Unit 4 Vocabulary Test

The right to make known such things as your beliefs and opinions by means that are protected by the First Amendment. (a)  

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• right to protest

The right to meet with others to discuss your beliefs, ideas or feelings.

• assembly
• parliament
• congregation

A formal written request. The right to ask your government to correct things that you think are wrong or to do things you believe are needed. (a)  

• protest
• complain
• petition

The right to read and write whatever you wish. Newspapers, magazines, and other news media. (a)  

• press
• type
• delete

The right to talk about your beliefs, ideas, or feelings. (a)  

• speech
• silence
• mute

The part of the First Amendment that says the government cannot set up an official religion.

• establishment clause
• Freedom of Speech
• Right to Bear Arms

The part of the First Amendment that says the government shall not stop you from holding any religious beliefs you choose. The government may not unfairly or unreasonably limit your right to practice any religious beliefs you wish. (a)  

• free exercise clause
• freedom of speech clause
• separation of powers clause

The government may not force you to believe in something if you do not wish to do so. (a)  

• freedom of belief or conscience
• mandatory religious beliefs
• compulsory ideology enforcement

This law ended segregation in public places, including restaurants, movie theaters, and hotels. The law also said that employers could not unfairly discriminate against people because of their race, national origin, religion, or gender.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Jim Crow Laws

Treating all individuals or groups of people equally under the law, unless there is a good and fair reason for not doing so. (a)  

• equal protection of the laws
• selective protection of the laws
• unequal protection of the laws