Vocab
Allows us to attend meetings, rallies, and parades
Freedom of Assembly
Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print lies about other people.
True or False
False
A police officer cannot search a suspect’s home without a search warrant issued by a judge.
True or False
True
The Fourteenth Amendment was written to protect African Americans from laws that tried to take away their rights.
True or False
True
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applied only to African Americans, but it inspired people to fight for an end to discrimination based on gender, religion, or national origin.
True or False
False
It wasn't only for African Americans.
The right to vote
Suffrage
Which of the following behaviors is protected by the First Amendment?
A. censoring news when public safety is at stake
B. using e-mail to criticize government policy
C. requiring citizens to register before voting in elections
The answer is B
One way in which the Bill of Rights secures fair, legal treatment for citizens is by protecting them from
A. bail.
B. double jeopardy.
C. speedy trials.
D. grand juries.
Answer is B - Double Jeopardy
Because the Fifteenth Amendment did not address the issue directly, state governments spent many years
A. censoring newspapers.
B. denying women suffrage.
C. ignoring grand juries.
D. testing “Jim Crow” laws.
The correct answer is B - denying women suffrage.
The 15th amendment did not extend the right to vote to women. Only African American Men.
The Chicano Movement was formed to help migrant farm workers in Mexico.
True or False
False
The movement was not for workers in Mexico. It was for workers in southern states.
Following established legal procedures
Due Process
Which freedom in the Bill of Rights allows citizens to express themselves by writing about their viewpoints in books or magazines?
Freedom of the press in the 1st Amendment
The government has the power to take away property to be used for the public if it pays for the property. This power is called ...
Eminent Domain
In 1964 the Twenty-fourth Amendment helped fulfill the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) by
A. outlawing poll taxes in national elections.
B. establishing the NAACP as a government agency.
C. allowing women to run for office as well as to vote.
The correct answer is A.
The 24th amendment eliminated poll taxes.
Southern states passed laws to keep the races separate in public places. These laws were called __________.
Jim Crow Laws
Formal charge brought by grand jury
Indictment
An Equal Rights Amendment
A. was added to the Constitution in 1972.
B. was declared unconstitutional.
C. was largely opposed by women.
D. was not ratified by the states.
The correct answer is D
_______ refers to the legal steps that must be followed before the government can take away a person’s life, freedom, or property.
Due Process
Which of the following events helped promote interest in an amendment that would lower the voting age to 18?
A. civil rights movement
B. Vietnam War
C. desegregation of the military
The correct answer is B.
Due to the Vietnam War, men that were 18 fought for their right to vote. They thought that if they were forced to go to war, then they should have the right to vote.
_________ are the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law.
Civil Rights
Portion of the First Amendment promoting freedom of religion
Establishment Clause
The struggle for equal rights
A. affects only women.
B. continues today.
C. is largely forgotten.
D. was won in 1965.
The answer is B
The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments protect the rights of _________
The Accused
In the years following the Civil War, some Southern states prevented African Americans from voting by enacting
A. slander laws.
B. eminent domain.
C. poll taxes.
D. racial profiling.
The correct answer is C.
After the civil war, southern states made poll taxes to prevent poor people and african americans from voting.
Name 3 civil rights leaders.
Martin Luther King JR, Rosa Parks, W.E.B Du Bois,
Thurgood Marshall, Fredrick Douglas, Ruby Bridges
Malcom X