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- 1. Multiple Choice
____ are the freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment.
Censorship
Due process rights
Civil liberties
Libel
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main goal of the justice system?
Equal Justice Under the Law
Delivering Justice to those wronged
Rehabilitating Criminals
Preventing Crime
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which action would not be covered by freedom of speech?
wearing armbands to protest government policy
threatening someone whom you think has committed a crime against you
conducting a Web site that criticizes public figures
telling your friend in a phone conversation that you disrespect the president
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Nineteenth Amendment extended ____ to women.
civil liberties
equal pay
suffrage
civil rights
- 5. Multiple Choice
The right to ____ means the right to express one’s ideas to the government.
petition
eminent domain
slander
libel
- 6. Multiple Choice
Lies that one tells verbally that can harm one's reputation are called _______
petition
eminent domain
slander
libel
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which landmark Supreme Court decision ruled that at the time of arrest suspects cannot be questioned until informed of their rights?
Gibbons v. Ogden
Roe v. Wade
Reed v. Reed
Miranda v. Arizona
- 8. Multiple Choice
Jane Roe was unable to receive a legal abortion in Texas ____
because Texas did not have an abortion law.
because abortion was unsafe in Texas.
because she did not have enough money.
because Texan law allowed abortion only in cases where continuation of the pregnancy appeared to threaten the mother’s life.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Americans with Disabilities Act bans discrimination against persons with physical or mental disabilities in all of these areas except ____.
employment
transportation
private accommodations
public accommodations
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?
It let each state decide whether slavery should be legal.
It made segregation illegal.
It freed enslaved people in the United States.
It made segregation in schools illegal.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Twenty-fourth Amendment prevents Southern states from using ____ to keep African Americans from voting.
state laws
poll taxes
threats
racial profiling
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which court case did the Supreme Court decide that minor children have the right to 'due process' under the 5th and 14th Amendment
Miranda v. Arizona
In Re Gault
Tinker v. Des Moines
Obergefell v. Hodges
- 13. Multiple Choice
The court case Obergefell v. Hodges furthered Civil Liberties for which of the following?
LGBTQ groups
Women
Rights of Minors
Rights of the Accused
- 14. Multiple Choice
During the Court Case Mapp v. Ohio, which amendment was violated when they did not have a warrant to search her home?
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is legally required of every citizen?
community service
obey the laws
military service
voting
- 16. Multiple Choice
Good Citizens are concerned about the _____ of all members of the community
the status of all members of the community
the opinion of all members of the community
the welfare of all members of the community
the wealth of all members of the community
- 17. Multiple Choice
The criminal act of vandalism is an example of the failure to fulfill which of these four citizen responsibilities?
Be informed and vote.
Participate in your community and government.
Respect the rights and property of others.
Respect differing opinions and ways of life.
- 18. Multiple Choice
____ are things people should do; they are obligations that should be fulfilled voluntarily.
Duties
Responsibilities
Exemptions
Options
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following acts would NOT be considered a duty of Americans
Serving in the Army if drafted in time of war
Filing one's federal tax form each year
reporting for jury duty if called
voting in state elections
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