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Which of these was a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The Fourteenth Amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the court’s verdict.
B
The process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.
C
The connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.
D
Individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.
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For most of the 1900s, the legal voting age was

A
16
B
18
C
21
D
24
3

Which right does the First Amendment protect?

A
right to due process
B
right to assemble
C
right to bear arms
D
right to trial by jury
4

After the Civil War, the federal government began to extend civil rights to African Americans by

A
passing amendments to the Constitution.
B
helping them move to the Northern states.
C
signing the Emancipation Proclamation.
D
paying reparations to them.
5

Read the excerpt from the US Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. According to the excerpt, what is the role of Congress regarding religion?

A
Religious groups must be governed by Congress.
B
Congress cannot make disrespectful laws.
C
Religious groups can only be formed by Congress.
D
Congress cannot promote a religion.
6

What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free-exercise clause?

A
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from being able to express their beliefs.
B
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion while the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
C
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from expressing their religious beliefs.
D
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
7

All persons have the right to be represented by counsel, also known as

A
a jury.
B
a judge.
C
a lawyer.
D
a friend.
8

In Schenck v. United States , what circumstance made this speech case special?

A
It occurred during wartime.
B
It related to the commission of a crime.
C
It involved events that occurred abroad.
D
It pertained to a foreign citizen.
9

After the Thirteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution,

A
segregation was outlawed in public schools.
B
the South could enforce the Black Codes.
C
African Americans gained the right to vote.
D
slavery became illegal across the United States.
10

Which of these granted citizenship to all African Americans?

A
the Fourteenth Amendment
B
the Thirteenth Amendment
C
the Reconstruction Acts
D
the Black Codes
11

In the term "due process,” the word "process” refers to the way in which

A
the law is followed in trying a case.
B
prison sentences are handed down.
C
warrants are written and used.
D
court decisions are worded.
12

Under due process, all people accused of crimes are subject to

A
rules that are the same for everyone.
B
rules depending on their social class.
C
rules their city agrees to.
D
rules depending on their gender.
13

What was the important precedent set by the Gitlow v. New York case?

A
Fourteenth Amendment rights were incorporated into the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
The equal protection clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
The due process clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
First Amendment freedoms were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment.
14

Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
B
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
C
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
D
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
15

In Brown v. Board of Education , who instigated the lawsuit?

A
The teachers
B
The parents
C
The students
D
The schools
16

How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
D
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
17

In a trial, who hears evidence and offers a verdict?

A
police
B
witnesses
C
counsel
D
juries
18

Which of these made Jim Crow laws, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, illegal?

A
Civil Rights Act of 1964
B
Nineteenth Amendment
C
Thirteenth Amendment
D
Voting Rights Act of 1965

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