USA 5 Review

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

• protection from cruel and unusual punishment

• guarantees of due process of law

• protection from double jeopardy

• guarantees of trial by jury

Which action represents an individual exercising a constitutional right? Mark only one oval.

• quartering soldiers

• organizing a protest

• preventing double jeopardy

• issuing a summary judgment

Which enumerated freedom shapes involvement in the United States' political system?

• travel

• assembly

• pursue education

• pursue employment

What is the main goal of the Bill of Rights?

• protecting individuals from unnecessary laws

• protecting states from unnecessary regulations

• protecting states from national abuses of authority

• protecting individuals from government abuses of power

Where can a description of U.S. citizens’ civil liberties be found?

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble to the Constitution

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Bill of Rights

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".

Which three rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of speech, right to work, right to petition the government

• right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial, right to an education

• freedom of speech, right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial

• right to vote, right to work, right to a speedy trial

This diagram shows protections in the Bill of Rights. Which statement best completes this diagram?

• Vote

• Assembly

• Jury Trial

• Habeas Corpus

What impact resulted from the 15th amendment?

• increased the number of women eligible to vote

• increased the number of voters age 18-21 who were eligible to vote

• increased the number of people freed from slavery

• increased the number of citizens eligible to vote

What was the primary purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To give women the right to vote

• To abolish slavery and grant freedom to all slaves

• To lower the voting age to 18

• To eliminate poll taxes