Understanding Constitutional Rights

A student is suspended from school without being told the reason or given a chance to explain their side of the story.

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Due Process

• Right to Privacy

• Freedom of Religion

Police enter a person's home without a warrant and search through their belongings.

• Right to Bear Arms

• Freedom of Assembly

• Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

• Freedom of Speech

A newspaper publishes an article criticizing government officials, and the government shuts down the newspaper.

• Freedom of the Press

• Right to Due Process

• Right to Bear Arms

• Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

A person is arrested for a crime but is not given a lawyer to defend them in court.

• Right to a Fair Trial

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Privacy

• Right to Petition the Government

A teacher at a public school forces students to pray at the beginning of class, even if they don’t follow the same religion.

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Privacy

• Freedom of Religion

• Right to Petition the Government

Which of the following best defines *due process of law*?

• The right to a fair and speedy trial.

• The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.

• The ability to challenge laws that violate individual freedoms.

• The right to vote in elections.

A group of citizens peacefully gathers in front of city hall to protest, but the police break up the gathering without cause.

• Freedom of Assembly

• Right to Due Process

• Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• Right to a Fair Trial

What is the primary purpose of the social contract?

• To establish that people must always obey government orders without question.

• To outline the agreement between citizens and their government to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection and order.

• To provide a legal framework for electing leaders.

• To guarantee individual freedoms regardless of government laws.

After being convicted of a minor theft, a person is sentenced to 20 years in prison.

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Due Process

• Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• Right to Bear Arms

A city council passes a law prohibiting anyone from criticizing local government officials in public or online.

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Privacy

• Freedom of the Press

• Protection Against Self-Incrimination