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3.6

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which has been a long-term result of the constitutional protection of free speech?

a)

Fewer court cases involving minors

b)

fewer laws limiting minority rights

c)

a more accurate election

d)

a more informed society

2.
a)

The government can safeguard and limit free speech

b)

The government can protect and restrain free exercise

c)

The government can guarantee and limit rights through judicial review

d)

The government can uphold and restrict rights through eminent domain

3.

discrimination

a)

treating a person or group unfairly based on their race, religion, gender, disability, or other reasons

b)

the right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that people be paid fairly (compensated) for their property if it is taken by the government

c)

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests, also known as the common good

d)

the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest

4.

Which action represents an individual exercising a constitutional right?

a)

Protesting at a rally

b)

enlisting in the military

c)

attending a public school

d)

obtaining a driver's license

5.

internment

a)

to detain or jail someone

b)

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests, also known as the common good

c)

the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

d)

the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war

6.

Define due process.

a)

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves and defines voters as males at least 21 year of age

b)

the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected

c)

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting Congress from establishing a religion, and from interfering with freedom of religious exercise, press, speech, assembly, or petition

d)

the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

7.

What term fits the following definition?

the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest

a)

eminent domain

b)

Miranda rights

c)

property rights

d)

civil disobedience

8.
a)

The political system is dependent on individuals exercising constitutional rights

b)

The economic system is dependent on individuals exercising their individual rights

c)

The justice system is dependent on individuals protecting civil liberties

d)

The legal system is dependent on individuals fulfilling civic obligations

9.

Which individual rights are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment?

a)

protections to a person accused of a crime, including the right of due process

b)

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting Congress from establishing a religion, and from interfering with freedom of religious exercise, press, speech, assembly, or petition

c)

process by which police or other authorities who suspect that a crime has been committed do a search of a person's property and collect any relevant evidence to the crime; protection from illegal search and seizure is in the Fourth Amendment

d)

the right refuse eminent domain

10.

What is the term used to describe the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war?

a)

forced internment

b)

eminent domain

c)

5th Amendment

d)

prison

11.

What is public good?

a)

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests, also known as the common good

b)

to detain or jail someone

c)

the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

d)

treating a person or group unfairly based on their race, religion, gender, disability, or other reasons

12.
a)

Public policy limits the rights of citizens

b)

economic opportunities are limited for minority groups

c)

political participation leads to increased criminal actions

d)

Government responses increase the protection of individual rights

13.

a)

Citizens may forcibly be interned due to security concerns

b)

Citizens may be searched without a warrant due to probable cause

c)

Citizens may have their property seized for economic development

d)

Citizens may have to register for selective service for the common defense

14.

Which action represents an individual exercising a constitutional right?

a)

summary judgement

b)

quartering soldiers

c)

eminent domain

d)

civil disobedience

15.

What is eminent domain?

a)

the right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that people be paid fairly (compensated) for their property if it is taken by the government

b)

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides protections to a person accused of a crime, including the right of due process

c)

rights guaranteed or belonging to a person

d)

the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

16.

What are property rights?

a)

the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war

b)

the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest

c)

the right to own property; mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

d)

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests, also known as the common good