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Unit 4

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first 10 amendments are called the...

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.
Which amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 17
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 4
3.
Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive from imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
a)
8th Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
20th Amendment
4.

What gives your neighbor the right to keep his guns in his possession?

a)

Amendment 9

b)

Amendment 11

c)

Amendment 2

d)

Amendment 15

5.
No quartering of Soldiers
a)
6th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
12 Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
6.

Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination(do not have to testify against yourself)

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

7.

Powers not given to the national government in the Constitution, are powers reserved for the States.

a)

10th Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

8.
No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
8th amendment
9.
What does the 6th amendments guarantee?
a)
the right to a speedy trial and a lawyer
b)
the right to speak to a judge on his cell phone
c)
right to a trial by jury
d)
the right to bear arms
10.

What does the 7th Amendment guarantee?

a)

the right to bear arms

b)

right to an illegal search and seizure

c)

right to a trial by jury in civil cases (lawsuits over money)

d)

no cruel and unusual punishments

11.

Rights in the Constitution cannot be used to take away other rights. You also have more rights than those listed.

a)

Amendment 10

b)

Amendment 6

c)

Amendment 7

d)

Amendment 9

12.

Choose the 2 due process amendments below.

a)

6th

b)

14th

c)

5th

d)

12th

13.

Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed by due process?

a)

trial by jury

b)

right to legal counsel (a lawyer)

c)

know the charges

d)

free medical care

14.
What provision of the constitution says that the government shall not establish a national religion?
a)
Necessary & Proper Clause
b)
Establishment Clause
c)
Free Exercise Clause
d)
Supremacy Clause
15.
Gov’t must act fairly & accord w/established rules in all it does 
a)
Due Process 
b)
Probable Cause
c)
Exclusionary Rule
d)
Double Jeopardy
16.
The Police provided a __________ which allowed them to search the suspect’s home.
a)
Search Warrant
b)
Search Request
c)
Search & Seizure
d)
Search Power
17.
Evidence gained as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person
a)
Exclusionary Rule
b)
Probable Cause
c)
Miranda Rule
d)
Due Process
18.

Constitutional Rights which police must read to a suspect before questioning can occur

a)

Miranda Rights

b)

Capital Punishment

c)

Exclusionary Rule

d)

Probable Cause

19.
He was found not guilty of murder, b/c of ______, he can't be tried for that murder ever again.
a)
Double Jeopardy
b)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
c)
Due Process
d)
Exclusionary Rule
20.

The power the government has to acquire your property for public use is called:

a)

Economic Freedom

b)

Political Freedom

c)

Eminent Domain

d)

Tyranny

21.

The use of actions and symbols in addition or instead of words to express opinions

a)

shield laws

b)

symbolic speech

c)

libel

d)

habeas corpus

22.
The 5th Amendment offers protection from what?
a)
Free Speech
b)
Unreasonable Search and Seizure
c)
Clear and Present Danger
d)
Self-Incrimination
23.
Police must read criminal suspects their rights is the outcome of which Supreme Court case?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Schneck v. United States
c)
Hernandez v. Texas
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
24.

"Unreasonable Search and Seizure" is protected by which amendment?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

25.

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

26.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

27.

Which amendment that gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

28.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
29.

Civil Liberties are best defined as:

a)

Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

b)

Actions of government that limit the will of the people

c)

Guarantees the protections of persons and property from the arbitrary acts of government

d)

Guarantees that government will not submit to arbitrary acts of government

30.

Civil Rights are best defined as:

a)

Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

b)

Actions of government that limit the will of the people

c)

Guarantees the protections of persons and property from the arbitrary acts of government

d)

Guarantees that government will not submit to arbitrary acts of government

31.

Which amendment is represented in the picture?

a)

19th

b)

24th

c)

26th

d)

15th

32.

Which amendment lowered the voting age down to 18?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

26th

33.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
34.
Which court case expressed that all individuals have the right to an attorney for any criminal charge?
a)
Lemon v Kurtman
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
35.
Which court case is important in protecting the 4th Amendment right to "unreasonable search and seizures"? 
a)
Mapp v Ohio
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
36.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
a)
Korematsu v. United States
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson