Civil Liberties/Due Process

Which statement about the First Amendment is a true statement?

• A. The First Amendment restricts government officials from interfering with an individual's exercise of his or her religious beliefs.

• B. The First Amendment prohibits government officials from establishing an official religion.

• C. Both statements are false.

• D. Both statements are true.

Which is the correct order of events that led to increased civil rights and liberties in the United States?

• A. slavery abolished, women's suffrage guaranteed, Prohibition ends, 18 year old's guaranteed suffrage

• B. slavery abolished, 18 year old's guaranteed suffrage, women's suffrage guaranteed, Prohibition ends

• C. women's suffrage guaranteed, Prohibition ends, 18 year olds guaranteed suffrage, slavery abolished

• D. women's suffrage guaranteed, slavery abolished, Prohibition ends, 18 year old's guaranteed suffrage

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to

• A. restrict the application of judicial review.

• B. declare the Line Item Veto unconstitutional.

• C. expand the power of the President and the

  Executive Branch.

• D. make rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states.

During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, women argued that the Fourteenth Amendment gave them the right to

• A. attend school.

  
  

• B. bear arms

• C. divorce.

• D. vote.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

- Amendment XIV, Section 1, to the U.S. Constitution

This portion of the 14th Amendment has been interpreted to mean that

• A. slavery is abolished in the United States.

• B. No official can serve more than two terms in office.

• C. government of the people, by the people, and for the people is protected.

• D. all people in all states are protected under the U.S. Bill Rights and the U.S. Constitution.