Chapter 10 Review

If a person has gone to trial and is found not guilty of a crime, s/he cannot go to trial again for the same crime. This is known as:

• due process
• writ of habeas corpus
• no ex post facto
• double jeopardy

The local government is needing ten feet from you and your neighbor's front yards to expand the street. The city offers you and your neighbors compensation for taking your land. Are they allowed to do this?

• Yes, this is an example of eminent domain.
• No, it is illegal for the government to take your property.
• Yes, this is an example of due process.
• No, this is an example of unenumerated rights.

Why is freedom of speech so important in a democratic society?

• To insure that everyone agrees with the way the government is running things.
• To allow criticism of the government without fear of punishment.
• To allow the opinions of all the important and influential people of the United States to be heard.
• To make sure the government does not interfere with the internet and social influencers.

If you are accused of a crime, you are allowed to present witnesses. You are allowed to question witnesses who testify against you. You are allowed to a fair and impartial jury. You are allowed to have a public defender if you cannot afford a lawyer. Lastly, your trial must be speedy and public. All of these protections are offered under which amendment?

• 4th amendment
• 5th amendment
• 6th amendment
• 8th amendment

While Alex was at school, police officers broke into his home and took his personal computer. They did not have a warrant, and there was no reason to believe that he had broken any laws. Alex was not avoiding the police, or planning to move away from his home. Which right did the police officers violate?

• the right to due process of law under the 14th amendment
• the right to a jury trial in a civil case under the 7th amendment
• the right to equal protection of the law under the 14th amendment
• the right against unreasonable searches and seizures in the 4th amendment

Joe Smith was tried in a state court for a second time for a federal crime, found guilty, and sent to prison. Joe's lawyer believes that Joe has been wrongly imprisoned. What could the lawyer do?

• protest against an unfair ex post facto law
• petition for a writ of habeas corpus
• demand Joe's 'due process' rights
• petition for a writ of certiorari

The statement from the US Supreme Court below gives the rationale for a government-imposed limitation on individual rights. Read the statement below and then respond to the following question: Which action did this rationale attempt to justify?

• limitations on speech
• a suspension of habeas corpus
• forcible internment in wartime
• an exercise of the power of eminent domain

What protects a citizen from being punished for an act that only became a crime after the act was committed?

• the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus
• the Constitution's prohibition of ex post facto laws
• the unenumerated rights of the 9th amendment
• the powers reserved to citizens in the 10th amendment

What is usually the first step in amending the US Constitution?

• three-fourths of the state legislatures propose the amendment
• two-thirds of each house of Congress propose the amendment
• conventions in three-fourths of the states propose the amendment
• the President, after consulting with the US Supreme Court, proposes the amendment

In 1971, two-thirds majority of the House of Representatives approved a proposed Equal Rights Amendment for the US Constitution. In 1972, a two-thirds majority of the Senate approved the same amendment. What was the next step for amending the Constitution?

• a majority of the state governments had to approve the amendment
• a popular election would determine whether to adopt the amendment
• a majority in three-fourths of the states had to approve the amendment
• the amendment had to be signed by the President of the United States to be adopted