Module 2: Ch 4-5 Study Guide

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because ______

key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added

An example of a right explicitly protected by the Constitution as drafted at the

Constitutional Convention is the _______

right to a writ of habeas corpus

The Fourteenth Amendment was critically important for civil liberties because it ____

helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights

Which of the following provisions is not part of the First Amendment?

the right to keep and bear arms

The Third Amendment can be thought of as ______

forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments

The Fourth Amendment’s requirement for a warrant _______

does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued

The Supreme Court case known as Kelo v. City of New London was controversial because it _____

allowed greater use of the power of eminent domain

Which of the following rights is not protected by the Sixth Amendment?

the right to remain silent

The double jeopardy rule in the Bill of Rights forbids which of the following?

none of these options

The Supreme Court has decided that the death penalty _____

may not be applied to those who were under 18 when they committed a crime

Which of the following rights is not explicitly protected by some state constitutions?

the right to polygamous marriage

The right to privacy has been controversial for all the following reasons except ______

most U.S. citizens today believe the government should be allowed to outlaw birth control

Which of the following rules has the Supreme Court said is an undue burden on the right to have an abortion?

Women must notify their spouses before having an abortion.

A major difference between most European countries and the United States today is _____

laws in Europe more strictly regulate how government officials can use tracking technology

hich amendment protects against “double jeopardy” and self-incrimination (Miranda warning)?

5th Amendment

Which of the following has the Supreme Court not interpreted as violating the Lemon test (separation of church and state)?

“In God We Trust” on American currency (money)

The “exclusionary rule” is interpreted to protect which of the following?

evidence gathered illegally cannot be used against a defendant in court

A group of African American students believes a college admissions test that is used by a public university discriminates against them. What legal standard would the courts use in deciding their case?

strict scrutiny

The equal protection clause became part of the Constitution as a result of ____

the Fourteenth Amendment

which of the following types of discrimination would be subject to the rational basis test?

A law that treats 10-year-olds differently from 28-year-olds

he Supreme Court decision ruling that “separate but equal” was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was ___

Plessy v. Ferguson

The 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march was an important milestone in the civil rights movement because it ____

vividly illustrated the continued resistance to black civil rights in the Deep South

At the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848, the most contentious issue proved to be _____

suffrage for women

how did NAWSA differ from the NWP?

The NWP favored more confrontational tactics like protests and picketing while NAWSA circulated petitions and lobbied politicians.

The doctrine that people who do jobs that require the same level of skill, training, or education are thus entitled to equal pay is known as ______

comparable worth

The Trail of Tears is the name given to the forced removal of this tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma

Cherokee

AIM was ______

a radical group of Native American activists who occupied the settlement of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation

Mexican American farm workers in California organized ________ to demand higher pay from their employers

the United Farm Workers union

Which of the following best describes attitudes toward Asian immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

asian immigrants were disliked by whites who feared competition for jobs, and several acts of Congress sought to restrict immigration and naturalization of Asians.

The modern basis against employment discrimination is found in

the Civil Rights Act of 1964