Rights to Vote
Which Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states from denying women the right to vote?
a.) 14th Amendment
b.) 15th Amendment
c.) 19th Amendment
d.) 26th Amendment
c.) 19th Amendment
The right against self-incrimination is a _______ right.
a.) personal
b.) group
c.) institutional
d.) economic
a.) personal
Rosa Parks became an important part of American history when she ___________.
a.) refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
b.) led a boycott against the Montgomery Alabama bus system
c.) founded the NAACP
d.) filed a lawsuit against the city of Montgomery Alabama for its segregated bus policy
a.) refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
Each year, the Supreme Court receives thousands of appeals. The Court hears _______ of these cases.
a.) only a small percent
b.) about half
c.) almost all
a.) only a small percent
True or False:
Trade among countries is now about the same as it was in the last century.
a.) True
b.) False
b.) False
By 1918, about _______ of states had given women the right to vote.
a.) 25%
b.) 50%
c.) 75%
d.) 100%
b.) 50%
True or False:
The Supreme Court has ruled that illegally obtained evidence can be used as evidence in court if police would have discovered the evidence in a routine manner without a warrant.
Racial separation mandated by law is called _________.
a.) de jure segregation
b.) legal segregation
c.) racist apartheid
d.) prejudicial separation
a.) de jure segregation
Which statements below is true?
a.) There are more federal district courts than federal circuit courts
b.) There are more federal circuit courts than federal district courts
c.) The Supreme Court can revise rulings made by federal circuit courts
d.) Federal district courts are also known as court of appeals
a.) There are more federal district courts than federal circuit courts
The United Nations Security Council includes _______________.
a.) China, Canada, France, Russia, and the United States
b.) China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and the United States
c.) China, Germany, South Korea, Great Britain, and the United States
d.) China, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States
b.) China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and the United States
Approximately what percentage of African Americans in Southern states voted by 1910?
a.) 10%
b.) 20%
c.) 40%
d.) 60%
b.) 20%
People who believe their rights were violated in an arrest ________.
a.) can charge the individual officer with a criminal violation
b.) can sue individual officers in a lawsuit
c.) have no legal recourse
d.) can only go to court if they have video evidence of wrong doing
b.) can sue individual officers in a lawsuit
Racial separation not mandated by law is called _________.
a.) de jure segregation
b.) de facto segregation
c.) racist apartheid
d.) prejudicial separation
b.) de facto segregation
To interpret the Constitution by determining the meaning of the words in light of such ideas as natural rights, republicanism, and limited constitutionalism is called ___________.
a.) textualism, literalism, or strict construction
b.) original intent or original history
c.) fundamental principles
d.) modernism or instrumentalism
c.) fundamental principles
The United States became more involved in world affairs after _____________.
a.) the Civil War
b.) World War I
c.) World War II
d.) the Vietnam War
c.) World War II
During the colonial period, in most colonies the right to vote was given to ________.
a.) All Citizens
b.) White Men
c.) White Men who owned property
d.) Men who owned property
c.) White Men who owned property
The rule established by the U.S. Supreme Court that evidence unconstitutionally gathered by law enforcement officers may not be used against a defendant in a trial is known as the ___________.
a.) reasonableness rule
b.) Miranda rule
c.) search and seizure rule
d.) exclusionary rule
________ is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that citizens regard as unjust or in protest of specific public policy.
a.) Civil Disobedience
b.) Non-violence Protest
c.) Civic Refusal
d.) Peaceful Protest
d.) Peaceful Protest
A __________ is a type of writ seeking judicial review of a legal decision.
a.) writ of certiorari
b.) dissenting opinion
c.) brief of appeals
d.) writ of approval
a.) writ of certiorari
Which of the following is a power held by Congress?
a.) Regulating imports and exports
b.) Making decisions in cases involving trade in the high seas
c.) Commanding the armed forces
d.) Appointing ambassadors
What branch of government played the most important role in granting the right of Native Americans to vote?
a.) Congress
b.) Executive Branch
c.) Judicial Branch
d.) State Legislatures
a.) Congress
A guarantee that government prosecutors give to a witness, not to use the witness' self-incriminating compelled testimony as evidence against the witness in a subsequent criminal prosecution is called _____.
a.) use immunity
b.) self-incrimination negation
c.) prosecutorial release
d.) compelled immunity
a.) use immunity
In 2013, the Supreme Court declared ________ of the Voting Right Act of 1965 unconstitutional.
a.) all
b.) part
b.) part
Cases in which the Supreme Court has the right to consider the facts and the law in a case without it having first been passed on by a lower court are __________ cases.
a.) supreme
b.) change of venue
c.) original jurisdiction
d.) writ of certiorari
c.) original jurisdiction
A ___________ is a grant of authority from Congress to private citizens, not the president, to expressly authorize the seizure and forfeiture of goods by such citizens in the context of undeclared hostilities with another country or countries.
a.) letter of marque and reprisal
b.) treaty
c.) sanction
d.) notice of corporate jurisdiction
a.) letter of marque and reprisal