Unit 8: The Constitution's Impact

The decisions made in landmark cases like Tinker v. Des Moines and Brown v. Board set the example for future disputes with similar issues. This is known as:

• Precedent

• Segregation

• Due Process

• Civil Disobedience

Plessy V. Ferguson decided that segregation was legal as long as conditions were:

• Separate but equal

• Separate and unequal

• Cruel and unusual

• protected under the Constitution

Which freedom granted by the First Amendment ensures that the government can't censor reporting on their actions?

• Freedom to petition

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom to assemble peacefully

Which branch of government has the ability to declare laws unconstitutional?

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

What was the overall result of the 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments?

• More people had access to voting.

• Less people had access to voting.

• More people had access to public schooling.

• More people had access to a fair trial.

Breaking an unjust law peacefully is known as:

• Civil Disobedience

• Segregation

• Due Process

• Suffrage

The case of In Re Gault (1967) confirmed which of the following protections?

• Juveniles have a right to due process of law

• Juveniles have the right to vote

• Only adults have rights to due process of law

• Juveniles have no right to free speech.

Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?

• First Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes, which were:

• Fees charged to first time voters

• Reading tests required for first time voters

• Fees charged to women who wanted to vote.

• Fees charged to people who wanted to work at election polls

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not listed in the Constitution are left up to:

• The states

• The president

• The Supreme Court

• The local governments