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American Government: Standard 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the 2nd Amendment?
a)
Law-abiding citizens have right to a gun for self-defense.
b)
Individuals are entitled to guns and can do whatever they want with them.
c)
Guns are for collectibles and antiques.
d)
Citizens are entitled to guns for hunting and competitive purposes only.
2.
Which of the following best describes the 2nd Amendment?
a)
Law-abiding citizens have right to a gun for self-defense.
b)
Individuals are entitled to guns and can do whatever they want with them.
c)
Guns are for collectibles and antiques.
d)
Citizens are entitled to guns for hunting and competitive purposes only.
3.
A group of people holding picket signs and protesting are exercising their right to:
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Assembly and Free Speech
c)
Sedition
d)
Freedom of Religion
4.
The 5th Amendment offers protection from what?
a)
Free Speech
b)
Unreasonable Search and Seizure
c)
Clear and Present Danger
d)
Self-Incrimination
5.
Name this term: the gov'ts duty to follow fair procedures set by law when carrying out gov't functions
a)
Due Process
b)
exclusionary rule
c)
Procedural due process
d)
search warrant
6.
A person has been arrested and questioned by the police before being informed of his or her rights. This is in violation of the Supreme Court ruling in 
a)
Gideon V. Wainwright
b)
In Re Gault
c)
Morse v. Frederick
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
7.
What case held that a woman's right to privacy protected her right to have an abortion in the 1st 3 months of her pregnancy?
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
c)
Griswold v. Connecticut
d)
Planned Parenthood v. U.S.
8.
After the Civil War, how many years were public schools segregated?
a)
From 1860-1920
b)
From 1865-1950
c)
From 1860-1940
d)
From 1865-1970
9.
What term generated from a former court hearing before the Brown vs. Education case helped to segregate America specifically in schools and at public facilities?
a)
"justice for all"
b)
"one nation, undivided"
c)
"separate but equal"
d)
"whites only, blacks only"
10.
Who was the Brown vs. the Board of Education case named after?
a)
A little girl
b)
A school in Topeka, Kansas
c)
A city in Topeka, Kansas
d)
The color of skin of those being discriminated against
11.
What does the NAACP stand for? 
a)
Never Allow Anger to Conquer Peace
b)
North America Appreciates Common People
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
No African Americans Can Proceed
12.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

13.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

14.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

15.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

16.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

17.

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting (voting people, voting)

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

18.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

19.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

20.

Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship (rights of citizens); look for the amendments in your notebook!!!

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

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