WorksheetsBL Chapter 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Fourteenth Amendment applied to all state governments the restrictions that had previously limited only the powers of the federal government.
True
False
The decentralization of the Internet makes it nearly impossible to exercise legal control over it and what goes on within it.
True
False
The right of privacy is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
True
False
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.
True
False
When the Constitution was declared effective and binding on March 4, 1789, only ____________________ states had ratified it.
7
9
11
13
The U.S. Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following without due process of law:
life, liberty, or property
food, clothing, and shelter
health, happiness, and prosperity
life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness
The Articles of Confederation _____.
created a stronger central government than the U.S. Constitution
was created before the Declaration of Independence
was the first time the 13 colonies united under a single form of government
all of these
If convicted under due process of law, a criminal may be deprived of
liberty, by imprisonment.
property, by fine or order to make restitution.
life, by execution.
all, or a combination, of these.
States may regulate _____.?
interstate commerce
foreign commerce
intrastate commerce
all the above
Which of the following areas of law is primarily a concern and responsibility of individual state governments?
interstate commerce law
business and contract law
import and export law
military and national defense law
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
First
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
none of the above
For a proposed amendment to become a valid part of the U.S. Constitution it must be _____
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
either a or b
none of the above
Which of the following cases did not have a role in evolving a standard for what was and was not obscene?
Roth v. United States
Miller v. California
Arizona v. Miranda
All of the above had a role.
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?
Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
none of the above
Which document placed strict term limits on a state’s representatives to the Congress?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
none of the above
Which of these documents is not considered a basis of the U.S. Bill of Rights?
Magna Carta
Petition of Rights of 1628
English Bill of Rights
All of the above are considered bases for the U.S. Bill of Rights
Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution are known as
legal rights.
civil rights.
peripheral rights.
due process rights.
The three branches of the U.S. government are
President, Congress, and Supreme Court.
President, House of Representatives, and Senate.
executive, legislative, and judicial.
President, Vice President, and Supreme Court.
The Nineteenth Amendment clarified the voting rights of what group of U.S. citizens?
women
blacks
18 yr olds
all of these
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 _.
Senate
President
Judge
