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WorksheetsUnit 5 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Civil Liberties are the basic freedoms to think and to act that all people have and that are protected against government abuse.
True
False
What is an example of Civil Liberties?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
5th Amendment
14th Amendment
What does the 1st Amendment mean by, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?
Congress can determine what religions can or cannot be in the United States.
Congress cannot determine what religion is in the United States but can tell the religions what they can or cannot believe.
Congress cannot make any laws for or against any religion.
None of the above
What does the 1st Amendment mean by, "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"?
Congress can tell people what they can say and how they should think.
Congress cannot tell people what they can say but they can have a state ran media center.
Congress cannot create laws or actions to censor individual speech or media as long as it does not violate individuals’ rights.
None of the above
According to the 1st Amendment, people have the right to peaceably assemble and petition (protest) anyone or anything they want.
True
False
Civil Rights are defined as...
Rights of fair and equal status and treatment and the right to participate in government.
The state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech.
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
The power or scope to act as one pleases.
An example of Civil Rights is...
Gibbons v. Ogden
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Cooper v. Aaron
Why is the Civil Right Act of 1871 important to Civil Rights?
Sought to grant African Americans equal access to public places
Created a civil rights division in the Department of Justice to enforce civil rights laws
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Allowed individuals to sue state officials for civil rights violations
Why is the Civil Rights Act of 1875 important?
Sought to grant African Americans equal access to public places
Sought to protect African Americans from the Ku Klux Klan violence
Established the Civil Rights Commission to investigate civil rights violations
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Why is the Civil Rights Act of 1957 important?
Sought to protect African Americans from the Ku Klux Klan violence
Sought to grant African Americans equal access to public places
Established the Civil Rights Commission to investigate civil rights violations
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Why is the Civil Rights Act of 1960 important?
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Created a civil rights division in the Department of Justice to enforce civil rights laws
Sought to grant African Americans equal access to public places
Allowed individuals to sue state officials for civil rights violations
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Created a civil rights division in the Department of Justice to enforce civil rights laws
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Banned discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex in voting, employment, and public accommodations
Sought to grant African Americans equal access to public places
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 accomplish?
Banned discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing
Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Gave the federal government the power to inspect local voter registration rolls and penalize anyone who obstructs a person’s right to vote
Banned discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex in voting, employment, and public accommodations
Why is the case Brown v. Board of Education important to Civil Rights?
Helped to end segregation, and guarantee civil rights to everyone
Banned discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing
Banned discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex in voting, employment, and public accommodations
Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Due process is following established and complete legal procedures, the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules at all times.
True
False
What are the two types of Due Process?
Subjective and Proactive
Substantive and Procedural
Relative and Nonrelative
Fiction and Nonfiction
Which is substantive due process?
Refers to the constitutional requirement that when the federal government acts in such a way that denies a citizen of a life, liberty, or property interest, the person must be given notice, the opportunity to be heard, and a decision by a neutral decision-maker.
A lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiff(s) on behalf of themselves and everyone else who has suffered from an alleged wrong
Allows courts to establish and protect certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if procedural protections are present or the rights are unenumerated (not specifically mentioned) elsewhere in the U.S. Constitution.
Rights of fair and equal status and treatment and the right to participate in government.
Which is procedural due process?
Refers to the constitutional requirement that when the federal government acts in such a way that denies a citizen of a life, liberty, or property interest, the person must be given notice, the opportunity to be heard, and a decision by a neutral decision-maker.
A lawsuit filed by one or more plaintiff(s) on behalf of themselves and everyone else who has suffered from an alleged wrong
Allows courts to establish and protect certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if procedural protections are present or the rights are unenumerated (not specifically mentioned) elsewhere in the U.S. Constitution.
Rights of fair and equal status and treatment and the right to participate in government.
Where can the Due Process Clause be found in the Bill of Rights?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
5th Amendment
10th Amendment
The Due Process Clause states, "nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
True
False
In the 14th Amendment, what does, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" accomplish?
Nothing, it is just a part of the amendment.
It establishes Due Process at the Federal level.
It expands the right to Due Process into the states and local governments.
None of the above.
The government cannot act against people gathering to peacefully protest. However, the government CAN act if the protest does not remain peaceful.
True
False
Protesting individuals is a Constitutional right.
True
False
Free speech is an example of a Civil Liberty.
True
False
Civil Rights provided in the Constitution makes segregation legal.
True
False
