OST Vocabulary review

Amendments 15, 19, 24 and 23 extended suffrage writes to minority groups in the US. What does the word suffrage mean?

• Right to vote

• Right to run for political office

• "Are you Aaron Burr sir?"

• Right to bear arms

Civil Rights legislation led to equal-protection to disenfranchised groups in the US. What does the word disenfraniched mean?

• "I'm not throwing away my shot."

• Groups who have held a majority of the power over long periods of time.

• Groups who have been kept from exercising their rights by governments.

• Groups of government officials who have been impeached.

Amendments 4-9 protect an individual's right to due process. What does the phrase due proccess mean?

• Voting rights

• Property rights

• Employment rights

• Rights of individuals accused of a crime.

During the Progressive Era, due to the supposed decline of society, Congress passed the 18th amendment known as Prohibition. What does Prohibition mean?

• Only white males can vote

• Only males can vote

• Alcohol could not be manufactured or sold

• "You'll be back, wait and see. "

The tenth amendment sets up the structure of our government known as federalism. What does federalism mean?

• a vertical separation of power between state and federal government.

• equal distribution of power between state and federal governments.

• "History has it's eyes on you."

• the distribution of powers between the branches of government.

According to the Constitutional Convention, in order for the new Constitution to be implementd, 9 out of the 13 states needed to ratify it. What does the word ratify mean?

• To repeal a law

• To put a law into effect

• To reverse a law

• To protest a law

In the Constitution, the right to a writ of habeas corpus is guarunteed to all citizens. What is a writ of habeus corpus?

• Right to a lawyer

• right to not be held in prison without being charged with a crime

• Right to ensure that you can confront your accuser

• "Wait for it."

One of the issues of being under the rule of England was being convicted of a crime without a trial or jury. In the new Constitution the founding fathers added that the government could not execute bills of attainder. What is a bill of attainder?

• You do not have the right to freedom of speech.

• You cannot be held in jail without being charged with a crime.

• You cannot have cruel and unusual punishment.

• You cannot be convicted without court proceedings.

Under the elastic clause, Congress can make any legislation they deem neccessary and proper. To guard against abuse, the Constitution prevents Congress from punishing an individual after a new law has been made. This is known as.

• Bills of attainder

• ex post fact laws

• writ of habeas corpus

• fair and speedy trial

This clause in the Constitution states that if there is conflict between state government and federal government, the federal government has the final say.

• Elastic Clause

• Hamilton Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Federalist Clause