Unit 4 SSCG 7 Formative 1

What are civil liberties?

• Freedoms won during the Civil War

• Freedoms that we are given at birth by our Creator

• Protections against the government

• The freedoms listed in the English Bill of Rights

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What is due process?

• The legal steps taken when someone is accused of committing a crime

• The process of how a bill becomes a law at the federal level

• The legal steps taken to get the president removed from office

• The way the government defends itself from being sued

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How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 impact the United States?

• It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination
• It abolished slavery in the United States
• It granted women the right to vote
• It established the United States Constitution

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What is civil rights?

• Rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals
• A type of law enforcement agency
• A type of political party
• A type of economic system

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Which of these is an example of double jeopardy?

• Being tried twice for the same crime in the same jurisdiction
• Being tried for two different crimes at the same time
• Being tried in two different jurisdictions for the same crime
• Being tried twice for two different crimes

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What is the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
• To establish the right to bear arms
• To abolish slavery
• To establish the right to vote for all citizens

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Which of these is NOT part of the 5th Amendment?

• Protection against self-incrimination
• Right to a speedy trial
• Protection against double jeopardy
• Right to due process of law

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What does a grand jury do?

• Decides whether a case should go to trial
• Decides the verdict of a case
• Provides legal advice
• Enforces the law

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What does "pleading the 5th" mean?

• Requesting a 5th chance
• Ordering a 5th meal
• Refusing to testify against oneself
• Requesting a 5th judge

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How are Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson connected to each other?

• Brown v. Board of Education overturned the idea of "separate but equal" established by Plessy v. Ferguson

• Both are related to the women's rights movement
• Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the idea of "separate but equal" established by Brown v. Board of Education

• Both are related to the right to bear arms

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