3.3 - The Constitution’s Impact on Citizenship

How do citizens experience economic freedom?

• petitioning the government

• electing representatives

• exercising religion

• owning property

How does the judicial branch of the United States government protect individual rights?

• by ratifying constitutional laws

• by enacting constitutional laws

• by vetoing unconstitutional laws

• by overturning unconstitutional laws

How has the constitutional protection of free speech shaped the involvement of individuals in social movements in the United States?

• Punished people that support unpopular social movements.

• Allowed people to choose the social movements they want to support.

• Barred involvement in social movements that speak out against the government.

• Required individuals to receive government approval to support social movements.

What has been a long-lasting impact of citizen’s protection of freedom of the press?

• The government controls all media sources.

• The media may only publish a story based on popular opinion.

• The government allows citizens to share only certain information.

• The media has the right to report on the actions of the government.

The statements below are from a community debate.

Shaun: We need order and safety during public meetings. How can elected

officials get their work done if people are protesting outside their meeting?

Elena: It is important that people let their opinions be known. I think that protests

are okay as long as they don't cause a disruption.

Which constitutional principle supports Elena’s argument?

• the right to due process

• the right to plead the fifth

• the right to peaceably assemble

• the right to equal protection under the law

The scenario below is about property rights.

A state wants to build a light rail system between

two cities. It purchases most of the land needed

for the system, but one family refuses to sell its

property to the state.

Which action explains how this property issue could be solved?

• The state can file a civil law case with the Supreme Court to get the land.

• The state will ask the federal government to handle the negotiations with the family.

• The state can not do anything and the plans for the light rail system will not proceed.

• The state has the authority through eminent domain to take the land if it is necessary for

  the general public.

The quote below is from Chief Justice John Roberts.

“...students do not shed their First Amendment

rights at the schoolhouse gate.”

Source: Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Based on the quote, which conclusion can be drawn about students' individual rights at school?

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution does not apply to students.

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

• The Constitution safeguards the rights of non-citizens.

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools to balance students’ rights with principals’

responsibilities?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• Bush v. Gore (2000)

The scenario below involves the Supreme Court.

In the 1961 case of Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained from an

unlawful search cannot be admissible in court. Since then, Mapp v. Ohio has been cited in

many Supreme Court decisions upholding freedom from unreasonable searches.

Based on the scenario, Mapp v. Ohio is an example of which legal principle?

• precedent

• ex post facto

• habeas corpus

• independent judiciary

The scenario below describes events leading to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case.

A current controversy in schools today surrounds

the struggle to maintain a balance between

students' rights to express their own controversial

views and the desire of school administrators to

ensure a safe learning environment.

Which landmark Supreme Court case confronted this issue?

• Bush v. Gore

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Gideon v. Wainwright