Unit 8 (3.1) Rights of Citizens

What are the two ways to be born a citizen?

• Law of Blood or Naturalization

• Law of Soil or Naturalization

• Law of Blood or Law of Marriage

• Law of Soil or Law of Blood

What is a step in the Naturalization Process?

• Attending a citizenship ceremony
• Renewing a driver's license
• Applying for a student loan
• Taking a US History test

What is the significance of the 13th Amendment?

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• It declared independence from Britain
• It granted women the right to vote in the United States

• It established the right to bear arms in the United States

Which option is an example of a Natural Born citizen?

• Someone born in Georgia and living New York

• Someone who has a work visa in the country
• A naturalized citizen living in Montana

• Someone who has lived in California for 10 years and was born in England

Which example illustrates a government-imposed limitation on individual rights that is permitted by the Constitution?

• Government officials arrest a newspaper editor for criticizing their policies

• A defendant pleads the Fifth Amendment rather than testifying at her trial.

• Congress suspends the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus during wartime

• The police conduct the search of a private home without a warrant or “probable cause”.

What is a step in the Naturalization process?

• Taking a financial literacy test

• Know more than one language

• Permanent resident for at least 5 years

• Paying a fee for a lawyer

Which amendment protects against self-incrimination?

• Fifth Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Second Amendment
• First Amendment

What was the significance of the case In Re Gault?

• It established that juveniles have the same due process rights as adults when they are accused of a crime.
• It limited the rights of juveniles when accused of a crime
• It had no impact on the due process rights of juveniles
• It only applied to certain types of crimes committed by juveniles

Which situation is protected by the Bill of Rights?

• A person being denied food while in prison

• A person protesting in front of the US Supreme Court

• A person being denied Due Process and not given a trial

• A person being censored when writing a news article

What was the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education?

• Segregation in public schools was ruled unconstitutional.
• The decision was made to maintain segregation in schools.
• The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.
• Segregation in public schools was ruled constitutional.