Unit 3: The Constitution

Why is it important to use the strategy of lateral reading?

• It makes it possible to find additional sources when writing a report

• It makes it possible to compare ideas with those of other people

• It makes it possible to quickly determine if a source is on the right topic.

• It makes it possible to evaluate an unfamiliar source for accuracy and bias

What is a characteristic of a reliable fact-checking site

• It is run by professional journalists and fact-checkers

• It provides fact-check sources that support one side of an issue

• It is partisan in how and what it chooses to fact-check

• It requires its own facts to be fact-checked by other sources

What is one potential problem when using wikis as a fact-check source

• Many entries are well-documented

• Readers can follow links to sources

• Wikis give readers an overview of a topic

• Anyone can create or edit wiki articles

What is vertical reading?

• examining elements of a source to determine its reliability

• looking outside a source for information to judge its accuracy

• comparing two sources to determine if both sources are valid

• using outside sources to determine if a source is valid and reliable

Which example would be a violation of due process?

• Police officers arrest motorists who have been driving recklessly

• A sheriff tells a person under arrest she has the right to remain silent

• Students receive detention for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

• A group of citizens capture and injure a person suspected of a crime

A robbery has occurred in Chloe’s neighborhood. Police officers receive a description of the suspect that matches Chloe’s appearance. They believe she has some of the stolen items in her possession. How does due process protect Chloe in this situation?

• The police need her permission or a warrant to search her home

• The police have to find more proof before they can interview her

• The police need to rule out other suspects before accusing her

• The police have to reveal all of their findings to her during questioning

Which aspect of individual liberty did the Loving v. Virginia (1967) case address

• It focused on segregation in public places

• It focused on laws outlawing interracial marriage

• It focused on unreasonable search and seizures

• It focused on restrictions against freedom of speech.

Which action could come into conflict with the common good

• disagreeing with a friend

• littering in a public park

• failing to study for a test

• smoking while at home alone

How does Article V affect the laws outlined in the US Constitution

• It explains the process for ratifying the Constitution

• It provides the process for amending the Constitution

• It makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land

• It guarantees each state a republican form of government

What is one right granted by the 14th Amendment?

• the right to buy land

• the right to due process

• the right to not be enslaved

• the right to choose whom to marry