Bill of Rights
Safeguarding & Limiting Rights
Voting Rights Amendments
Supreme Court Cases
Review
100
If you are tried for the same crime twice in a court of law, that is known as _________ _________ and it is unconstitutional!
Double Jeopardy
100
How are your civil rights limited by the U.S. Constitution? Provide one example of this.
Examples may vary
100
Which amendment defined what a citizen is?
The 14th Amendment defines a citizen as somebody born on American soil, born to American parents, or someone who has gone through Naturalization
100
Your right to free counsel as protected by the 6th Amendment was the significant impact behind what Supreme Court case?
Gideon v. Wainright (1963)
100
What does it mean to interpret the law?
To make sure any new laws or acts are legal according to the Constitution (constitutional)
200
If you are not offered free counsel, a speedy trial, or a chance to confront your witnesses against you, that state would be violating which constitutional amendment?
The 6th Amendment
200
How are your property rights limited by the U.S. Constitution?
The 5th Amendment allows the government to buy any private property for public use (Eminent Domain)
200
President Lyndon B. Johnson once said,
"In our system, the first and most vital of all our rights is the right to vote."
Why does voting matter?
Answers may vary
200
Which court case overturned the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson that people can be "separate but equal"?
Brown v. Board of Education
200
A) Bias
B) Accuracy
C) Informational
D) Propaganda
D) Propaganda
300
What does the word "amendment" even mean?
A change or addition (to the constitution)
300
What's the difference between the Constitution safeguarding and limiting your rights?
PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH
Safeguarding = Protect or defend
Limiting = To restrict or lessen the amount of something
Examples may vary
300
What three amendments dealt with Suffrage?
The 15th Amendment (African American men)
The 19th Amendment (Women)
The 26th Amendment (Young people)
300
When you are arrested, police must read your rights to you and ensure that you understand these rights. What court case led to this change in due process?
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
300
What is the Rule of Law and what court case reinforced this idea in our country?
Nobody is above the law
(everyone must follow the law)
United States v. Nixon
400
What amendment in the Bill of Rights could be used to argue against the death penalty for criminals?
The 8th Amendment
(protection from cruel and unusual punishment)
400
How is Due Process an example of the Constitution safeguarding your rights?
Due Process ensures that all citizens are given the same rights and treatments during the legal process.
Example of Due Process: Everyone is read their Miranda Rights when arrested, everyone is guaranteed a fair and speedy trial, everyone is offered free counsel, etc.
400
Even though the 15th Amendment allowed African American men to vote, what was a way they were still restricted/intimidated from being able to vote?
Literacy tests, poll tax, etc.
400
Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of the court case:
In re Gault
400
B) Contribute money to a U.S. Senator's Campaign
500
What are the five rights protected by the first amendment? (There are 5 total)
Freedom of...
Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Petition
500
What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court deciding that words creating a "clear and present danger" are not protected by the First Amendment?
A) The Constitution protects individual rights
B) The Constitution limits individual rights
C) The Constitution does not protect individual rights
D) The Constitution does not limit individual rights
B) The Constitution limits individual rights
500
How did the Voting Rights Amendments expand participation in the political process?
It allowed more people to vote such as African Americans, women, and young people
500
The Judicial Branch's power to interpret the law and overturn previous decisions in the Supreme Court is known as: ________ ________
Judicial Review
500
C. The voting record of the candidate while in Congress