Unit 4.3 Amendments Quiz

What is one of the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom from Self-Incrimmination
• Freedom from Unreasonable Search and Seizure

Juanita owns unused property in her town. Her city council deicdes to use part of her property to build a new bus terminal. The council votes to give Juanita $20,000 for this part of her property. She claims that her land is worth much more. The city clerk sends her a check for $20,000, and the city starts building the terminal. Which two rights of Juanita have been violated?

• Right to privacy and protection from unreasonable seizure (4th Amd)
• Right to due process and just compensation in case of eminent domain (5th Amd)
• Right to assistance of counsel and trial by jury (6th Amd)

Which of these rights from the Bill of Rights helps people accused of crimes?

• The right to bear arms for self-defense
• The right to have the assistance of counsel
• The right not to have troops quartered in one's home
• The right to petition government for a redress of grievances

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 politics
• 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 war time

What did the rationing of goods during World War II illustrate?

• The operation of dur process of law
• A government-imposed limitation on inidividual rights
• One of the checks and balances in the US Constitution

Joe Smith was tried in state court a second time for the same crime, found guilty and sent to prison. Joe's lawyer believes 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

Which statement describes an impact of the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Women were guaranteed the right to vote in all states
• African-American freedmen were guaranteed the right to vote
• Americans were protected against abuses by state governments

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

• The Constitution's prohibition of "ex post facto" laws
• The right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus
• The powers reserved to the citizens by the 10th Amendment

(REVIEW) The War Powers Act of 1973 restricted the powers of the President as Commander-In-Chief. Which principle of constitutional government did the passage of this law illustrate?

• Federalism
• Limited Government
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers

(REVIEW) Which is an important task of an administrative agency?

• Passing federal laws
• Making detailed regulations
• Running the United States armed forces
• Resolving court cases between private parties