Civics unit 3 EC

What is the federal government trying to prevent by requiring Justice Department approval of court-ordered requests for information?

• Due process

• Unreasonable searches

• Grand jury inquiries

• Double jeopardy

Requiring the FBI to describe specific targets of a roving wiretap may help ensure that

• the grand jury obtains sufficient evidence for an indictment.

• the targets do not leave the country.

• the targets have an opportunity to hear the charges against them.

• there is probable cause to investigate the targets

In which order did amendments to the Constitution protect the voting rights of African Americans and the following groups?

• women; African Americans;Washington, D.C., residents; young adults 18 and older

• African Americans; Washington,D.C., residents; women; young adults 18 and older

• African Americans; Washington,D.C., residents; young adults 18 and older; women

• African Americans; women;Washington, D.C., residents; young adults 18 and older

On the basis of which amendment did the Supreme Court decide in 1954 that segregation of schools was unconstitutional?

• First Amendment
• Fifth Amendment
• Nineteenth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment

Which clause in the First Amendment prohibits the government from creating a state religion?

• Right to Assemble Clause
• Establishment Clause
• Due Process Clause
• Free Exercise Clause

Diddy is in some legal trouble in New York. He surrendered to police and was treated to proper due process, when he was finger printed, mugshot, and bailed. What legal term refers to formal charges or accusations against a person, such as Diddy, in this scenario (5th amendment)?

• arraignment
• indictment
• subpoena
• testimony

What compromise resolved the issue of representation in Congress during the Constitutional Convention?

• The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
• The Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Missouri Compromise
• The Compromise of 1850

How is the NC Constitution amended, and how does this process differ from amending the U.S. Constitution?

• The NC Constitution is amended by a three-fifths vote in the General Assembly and a statewide referendum, while the U.S. Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.
• Both constitutions require a unanimous vote from all state legislatures to amend.
• The U.S. Constitution can be amended by a three-fifths vote in Congress and a statewide referendum.
• The NC Constitution can be amended by a simple majority vote in the General Assembly only.

In 1964, the Twenty-fourth Amendment helped fulfill the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) by

• mandating voter ID requirements in all states
• establishing a national voting age of 21
• prohibiting poll taxes in federal elections
• allowing literacy tests in federal elections

Affirmative action programs were designed to correct which of the following practices?

• Promotion of gender stereotypes in the workplace.
• Discrimination and inequality in employment and education practices.
• Encouragement of nepotism in hiring practices.
• Support for exclusive educational institutions for the elite.