GOV - Unit 10

In the United States, the constitutional protection of the basic rights of citizenship is found in which of the following amendments?

a. 14th Amendment

b. 15th Amendment

c. 13th Amendment

d. 8th Amendment

14th Amendment

The concept of the “Great American Melting Pot” means which of the following?

a. American people believe that white people belong to a superior race and that they are to maintain their white racial and national identity

b. It is a way of life of a group of people that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next

c. The American people have been created from diverse groups of immigrants forming a culture with a unique character

d. Diverse cultures coexist in American society in which all groups have equal rights and opportunities and none is ignored

The American people have been created from diverse groups of immigrants forming a culture with a unique character

Which ONE of the following is NOT a responsibility and/or restriction imposed on noncitizens?

a. Noncitizens cannot hold public office

b. Noncitizens must serve in the jury when called upon

c. Noncitizens are not allowed to vote

d. Noncitizens must pay taxes

Noncitizens must serve in the jury when called upon

After nonviolent protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, and boycotts in the 1960s, two significant laws were passed. Which ONE of the following was important to virtually ending de jure segregation?

a. Clean Air Act of 1963

b. Fair Housing Rights Act of 1968

c. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

d. Equal Rights Amendment

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment is known as which of the following?

a. Equal protection clause

b. Equality amendment

c. Equality under law

d. Equal process under law

Equal protection clause

People are protected from actions by state and local governments under the 14th Amendment, while people are protected from actions of the federal government under which of the following amendments?

a. 14th Amendment

b. 4th Amendment

c. 6th Amendment

d. 5th Amendment

5th Amendment

Which ONE of the following is NOT our right as United States citizens?

a. The freedom to have a national religion

b. The right to express ourselves

c. The freedom to vote in elections

d. The right to a fair trial

The freedom to have a national religion

Which ONE of the following does NOT constitute a step in the U. S. naturalization process?

a. The applicant must write an essay about American government and history in English

b. The noncitizen must file for a petition requesting citizenship

c. If accepted, the individual attends an oath-taking ceremony to swear an oath of allegiance to the laws and Constitution of the United States

d. The Immigration and Naturalization Service holds a hearing in which the applicant is asked about his or her background and character

The applicant must write an essay about American government and history in English

Because free speech often conflicts with other rights and liberties, the courts have had to consider which of the following questions when deciding cases?

a. What are the consequences of free speech?

b. Who has the rights to free speech?

c. What is free speech?

d. What are the limits of free speech?

What are the limits of free speech?

Which of the following statements is ACCURATE in describing the 14th Amendment?

a. It guarantees women the right to vote

b. It guarantees freedom of speech, the press, religion, assembly and petition

c. It guarantees equal protection of the law

d. It gives protection against cruel and unusual punishment

It guarantees equal protection of the law

The 5th Amendment provides protection against the act of implicating yourself of committing a crime or illegal act, legally known as which of the following?

a. Procedural guarantees

b. Miranda Rights

c. Double jeopardy

d. Self-incrimination

Self-incrimination

The civil rights movement reawakened which of the following efforts for equal rights?

a. Civil rights for women

b. Children’s rights

c. LGBTQ rights

d. Abortion rights

Civil rights for women

The conferring of citizenship to a non-citizen is called which of the following?

a. Documentation

b. Nationalization

c. Non-alienation

d. Naturalization

Naturalization

The National Organization for Women (NOW) worked to do which THREE of the following?

a. Demand equal legal rights, such as owning property and easier access to divorce, for women

b. Protect the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors

c. Eliminate gender discrimination in the work force and school

d. Fight for economic equality in the form of equal pay for equal work and broader admission into male-dominated professions

1. Demand equal legal rights, such as owning property and easier access to divorce, for women

2. Eliminate gender discrimination in the work force and school

3. Fight for economic equality in the form of equal pay for equal work and broader admission into male-dominated professions

According to the 14th Amendment, citizenship is conferred on the basis of place of birth and the process of naturalization. Therefore, an individual born in Canada to American parents is automatically which of the following?

a. A Canadian citizen

b. A United States citizen

c. A German citizen

d. A naturalized citizen

A Canadian citizen

A child born outside the United States is awarded American citizenship if which of the following is true?

a. At least one parent has travelled to the United States prior to the child’s birth

b. At least one parent has a family member who is an American citizen

c. At least one parent is an American citizen

d. At least one parent brings the child to the United States after birth

At least one parent is an American citizen

Americans may lose their citizenship in several ways EXCEPT for which ONE of the following?

a. Not voting in several elections

b. Expatriation, or giving up one's citizenship by leaving the United States to live in and become a citizen of another country

c. Punishment for a federal crime, such as treason

d. Fraud in the naturalization process

Not voting in several elections

Which of the following is an INACCURATE description of “civil liberties”?

a. Protections against government actions

b. Positive actions of government to create equality

c. Freedom of religion

d. Protected in the Bill of Rights

Positive actions of government to create equality

According to the U. S. Constitution, noncitizens have certain rights EXCEPT for which ONE of the following?

a. 1st Amendment freedoms

b. Voting rights

c. Due process rights

d. Property ownership

Voting rights

Which ONE of the following is INACCURATE in describing the 5th Amendment?

a. It grants the right to a defendant to refrain from testifying against himself or herself

b. It allows double jeopardy or the act of bringing a person to trial a second time for the same crime

c. It requires that a citizen cannot be accused of a serious crime without a grand jury investigation

d. It upholds the principle that evidence gathered illegally cannot be used in a trial

It allows double jeopardy or the act of bringing a person to trial a second time for the same crime

Which ONE of the following items is NOT a requirement for an U.S. citizenship applicant?

a. The applicant must be able to read, write, and speak English

b. The applicant must be at least 18 years old

c. The applicant must have attained a certain educational status

d. The applicant must have lived in the United States for five continuous years if single

The applicant must have attained a certain educational status

White women won the right to vote in _____ after a struggle that effectively had begun in 1848 with a historic organizational meeting in _____ .

a. 1930; Charleston, South Carolina

b. 1925; Topeka, Kansas

c. 1940; Illinois, Chicago

d. 1920; Seneca Falls, New York

1920; Seneca Falls, New York

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gideon and upheld the 6th Amendment, that guarantees which of the following?

a. That the evidence gathered illegally cannot be used in a trial

b. That excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted on the individual

c. That the individual accused of a crime has the right to have a lawyer for his defense

d. That the individual accused of a serious crime be granted a grand jury investigation

That the individual accused of a crime has the right to have a lawyer for his defense

In the Schenck v. The United States case, the court established the principle that free speech would not be protected if an individual were a/an _____ to United States security.

a. Radical threat

b. Clear and present danger

c. Imminent danger

d. Terrorist threat

Clear and present danger

Which ONE of the following situations illustrates a person with dual citizenship?

a. An individual who was born in a U.S. territory

b. An individual who was born in the United States

c. An individual who was born in a foreign country

d. An individual who was born to parents living outside the United States

An individual who was born to parents living outside the United States

According to the Constitution, enslaved people were counted as which of the following?

a. One-half (1/2) of a person

b. Three-fourths (3/4) of a person

c. Three-fifths (3/5) of a person

d. One-fourth (1/4) of a person

Three-fifths (3/5) of a person

The Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” policies under segregation were not unconstitutional as long as the facilities were equal in which of the following cases?

a. Brown v. Board of Education

b. Miranda v. Arizona

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

d. Gideon v. Wainwright

Plessy v. Ferguson

Which of the following amendments was created to deny the national government the authority to make general searches and seizures of property?

a. 14th Amendment

b. 6th Amendment

c. 5th Amendment

d. 4th Amendment

4th Amendment

Which THREE of the following are ways that Americans may lose their citizenship?

a. Punishment for a federal crime, such as treason

b. Traveling abroad and staying outside of the country longer than one year

c. Fraud in the naturalization process

d. Expatriation, or giving up one's citizenship by leaving the United States to live in and become a citizen of another country

1. Punishment for a federal crime, such as treason

2. Fraud in the naturalization process

3. Expatriation, or giving up one's citizenship by leaving the United States to live in and become a citizen of another country

Which of the following is NOT a part of the three prongs of the Lemon Test, the test as to whether a state law violates the 1st Amendment’s religion clause?

a. Does the issue allow a state to endorse its own religion?

b. Does the issue create excessive entanglements between the church and the state?

c. Does the issue being debated have a secular legislative purpose?

d. Does the issue’s primary effect advance or inhibit religion?

Does the issue allow a state to endorse its own religion?

One of the two broad areas in the Bill of Rights that protected civil liberties is which of the following?

a. Freedoms and rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment

b. The protection against insurrection by members of Congress

c. The process of naturalization

d. Rights protected by the 14th Amendment

Freedoms and rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment

An example of a “civil liberty” is which of the following?

a. An individual’s freedom of worship is being protected against government actions

b. The government promotes welfare and protection of children

c. Minority groups are given protection by the government

d. Women are given equal treatment by the government

An individual’s freedom of worship is being protected against government actions

The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision because of its controversial "separate but equal" belief about racial segregation. Which of the following best describes what Plessy v. Ferguson meant by “separate but equal”?

a. As long as the facilities provided to each race were different, state and local governments could allow that services and public accommodations be segregated by income

b. As long as the facilities provided to each race were regarded as equal, state and local governments do not need to require that services and public accommodations be segregated

c. As long as the facilities provided to each race were regarded as equal, state and local governments could require that services and public accommodations be segregated by race

d. As long as the facilities provided were somehow similar, the federal government could force the state and local governments to segregate services and public accommodations by race

As long as the facilities provided to each race were regarded as equal, state and local governments could require that services and public accommodations be segregated by race

Which of the following means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people, especially to a citizen accused of a crime?

a. Due process

b. Reasonable trial

c. Equality

d. 5th Amendment

Due process

The successes of the movements for black Americans and women have heightened American awareness of discrimination against many other minority groups, including which THREE of the following?

a. Latinos

b. LGBTQ community

c. Children

d. The disabled

1. Latinos

2. LGBTQ community

3. The disabled

Which ONE of the following is a responsibility of ours as United States citizens?

a. To elect the Supreme Court justices

b. To participate in our nation's democracy

c. To build public parks all around the country

d. To attend school

To participate in our nation's democracy

Organizations working for equal rights of women, such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) focus on several areas EXCEPT for which ONE of the following?

a. They fought for the abolition of slavery and the granting of voting rights to black Americans

b. They fought for equal pay for equal work and broader admission into male-dominated professions

c. They fought for eliminating gender discrimination in the work force and school

d. They demanded legal rights such as owning property and easier access to divorce, for women

They fought for the abolition of slavery and the granting of voting rights to black Americans

Which THREE of the following conditions must be considered to ensure that the freedom of assembly has been balanced with other people's rights?

a. Does it disrupt freedom to enjoy a Sunday walk

b. Does it disrupt traffic flow

c. Does it disrupt public order

d. Does it disrupt peace and quiet

1. Does it disrupt traffic flow

2. Does it disrupt public order

3. Does it disrupt peace and quiet

Which ONE of the following statements ACCURATELY defines "expatriation"?

a. Expatriation is the giving up of one’s nationality by being born to a foreign father

b. Expatriation is the act of overstaying beyond the limits of one’s visa

c. Expatriation is the giving up of one’s citizenship by leaving the United States to live in and become a legal resident of another country

d. Expatriation is the act of departing from the United States for a tourist destination for a short trip

Expatriation is the giving up of one’s citizenship by leaving the United States to live in and become a legal resident of another country

Voting rights were granted to black Americans in which of the following amendments?

a. 5th Amendment

b. 20th Amendment

c. 15th Amendment

d. 14th Amendment

15th Amendment

Which THREE of the following rights are provided to noncitizens by the Supreme Court?

a. Right to vote

b. 1st Amendment freedoms

c. Due process rights

d. Property ownership

1. 1st Amendment freedoms

2. Due process rights

3. Property ownership

According to the Supreme Court, the 4th Amendment allows the police to search several areas EXCEPT for which ONE of the following?

a. Property where there is strong suspicion that a person could be in immediate danger

b. Places or things that the arrested person could touch or reach or are otherwise in the person's "immediate control"

c. The person arrested

d. Things hidden from view of the accused person

Things hidden from view of the accused person

In early America, civil rights, such as voting and owning property, were mostly restricted to which of the following?

a. The elite

b. Government official

c. White men

d. Women

White men

Which ONE of the following statements ACCURATELY describes the principle of “due process”?

a. Due process means that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside

b. Due process means that the national government cannot make general searches and seizures of property

c. Due process means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people especially to a citizen accused of a crime

d. Due process means that Congress cannot make a law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of the freedom of speech, or of the press

Due process means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people especially to a citizen accused of a crime

The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to have which TWO of the following?

a. Freedom from searches

b. Family visitation while incarcerated

c. A trial by an impartial jury

d. The services of a lawyer

1. A trial by an impartial jury

2. The services of a lawyer

The 1st Amendment protects several basic liberties, including which THREE of the following?

a. Freedom of speech

b. Freedom of assembly

c. Freedom of work

d. Freedom of religion

1. Freedom of speech

2. Freedom of assembly

3. Freedom of religion

Thomas Jefferson’s famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” but that does not include which of the following?

a. Women

b. Professionals

c. Children

d. Family members

Women

Which ONE of the following is NOT a restriction imposed on non-citizens?

a. Non-citizens may be deported from the United States

b. Non-citizens cannot hold public office

c. Non-citizens are not allowed to vote

d. Non-citizens do not have 1st Amendment rights

Non-citizens do not have 1st Amendment rights

Symbolic speech is illustrated in which of the following?

a. Dangerous actions

b. Court-approved symbols

c. The verbal expression of thoughts and opinions

d. Actions such as demonstrating or protesting

Court-approved symbols

The due process clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees which of the following?

a. No state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property

b. It is the responsibility of the government to pay public debt except for those incurred during insurrection or rebellion

c. The government recognizes freedom of speech, religion, and assembly

d. Only persons born in the United States are citizens of the nation and the state where they live

No state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property