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Unit 10 Amendment Rights and Court Cases Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the passage of the Voting Rights of 1965 impact political participation?

a)

All persons who passed a literacy test could now vote.

b)

All children of foreign citizens could now vote.

c)

All African-Americans could now vote.

d)

All women could now vote.

2.

Based on the scenario above, which constitutional violation has occurred?

a)

Calvin is arrested for committing a crime.

b)

Calvin is sentenced to serve time in prison.

c)

Calvin is not allowed to speak freely in court.

d)

Calvin is not granted an attorney.

3.

Larry is 19. He couldn’t vote last year because he had to be 21. This year, a new law has passed that allows him to vote.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

e)

26th Amendment

4.

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

a)

be denied based on whether you were male or female

b)

be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

c)

be denied even if a person was not a citizen

5.

After the 15th Amendment was passed giving freed slaves the right to vote, some states used certain laws to try to prevent them from voting. These were called "Jim Crow" laws. One was a __________ (which is money a voter must pay to be able to vote)

a)

crime tax

b)

slave tax

c)

poll tax

6.

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

a)

1st

b)

14th

c)

19th

7.

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

a)

the right to vote

b)

the process to amend the Constitution

c)

suffering

8.

The ___________ protects voting rights guaranteed in the Constitution

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

c)

Civil War Act of 1865

9.

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

a)

26th

b)

14th

c)

1st

10.
What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?
a)
It enforced segregation
b)
It abolished poll taxes
c)
It made slavery illegal
d)
It defined citizenship
11.
How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?
a)
It made slavery illegal
b)
Women could now vote in all elections
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights
12.
How did the Twenty-fourth Amendment allow more Americans to vote?
a)
 It changed voting laws, which meant that non-U.S. citizens were able to vote. 
b)
It outlawed poll taxes, which many states used to prevent poor Americans from voting. 
c)
It prevented grandfather clauses, which many states used to prevent women from voting. 
d)
It required literacy tests, which meant that Americans became better educated about voting.
13.

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

a)

Segregation was deemed legal in the south

b)

Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

c)

Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

d)

School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

14.

US v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?

a)

You must obey a court order

b)

The president is accountable for enforcing the law

c)

The president is not above the law

d)

The president is not allowed to have private meetings

15.

Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?

a)

Self- incrimination

b)

Right to counsel

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of expression

16.

Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

In re Gault

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

17.

Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?

a)

Find persons innocent until proven guilty

b)

Determine if a law is unconstitutional

c)

Limit the number of cases they hear

d)

Determine who will be the next Chief Justice

18.

Which court case established Judicial Review?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

In re Gault

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Marbury v. Madison

19.

What is due process?

a)

people who are accused of crimes do not have to testify

b)

people who are accused of crimes must be read their rights

c)

people who are accused of crimes must be treated fairly

d)

people who are accused of crimes deserve to go to jail

20.

This case started with a prank phone call.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

In Re Gault

c)

DC v. Heller

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

21.

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Due process rights

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Separate but equal

22.

What does this court decision illustrate?

a)

The court has the power to discriminate based on race.

b)

The court has the power of judicial review.

c)

The court is a district court.

d)

The court is a trial court.

23.

This case deals with your right to counsel in a courtroom.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

District of Columbia v, Heller

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

In re Gault

24.

Some of the background to this case included a hotel break-in and taping people without their knowledge.

a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

US v. Nixon

c)

District of Columbia v. Heller

d)

Marbury v. Madison

25.

Which of the following Supreme Court Decisions was overturned by the ratification of the 13th and 14th Amendments?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

26.

Allowed for the censorship (blocking) of materials / stories written in school newspapers.

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

27.

Juveniles are allowed to have “Due Process” rights. (right to a trial, right to an attorney, right to question witnesses, etc.)

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

In Re Gault

d)

Miranda v Arizona

28.

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Brown v Board of Education

29.

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6th Amendment.

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

United States v Nixon

30.

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

In Re Gault

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

31.

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

In Re Gault

d)

District of Columbia v Heller

32.

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Tinker v Des Moines

d)

Bush v Gore