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Which is a grand jury right?

the right to the same treatment and rules that all citizens receive

the right to avoid confessing to a crime

the right to indictment before trial for a capital crime

the right to avoid being tried twice for the same crime

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Which of these statements describes a Fourth Amendment protection?

A warrant based on probable cause is required.

All citizens must receive due process.

Citizens are protected against self-incrimination.

Search and seizure can only be conducted when the suspect is present.

In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Supreme Court ruled in William Furman’s favor, saying that Georgia had

denied Furman the right to be represented by counsel.

violated Furman’s right to a quick and speedy trial.

established unclear standards for applying the death penalty.

exceeded the annual quota of death penalties it could impose.

What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage?

increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses

beginning the process of desegregation in schools

establishing complete equality in admissions and hiring practices

ending separation based on race in housing

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.[N]or shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

anyone can enforce the law as long as they are citizens.

all states follow similar rules and legal processes.

any state can deprive its citizens of due process.

all non-citizens are not covered by due process.

Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.

Segregation often led to relatively equal opportunities.

Segregation increased levels of personal determination.

Segregation was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In the case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws

were protected by federal laws.

were protected by the Ninth Amendment.

violated the right to privacy.

violated the Second Amendment.

The impact of Furman v. Georgia (1972) was that states had to

promise to use the death penalty only with approval from the Supreme Court.

throw out the old Miranda warning and write a new one.

agree to throw out all state laws regarding crime and impose national standards.

create clear standards to be applied fairly before imposing the death penalty.

Read the excerpt from the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

state law only.

federal law only.

state and federal law.

local, state, and federal law.

Through which clause did state governments become bound by the Bill of Rights?

the citizenship clause

the equal protection clause

the due process clause

the enforcement clause

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.

is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

must have been born in the United States, not in another country.

must have been born in a country other than the United States.

The Fifth Amendment protects citizens against self-incrimination, which means that citizens

are probably guilty on all counts.

cannot be forced to testify against themselves.

can ask the judge to issue a warrant.

have been denied due process.

In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police

had been too harshly burdened by the Miranda decision and no longer had to follow it.

could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.

did not need to read the Miranda warning if they considered a suspect to be dangerous.

could create any warning they chose so long as they got a conviction.

Which best explains the purpose of the Ninth Amendment?

to ensure personal rights not stated

to prevent independent choices

to protect personal properties

to define specific personal rights

A right is unenumerated if it is

listed in the Constitution.

interpreted by the Supreme Court.

assumed to be a fundamental right.

written as law by a state or federal agency.

The basic freedoms that are guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution are called

civil liberties.

rights of the accused.

checks and balances.

Miranda rights.

Which of these statements describes a Fifth Amendment protection?

A warrant must be issued before the police can search someone’s property.

No one can be tried twice for the same crime.

Searches and seizures must be based on probable cause.

In certain cases, the government may seize someone’s property without payment.

If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them were accused and tried, this would be a violation of

due process and equal protection under the law.

the right of citizenship and equal protection.

the right of citizenship and due process.

due process and the enforcement clause.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore in 1833?

The city of Baltimore owed Barron payment for damages

The Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level.

Naturalized citizens were guaranteed equal rights.

The city of Baltimore had violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.

all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.

Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

Which best explains a purpose of the Fourth Amendment?

to keep the government from abusing its authority

to prove to citizens that the government would be tough on criminals

to enable the government to find ways to assert its authority

to show leniency to people who are accused of crimes

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

He said his rights had been violated.

He was clearly of mixed heritage.

He refused to give his seat to a white person.

He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

inclusionary ruleexclusionary ruleself-incrimination rulewarrant rule

inclusionary rule

exclusionary rule

self-incrimination rule

warrant rule

What rights are specifically protected under the Ninth Amendment?

most basic safety and security rights

rights unlisted in the Constitution

freedom of expression rights

rights listed in the Bill of Rights

How did the verdict in Brown v. Board of Education relate to the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson?

It upheld the earlier decision about segregation.

It set a new legal precedent on the issue of segregation.

It cemented the idea that separate was not synonymous to segregation.

It proved educational facilities were subject to partial segregation.

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