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WorksheetsUnit 5 Test - Amendments to Constitution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This Civil War Amendment grants equal protection of the law to all citizens.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
2.
This amendment granted women suffrage.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
3.
What are the two steps for amending the Constitution (in order)?
a)
Ratification; Proposal
b)
Amend;Ratification
c)
Ratification; Proposal
d)
Proposal; Ratification
4.
Which clause of the U.S. Constitution declares the Constitution as the highest law of the land?
a)
Necessary and Proper
b)
Equal Protection
c)
Highest Law
d)
Supremacy
5.
What court case involved the discussion of balancing students' rights and a principal's responsibilities?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
6.
What court case involved the discussion of whether clothing and other forms of communication are protected by freedom of speech?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
7.
What court case involved the denial of an attorney to a poor defendant?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
8.
What court case involved a citizen that was forced to self-incriminate?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
9.
What court case made segregation legal?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
10.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution did states use as a loophole to deny African Americans the right to vote?
a)
2nd
b)
5th
c)
9th
d)
10th
11.
What movement during the 1960s used civil disobedience to promote the need to force states to protect citizens' rights?
a)
Abolitionist Movement
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Prohibitionist Movement
d)
Progressive Movement
12.
Which of these is NOT an example of civil disobedience?
a)
sit-ins
b)
boycotts
c)
bombings
d)
marches
13.
This Civil War Amendment ended slavery, or forced labor.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
14.
This voting rights amendment extended suffrage to younger citizens?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
24th
d)
26th
15.
This voting rights amendment extended suffrage to African Americans?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
24th
d)
26th
16.
What group felt a direct benefit of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Women
b)
18 year olds
c)
African Americans
d)
White men
17.
John is a person of interest for a robbery of the Bank of America on Lake Jackson. What do the police need before they can search his room for the money?
a)
Search Warrant
b)
Arrest Warrant
c)
Reading of Miranda Rights
d)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
18.
Based on the right of eminent domain, the government must give citizens _ before seizing their property.
a)
power
b)
land
c)
a new house
d)
just compensation
19.
Mr. Bauer exceeds the speed limit on his way to the hospital. Which of the following punishments might be considered "cruel and unusual?"
a)
Fine
b)
Suspension of License
c)
Death Penalty
d)
verbal warning
20.
Which of these would be an example of a citizen's economic freedom?
a)
Buying property
b)
Signing a Petition
c)
Voting for President
d)
Running for Office
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