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Unit 2: Constitution

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment made slavery illegal everywhere in the United States except as the punishment for a crime
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
18th
2.
This amendment gave Black men the right to vote
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
18th
3.
This amendment promised all citizens equal protection under the law
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
18th
4.
This amendment made the manufacture, sell or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
21st
5.
This amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
21st
6.
This amendment repealed Prohibition and made alcohol legal again in the United States.
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
21st
7.
An amendment can be proposed by a ________ vote in Congress and ratified by ________ of the states.
a)
2/3 and 3/4
b)
3/5 and 3/4
c)
3/4 and 2/3
d)
2/3 and 3/5
8.
This amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
9.
This amendment prohibits the government from quartering soldiers in your home except in times of war
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
10.
This amendment allows citizens to have weapons with limits
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
11.
This amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
12.
This amendment gives you the right to remain silent
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
6th
d)
7th
13.
This amendment gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial with the assistance of a lawyer
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
6th
d)
7th
14.
This amendment gives you the right to jury trial in civil cases valued at more than $20
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
6th
d)
7th
15.
This amendment clarifies that rights not specifically given to the federal government was given to the states or the people
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
16.
This amendment protects rights that are not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
17.
This amendment protects prohibits excessive bail or cruel or unusual punishments
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
18.
A student who makes a bomb threat against his school is not protected by the 1st amendment because the threat
a)
creates imminent danger
b)
is slander
c)
is libel
d)
is obscenity
19.
A newspaper that knowingly publishes a false story claiming that a famous athlete is taking steroids to improve her game is not protected by the 1st amendment because the story
a)
creates imminent danger
b)
is slander
c)
is libel
d)
is obscenity
20.
This Supreme Court case ruled that the government can limit free speech when it creates a "clear and present danger."
a)
Schenck v United States
b)
Tinker v Des Moines
c)
Texas v Johnson
d)
United States v O'Brien
21.
This 1969 Supreme Court case established students' right to free speech in public schools.
a)
Schenck v United States
b)
Tinker v Des Moines
c)
Texas v Johnson
d)
United States v O'Brien
22.
1989 Supreme Court case that ruled that burning the US flag is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
a)
Schenck v United States
b)
Tinker v Des Moines
c)
Texas v Johnson
d)
United States v O'Brien
23.
1963 Supreme Court case that established the right to an attorney for criminal defendants who can't afford one
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
Mapp v Ohio
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Gitlow v New York
24.
1961 Supreme Court case that ruled that the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure apply to state courts.
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
Mapp v Ohio
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Gitlow v New York
25.
1896 Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which legalized racial segregation
a)
Mendez v Westminster
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Brown v Board of Education
d)
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
26.
1946 case that outlawed racial segregation in California schools
a)
Mendez v Westminster
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Brown v Board of Education
d)
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
27.
1954 Supreme Court case that outlawed racial segregation in public schools. The unanimous decision overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine
a)
Mendez v Westminster
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Brown v Board of Education
d)
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
28.
1966 Supreme Court case that requires law enforcement to inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
Mapp v Ohio
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Gitlow v New York
29.
The police are looking for a kidnapped child. They track the suspect to a building and hear crying inside. They enter the building without a warrant. This exception to the 4th amendment is called
a)
exigent circumstances
b)
consent
c)
plain view
d)
search upon arrrest
30.
The police have received a report that a student has a gun. They go to the student's home and ask the parents if they can search, the parents agree and a gun is located. This exception to the 4th amendment is called
a)
exigent circumstances
b)
consent
c)
plain view
d)
search upon arrrest
31.
This requires the government to be fair in the way it deprives someone of its life, liberty or property.
a)
incorporation
b)
substantive due process
c)
procedural due process
d)
enfranchise
32.
This requires the government to have a good reason for depriving someone of its life, liberty or property.
a)
incorporation
b)
substantive due process
c)
procedural due process
d)
enfranchise
33.
The constitutional practice the court follows, which makes most of the Bill of Rights apply to state laws through the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
a)
incorporation
b)
substantive due process
c)
procedural due process
d)
enfranchise
34.
To give the right to vote
a)
incorporation
b)
substantive due process
c)
procedural due process
d)
enfranchise
35.
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
substantive due process
c)
procedural due process
d)
coverture
36.
To take away the right to vote
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
franchise
c)
disenfranchise
d)
coverture
37.

Legal concept that once married, a woman’s property belongs to her husband and she has no legal rights.

a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
franchise
c)
disenfranchise
d)
coverture
38.
Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of women's suffrage?
a)
Women pay taxes and deserve a voice in the government they are funding
b)
Women deserve a say in the laws that they have to follow
c)
Women will "clean up" dirty politics if they get the right to vote
d)
Women will abandon their children if they get the right to vote
39.
This state became the 36th state to ratify the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote
a)
Massachusetts
b)
California
c)
New York
d)
Tennessee
40.
This man changed his vote on the 19th amendment from "no" to "yes" because of a letter he got from his mother.
a)
Earl Warren
b)
John Wainwright
c)
Frederick Gideon
d)
Harry Burn
41.
Which of the following was an unintended outcome of Prohibition?
a)
Health risks from unregulated alcohol production
b)
Increase in tax revenue for the government
c)
Increased jobs in the alcohol industry
d)
Increase in domestic violence
42.
Which of the following was NOT an argument in favor of Prohibition?
a)
Prohibition will increase crime and make criminals rich
b)
Prohibition will increase safety in factories
c)
Prohibition will reduce family violence
d)
Prohibition is patriotic during wartime
43.
When President Wilson vetoed the Volstead Act, Congress checked his power by
a)
overriding his veto
b)
approving the 18th amendment
c)
impeaching the president
d)
declaring the actions of the president unconstitutional