Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The table below lists protected constitutional rights and how they may be limited.
Protected Rights Limitations
Property rights ?
Unwarranted search and seizure Crime suspects may be searched
Which phrase completes the table?
Poll taxes
Eminent domain
Jury trial
Background checks
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The table below lists protected constitutional rights and how they may be limited.
Protected Rights Limitations
Right to bear arms ?
Unwarranted search and seizure Crime suspects may be searched
Which phrase completes the table?
Poll taxes
Eminent domain
Jury trial
Background checks
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The table below lists protected constitutional rights and how they may be limited.
Protected Rights Limitations
Public trial ?
Unwarranted search and seizure Crime suspects may be searched
Which phrase completes the table?
Poll taxes
Safety of the accused
Eminent domain
Background checks
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The image below illustrates a right protected in the Bill of Rights.
A large group of people shouting and holding signs.
What right protected by the Bill of Rights does this image illustrate?
Press
Property rights
Assembly
Jury trial
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The image below illustrates a right protected in the Bill of Rights.
A man in a suit stands at a podium in an office speaking to a group. People in the room are taking notes and photos. Some people are recording the man speaking with video cameras and voice recorders.
What right protected by the Bill of Rights does this image illustrate?
Voting rights
Property rights
Freedom of religious expression
Freedom of the press
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?
To declare independence from Britain
To create the three branches of government
To safeguard Americans' rights
To enforce important laws
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which amendments are a part of the Bill of Rights?
All of the amendments
The first 10 amendments
Voting rights amendments
The First Amendment only
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Sam posted a series of hateful comments on a social media site. The social media site banned Sam. Sam argues this is a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech and he should be allowed back on the social media site.
Did the social media site violate Sam's constitutional right to free speech?
Yes; the First Amendment clearly states speech is a protected right. Social media is a form of speech that cannot be limited.
No; the First Amendment prevents the government from limiting Sam's speech. Private companies can decide what speech is acceptable on their social media site.
Yes; the First Amendment protects Sam's right to speak freely on social media. This right cannot be limited by government or a company like a social media site.
No; the First Amendment protects the right of the press to speak freely. Private citizens like Sam are not protected.
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The passage below about debate is from a 1964 Supreme Court ruling.
Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open and it may well include unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.
How does the U.S. Constitution protect this right?
The U.S. Constitution protects the executive branch from public criticism.
The U.S. Constitution protects the judicial branch from public criticism.
The U.S. Constitution provides unlimited protection of individual rights.
The U.S. Constitution protects the rights of people and the press to speak out.
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
The passage below about government is from the Federalist No. 47.
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands… may justly be called the very definition of tyranny.
How is the author's view from this passage reflected in the U.S. Constitution?
The U.S. Constitution gives unlimited power to the judiciary.
The U.S. Constitution creates an independent judiciary.
The U.S. Constitution requires the executive branch to approve decisions of the judicial branch.
The U.S. Constitution requires the legislative branch to approve decisions of the judicial branch.
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