Chapter 6 Test Review

The Constitution guarantees that we have basic freedoms. We can think and act freely without fear. The government cannot interfere with our freedom or provide unfair legal treatment. These freedoms are our ___________________________.

• Due process

• Civil rights

• Free speech

• Civil liberties

Which amendment to the Constitution prohibited poll taxes?

• 15th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

A(n) ___________________ is a formal request for the government to do something.

• Petition

• Restriction

• Indictment

• Poll tax

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, once made a statement about the press. He said he would choose newspapers without a government over a government without newspapers. With which of the following statements would Jefferson most likely agree?

• Freedom of the press is a basic and fundamental right.

• A government cannot function in a society without media.

• Freedom of the press is more important than freedom of speech.

• A government must be able to control the media to control the country.

The Bill of Rights guarantees the right to fair treatment in the legal system. The ______________________ are people officially charged with crimes.

• Restricted

• Accused

• Self-incriminated

• Taxed

According to the Establishment Clause in First Amendment, the government is prohibited from _____________________________________.

• worshiping

• protesting

• censoring the media

• establishing an official religion

Law enforcement officials cannot search a person's property or take his or her possessions unless they follow certain requirements. First, they must have __________________________, or strong reasons to think that the person or property was involved in a crime.

• Search warrants

• Indictments

• Probable cause

• Due process

Which First Amendment right is being exercised by people gathering outside of a government building to protest a government policy?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom to petition the government

A(n) ___________________________ allows officers to search a suspect's home, business, or other property.

• Due process

• Indictment

• Probable cause

• Search warrant

Mark was arrested for a crime. The evidence against him has been presented to the grand jury, and he was indicted. A judge has informed Mark of the charges against him. According to the Eighth Amendment, what should happen next?

• The judge sets a reasonable bail.

• Mark calls witnesses in his defense.

• Mark questions the witnesses against him.

• The judge sentences Mark with an appropriate punishment.