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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the rights that people gain as part of belonging to an organized government?Bill of RightsCivil RightsNatural RightsHuman Rights
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of a law that makes something a crime after the fact? (Hint: This law is banned by the Constitution.)Law of NationsEx Post Facto LawsLaw of AttainderHabeas Corpus Law
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy were many citizens concerned about the lack of a bill of rights in the original Constitution?They wanted to get rid of all restrictions on the rights of the people.If you list some rights, then those rights become more important than others.They feared governmental abuses of power that might restrict their freedoms.They were afraid that the new national government would abolish slavery.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does substantive due process guarantee?The content and meaning of the law will be fair.The law will be applied fairly.Laws will apply to everyone, not just some people.All people born in the United States have all the rights of citizens.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process of using the Fourteenth Amendment to apply the Bill of Rights to the states called?IncorporationRights PlusThe Plus ProcessThe Plus Doctrine
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are First Amendment freedoms?the right to a trial by juryfreedom from cruel and unusual punishmentslife, liberty, and propertyfreedom of religion, speech, and assembly
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following examples shows a violation of someone's First Amendment rights?A criminal suspect is held in isolation for three days and then is beaten by police until she confesses.A religious group is told that its ritual practices violate federal drug control laws and that its members will be prosecuted if they participate in these rituals.A newspaper is forced to submit its stories to a government review board, which checks them for national security materials before allowing the newspaper to print them.Married women are denied access to birth control information.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the religion clause of the First Amendment actually say?In order to preserve morality and good order, all communities shall provide "public, Protestant, teachers of piety, religion, and morality.""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."The Constitution erects "a wall of separation between church and state.""Nor shall any religious test be required for any office of faith or trust under the federal government."
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one reason why the equal rights amendment failed?Fewer women wanted to enter the workforce by the 1970s.Only seven states ratified the amendment in the allotted time.Many people feared potential unintended effects of the amendment because it was vaguely worded.None of the above are reasons for the amendment's failure.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the reasonableness standard?the strictest test by which a law may be evaluatedthe standard that allows a law to stand if it relates to a legitimate government interestthe standard used to restrict the rights of African Americansan example of a Jim Crow law
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