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BL Chapter 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Fourteenth Amendment applied to all state governments the restrictions that had previously limited only the powers of the federal government.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The decentralization of the Internet makes it nearly impossible to exercise legal control over it and what goes on within it.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The right of privacy is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Either the Senate or the House of Representatives may impeach a civil officer of the United States but the case may only be tried in the House of Representatives.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

When the Constitution was declared effective and binding on March 4, 1789, only ____________________ states had ratified it.

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

6.

The U.S. Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following without due process of law:

a)

life, liberty, or property

b)

food, clothing, and shelter

c)

health, happiness, and prosperity

d)

life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness

7.

The Articles of Confederation _____.

a)

created a stronger central government than the U.S. Constitution

b)

was created before the Declaration of Independence

c)

was the first time the 13 colonies united under a single form of government

d)

all of these

8.

If convicted under due process of law, a criminal may be deprived of

a)

liberty, by imprisonment.

b)

property, by fine or order to make restitution.

c)

life, by execution.

d)

all, or a combination, of these.

9.

States may regulate _____.?

a)

interstate commerce

b)

foreign commerce

c)

intrastate commerce

d)

all the above

10.

Which of the following areas of law is primarily a concern and responsibility of individual state governments?

a)

interstate commerce law

b)

business and contract law

c)

import and export law

d)

military and national defense law

11.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

First

b)

Thirteenth

c)

Fourteenth

d)

none of the above

12.

For a proposed amendment to become a valid part of the U.S. Constitution it must be _____

a)

ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

b)

ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.

c)

either a or b

d)

none of the above

13.

Which of the following cases did not have a role in evolving a standard for what was and was not obscene?

a)

Roth v. United States

b)

Miller v. California

c)

Arizona v. Miranda

d)

All of the above had a role.

14.

Roland and Vivian prefer to practice religion privately in their home with family and a few close friends. What protects Roland and Vivian's religious freedom?

a)

Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

b)

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

c)

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

d)

none of the above

15.

Which document placed strict term limits on a state’s representatives to the Congress?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

none of the above

16.

Which of these documents is not considered a basis of the U.S. Bill of Rights?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Petition of Rights of 1628

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

All of the above are considered bases for the U.S. Bill of Rights

17.

Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution are known as

a)

legal rights.

b)

civil rights.

c)

peripheral rights.

d)

due process rights.

18.

The three branches of the U.S. government are

a)

President, Congress, and Supreme Court.

b)

President, House of Representatives, and Senate.

c)

executive, legislative, and judicial.

d)

President, Vice President, and Supreme Court.

19.

The Nineteenth Amendment clarified the voting rights of what group of U.S. citizens?

a)

women

b)

blacks

c)

18 yr olds

d)

all of these

20.

While listening to a national newscast, Masami learned that the Vice President of the United States was being impeached for bribing some of the members of the House of Representatives. The legislative body that would have the sole power to conduct the impeachment trial to follow is the _.

a)

Senate

b)

President

c)

Judge