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WorksheetsAmerican Civics Chapter 4 Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print lies about other people.
True
False
A police officer cannot search a suspect’s home without a search warrant issued by a judge
True
False
The Fourteenth Amendment was written to protect African Americans from laws that tried to take away their rights.
True
False
The Chicano Movement was formed to help migrant farm workers in Mexico.
True
False
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applied only to African Americans, but it inspired people to fi ght for an end to discrimination based on gender, religion, or national origin.
True
False
formal charge brought by grand jury
establishment clause
indictment
due process
suffrage
portion of the First Amendment promoting freedom of religion
establishment clause
indictment
due process
suffrage
the right to vote
establishment clause
indictment
due process
suffrage
following established legal procedures
freedom of assembly
indictment
due process
suffrage
allows us to attend meetings, rallies, and parades
freedom of assembly
indictment
due process
suffrage
Because the Fifteenth Amendment did not address the issue directly, state governments spent many years
censoring newspapers.
denying women suffrage.
ignoring grand juries.
testing “Jim Crow” laws.
Which of the following behaviors is protected by the First Amendment?
censoring news when public safety is at stake
using e-mail to criticize government policy
requiring citizens to register before voting in elections
banning objectionable materials, such as newspapers or magazines
One way in which the Bill of Rights secures fair, legal treatment for citizens is by protecting them from
bail.
speedy trials.
double jeopardy.
grand juries.
In 1964 the Twenty-fourth Amendment helped fulfi ll the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) by
outlawing poll taxes in national elections.
establishing the NAACP as a government agency.
allowing women to run for office as well as to vote.
enabling voters in all states to elect senators directly.
Refer to the time line. If you were 21 years old in 1960, you would have had the legal right to vote in national elections unless you were
African American.
a resident of Washington, D.C.
a member of Congress. female.
female.
In the years following the Civil War, some Southern states prevented African Americans from voting by enacting
slander laws
eminent domain
poll taxes
racial profiling
The struggle for equal rights
affects only women
continues today
is largely forgotten
was won in 1965.
The Ninth Amendment states that rights not listed in the Constitution are
forfeited.
subject to change.
protected.
suspended during wars.
More than 200,000 people joined the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, to express their support for civil rights for all Americans. Which First Amendment rights were they exercising? Select all that apply.
freedom of religion
right to bear arms
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
right of assembly
Identify the phrase in the First Amendment that allows people to hold rallies or parades.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
—First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
establishment of religion
freedom of speech
peaceably to assemble
petition the Government
Which of the following would be permitted according to the protections outlined in the Fourth Amendment? Select all that apply.
A warrant is issued to search someone’s home because the police have evidence that the owner has stolen property.
A police officer searches someone’s home without permission.
A police officer has a warrant to search someone’s business and takes the computers that are listed in the warrant.
A police officer has a warrant to search someone’s home and searches the person’s car as well.
Which of the following freed enslaved persons and helped guarantee their civil rights during the 1800s?
establishment clause
Civil War amendments
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gitlow v. New York
The Nineteenth Amendment extended suffrage to about half of the adults in the United States.
True
False
Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print anything that they want.
True
False
The money earned from poll taxes was used to help African Americans and women who were working for equal rights.
True
False
The right to practice one’s religion freely is protected by
the First Amendment.
the Third Amendment.
the Sixth Amendment.
the Seventh Amendment.
The two amendments that specifically extended suffrage to new groups of people are the
Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments.
Fourteenth and Eighteenth Amendments.
Sixteenth and Eighteenth Amendments.
Sixteenth and Nineteenth Amendments.
The Eighth Amendment helps remind Americans that punishment should be
based on the convicted person’s criminal record.
determined by the amount of bail paid before the trial.
forfeited in cases of double jeopardy.
in proportion to the crime committed
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