WorksheetsWe the People Part V
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Nineteenth Amendment
a)
freed slaves
b)
formally ended the Revolutionary War
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
ended prohibation
2.
The Fourteenth Amendment was intended to guarantee the equal protection of the laws to
a)
African Americans
b)
women
c)
Native Americans
d)
whites who did not own property
3.
The primary purpose of the civil rights movement was to
a)
encourage civic participation among immigrants
b)
oppose the Vietnam War
c)
obtain equal protection of the laws for African Americans
d)
ensure that public school remain segregated
4.
The right to due process of law means
a)
laws will be publicly debated
b)
important public questions must be settled by direct vote of the people
c)
proposed laws must be passed by both houses of congress
d)
laws and procedures of government must be fair and reasonable
5.
The guarantee of due process is important because it insures that
a)
governmental institutions can enact important policies
b)
judges have discretion in sentencing
c)
juveniles do not get the same protection as adults
d)
government treats individuals fairly
6.
The United States has given much to the world. Among the democratic ideals other nations have learned from our country is
a)
consent of the governed
b)
separation of powers
c)
legislative supremacy
d)
necessary and proper laws
7.
The Constitution gives our government powers to deal with other nations. Among those powers is the authority
a)
of Congress to approve treaties
b)
of the Supreme Court to regulate commerce
c)
of individual states to make treaties
d)
of the president to address the United Nations
8.
Citizens have both personal and civic responsibilities that go along with their rights. An example of civic responsibility is
a)
supporting one's family
b)
making charitable donations
c)
serving as a juror
d)
contributing money to a political party
9.
Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are examples of people who went to jail because they
a)
supported the impeachment of the president
b)
disobeyed laws that they believed were unjust
c)
refused to serve in the military
d)
committed violent acts of protest
10.
Participation in the political life of our nation in consistent with the principle of
a)
judicial activism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
autocratic government
d)
the supremacy clause
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