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American Civics Chapter 4 Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print lies about other people.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A police officer cannot search a suspect’s home without a search warrant issued by a judge

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Fourteenth Amendment was written to protect African Americans from laws that tried to take away their rights.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Chicano Movement was formed to help migrant farm workers in Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

formal charge brought by grand jury

a)

establishment clause

b)

indictment

c)

due process

d)

suffrage

7.

portion of the First Amendment promoting freedom of religion

a)

establishment clause

b)

indictment

c)

due process

d)

suffrage

8.

the right to vote

a)

establishment clause

b)

indictment

c)

due process

d)

suffrage

9.

following established legal procedures

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

indictment

c)

due process

d)

suffrage

10.

allows us to attend meetings, rallies, and parades

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

indictment

c)

due process

d)

suffrage

11.

Because the Fifteenth Amendment did not address the issue directly, state governments spent many years

a)

censoring newspapers.

b)

denying women suffrage.

c)

ignoring grand juries.

d)

testing “Jim Crow” laws.

12.

Which of the following behaviors is protected by the First Amendment?

a)

censoring news when public safety is at stake

b)

using e-mail to criticize government policy

c)

requiring citizens to register before voting in elections

d)

banning objectionable materials, such as newspapers or magazines

13.

One way in which the Bill of Rights secures fair, legal treatment for citizens is by protecting them from

a)

bail.

b)

speedy trials.

c)

double jeopardy.

d)

grand juries.

14.

In 1964 the Twenty-fourth Amendment helped fulfi ll the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) by

a)

outlawing poll taxes in national elections.

b)

establishing the NAACP as a government agency.

c)

allowing women to run for office as well as to vote.

d)

enabling voters in all states to elect senators directly.

15.

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

a)

African American.

b)

a resident of Washington, D.C.

c)

a member of Congress. female.

d)

female.

16.

In the years following the Civil War, some Southern states prevented African Americans from voting by enacting

a)

slander laws

b)

eminent domain

c)

poll taxes

d)

racial profiling

17.

The struggle for equal rights

a)

affects only women

b)

continues today

c)

is largely forgotten

d)

was won in 1965.

18.

The Ninth Amendment states that rights not listed in the Constitution are

a)

forfeited.

b)

subject to change.

c)

protected.

d)

suspended during wars.

19.

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.

a)

freedom of religion

b)

right to bear arms

c)

freedom of speech

d)

freedom of the press

e)

right of assembly

20.

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

a)

establishment of religion

b)

freedom of speech

c)

peaceably to assemble

d)

petition the Government

21.

Which of the following would be permitted according to the protections outlined in the Fourth Amendment? Select all that apply.

a)

A warrant is issued to search someone’s home because the police have evidence that the owner has stolen property.

b)

A police officer searches someone’s home without permission.

c)

A police officer has a warrant to search someone’s business and takes the computers that are listed in the warrant.

d)

A police officer has a warrant to search someone’s home and searches the person’s car as well.

22.

Which of the following freed enslaved persons and helped guarantee their civil rights during the 1800s?

a)

establishment clause

b)

Civil War amendments

c)

Gratz v. Bollinger

d)

Gitlow v. New York

23.

The Nineteenth Amendment extended suffrage to about half of the adults in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print anything that they want.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The money earned from poll taxes was used to help African Americans and women who were working for equal rights.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The right to practice one’s religion freely is protected by

a)

the First Amendment.

b)

the Third Amendment.

c)

the Sixth Amendment.

d)

the Seventh Amendment.

27.

The two amendments that specifically extended suffrage to new groups of people are the

a)

Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments.

b)

Fourteenth and Eighteenth Amendments.

c)

Sixteenth and Eighteenth Amendments.

d)

Sixteenth and Nineteenth Amendments.

28.

The Eighth Amendment helps remind Americans that punishment should be

a)

based on the convicted person’s criminal record.

b)

determined by the amount of bail paid before the trial.

c)

forfeited in cases of double jeopardy.

d)

in proportion to the crime committed

29.

First Amendment... We've got this under RAPPS.

R stands for

(a)  

30.

First Amendment... We've got this under RAPPS.

A stands for

(a)  

31.

First Amendment... We've got this under RAPPS.

P stands for

(a)  

32.

First Amendment... We've got this under RAPPS.

P stands for

(a)  

33.

First Amendment... We've got this under RAPPS.

S stands for

(a)