy Unit 4 Review

According to the Ninth Amendment

• powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states.

• individual rights are suspended during times of war.

• those accused of a crime must be informed of the charges against them.

• rights not listed in the Constitution are protected.

According to the Fifteenth Amendment, the right to vote can not be denied based on

• gender.

• race.

• age.

• citizenship

Which article of the Constitution provided for the creation of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

The _____ Amendment prohibited poll taxes.

• twenty-first

• twenty-second

• twenty-third

• twenty-fourth

The Fifth Amendment right to not be forced to incriminate oneself was the primary constitutional issue in

• Roe v. Wade

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Miranda v. Arizona

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The line of presidential succession was determined by the _____ amendment.

• twenty-sixth

• twenty-fifth

• twenty-fourth

• twenty-third

Congress passed a bill to allow a president to have up to four terms in office. The president signs the bill into law. This would not be allowed because of the

• elastic clause.

• supremacy clause.

• establishment clause.

• necessary and proper clause.

According to the ruling in New Jersey v. TLO,

• students cannot be searched without a warrant.

• proof of a crime must be obtained before a student can be searched.

• students' rights do not carry over into school.

• authorities have the right to search students if they have probable cause.

What is the primary responsibility of the legislative branch?

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To carry out laws

The precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned by

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• United States v. Nixon