| SS.7.C.2.1 & 2.2: Citizenship & Obligatoins | SS.7.C.2.4: Bill of Rights & Other Amendments | SS.7.C.2.5 & 3.6: Constitutional Safeguards, Limits & Rights | SS.7.C.3.7: 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th Amendments | SS.7.C.3.8: Landmark Supreme Court Cases |
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The 14th Amendment defines _______________ as belonging to who is born in the United States or is an immigrant who has completed the naturalization process.
The 14th Amendment defines _______________ as belonging to who is born in the United States or is an immigrant who has completed the naturalization process.
citizenship
If a person is born in the United States, in one of it's terriotires, of on a U.S. military base they are a citizen by which law?
If a person is born in the United States, in one of it's terriotires, of on a U.S. military base they are a citizen by which law?
Law of Soil
If one parent of a child is a U.S. citizen, U.S. citizenship is passed to the child from their mother or father by this "law".
If one parent of a child is a U.S. citizen, U.S. citizenship is passed to the child from their mother or father by this "law".
Law of Blood
If an immigrant wants to become a U.S. citizen they must meet a set of conditions required for naturalization, what are those 5 requirements?
If an immigrant wants to become a U.S. citizen they must meet a set of conditions required for naturalization, what are those 5 requirements?
Immigrants must:
1.)be at least 18 years old.
2.)have been a resident of the United States for five years, without leaving for more than 30 months combined and for no more than 12 uninterrupted months throughout the five year period.
3.)file for a petition for naturalization.
4.)take a test to show that they can read, write, and speak English, and demonstrate knowledge of American history and the U.S. Constitution.
5.)be able to prove that they are of good moral character.
Obligation are things that citizens MUST do. Responsibilities are things that citizens should do, but they will not be in legal trouble they do not. Determine if each of the following items are an obligation or a responsibility:
1.) Obeying the law
2.) Paying taxes
3.) Voting
4.) Performing Community Service
5.) Registering for the Selective Service/ Defending the Nation
Obligation are things that citizens MUST do. Responsibilities are things that citizens should do, but they will not be in legal trouble they do not. Determine if each of the following items are an obligation or a responsibility:
1.) Obeying the law
2.) Paying taxes
3.) Voting
4.) Performing Community Service
5.) Registering for the Selective Service/ Defending the Nation
1.) Obeying the law- Obligation
2.) Paying taxes- Obligation
3.) Voting-Responsibility
4.) Performing Community Service-Responsibility
5.) Registering for the Selective Service/ Defending the Nation-Obligation
The first 10 Amendments to The U.S. Constitution are called the ...
The first 10 Amendments to The U.S. Constitution are called the ...
Bill of Rights
The 1st Amendment guarantees us 5 freedoms, what are they?
The 1st Amendment guarantees us 5 freedoms, what are they?
Freedom of speech, press, religious exercise, assembly, and petitioning the government.
Another category of rights guaranteed in the bill of rights includes items such as protection from double jeopardy, Pleading the fifth (protection from self-incrimination), right to a trial by jury and protection from cruel and unusual punishment. These types of rights are rights of the _____________.
Another category of rights guaranteed in the bill of rights includes items such as protection from double jeopardy, Pleading the fifth (protection from self-incrimination), right to a trial by jury and protection from cruel and unusual punishment. These types of rights are rights of the _____________.
Rights of the Accused
(Be sure you know what each of the bolded words in the question mean)
In Miranda v. Arizona: The police did not tell Miranda that he did not have to say anything to police when they questioned him. He confessed to a crime and the confession was used against him in court. The U.S. Supreme Court stated that his confession could not be used against him in court because the police did not inform him of his protection from self-incrimination. As a result of this case, police must inform a person of their rights if they are arrested for committing a crime. These rights are now called Miranda Rights. Which protection did this case deal with?
In Miranda v. Arizona: The police did not tell Miranda that he did not have to say anything to police when they questioned him. He confessed to a crime and the confession was used against him in court. The U.S. Supreme Court stated that his confession could not be used against him in court because the police did not inform him of his protection from self-incrimination. As a result of this case, police must inform a person of their rights if they are arrested for committing a crime. These rights are now called Miranda Rights. Which protection did this case deal with?
Protection from self-incrimination or the right to plead the fifth
Tinker v. Des Moines is a case that interpreted the First Amendment right to free speech to include “symbolic speech”. John and
Mary Beth Tinker, who attended public school in Des Moines, Iowa, wanted to wear black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War in 1965. The school did not allow students to wear black armbands, and the Tinkers were suspended. Their parents sued and the case was eventually heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Which freedom was being violated?
Tinker v. Des Moines is a case that interpreted the First Amendment right to free speech to include “symbolic speech”. John and
Mary Beth Tinker, who attended public school in Des Moines, Iowa, wanted to wear black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War in 1965. The school did not allow students to wear black armbands, and the Tinkers were suspended. Their parents sued and the case was eventually heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Which freedom was being violated?
Freedom of speech as written in the 1st Amendment
Which right is NOT mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
A. petition the government
B. due process of the law
C. trial by jury
D. privacy
Which right is NOT mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
A. petition the government
B. due process of the law
C. trial by jury
D. privacy
D. Privacy, or the right to be left alone, is an unenumerated right; it is not listed in the U.S. Constitution or in any amendment
What constitutional protections have resulted from these events?
A. Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are safeguarded while executions continue.
B. Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are limited while executions continue.
C. Constitutional protections of due process of law are safeguarded while executions continue.
D. Constitutional protections of due process of law are limited while executions continue.
What constitutional protections have resulted from these events?
A. Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are safeguarded while executions continue.
B. Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are limited while executions continue.
C. Constitutional protections of due process of law are safeguarded while executions continue.
D. Constitutional protections of due process of law are limited while executions continue.
A. Constitutional protections from cruel and unusual punishment are safeguarded while executions continue.
Explanation:The Eighth Amendment protects individuals from cruel and unusual punishment. The timeline describes a series of events that have protected individuals from cruel and unusual punishment while the government has continued to enforce and expand the use of the death penalty as a form of criminal punishment.
How are the author's views from this passage applied in the U.S. Constitution?
A. The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people.
B. The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
C. The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for the common defense.
D. The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare.
How are the author's views from this passage applied in the U.S. Constitution?
A. The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people.
B. The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
C. The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for the common defense.
D. The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare.
B. The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
The passage states that limits must be put on the power of the government in order to protect the rights of the people. The metaphor in the passage explains that the power of the government must be controlled to protect individual rights.
The writers of the U.S. Constitution wanted to create a federal government that was effective and powerful, but one that did not step on the rights of the individual. In Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, there are two key individual rights that are protected, or safeguarded:
The first is in this statement:
"The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
Habeas corpus is an important individual right, describe the right of Habeas corpus in your own words.
The writers of the U.S. Constitution wanted to create a federal government that was effective and powerful, but one that did not step on the rights of the individual. In Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, there are two key individual rights that are protected, or safeguarded:
The first is in this statement:
"The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
Habeas corpus is an important individual right, describe the right of Habeas corpus in your own words.
An authority has to prove to a court why it is holding someone. If the government cannot show why a person is being held in jail, that person must be released.
The right to appeal the decision of a lower court to a higher court to assure that the trial was properly conductd is referred to as this process and is an important individual right.
The right to appeal the decision of a lower court to a higher court to assure that the trial was properly conductd is referred to as this process and is an important individual right.
The appellate process
How did the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation?
A. All persons who passed a literacy test could now vote.
B. All children of foreign citizens could now vote.
C. All African-Americans could now vote.
D. All women could now vote.
How did the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation?
A. All persons who passed a literacy test could now vote.
B. All children of foreign citizens could now vote.
C. All African-Americans could now vote.
D. All women could now vote.
C. African Americans could now vote.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned race discrimination practices in voting at the local, state and federal levels. For example, state governments could no longer put up barriers such as literacy tests to keep racial minorities from voting.
What was Congress' response to the social movement symbolized in the photograph?
A. decreased commerce opportunities
B. increased economic opportunities
C. increased religious opportunities
D. decreased military opportunities
What was Congress' response to the social movement symbolized in the photograph?
A. decreased commerce opportunities
B. increased economic opportunities
C. increased religious opportunities
D. decreased military opportunities
B. increased economic opportunities
This is the correct response because the March on Washington led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act prohibited workplace discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion or national origin, which created more economic opportunities for minority groups.
How did the passage of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
A. Women were allowed to contribute to political campaigns.
B. Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights.
C. Women were allowed to hold public offices.
D. Women were allowed to vote in national elections.
How did the passage of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
A. Women were allowed to contribute to political campaigns.
B. Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights.
C. Women were allowed to hold public offices.
D. Women were allowed to vote in national elections.
D. Women were allowed to vote in national elections.
The impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments influenced the participation of ______ groups in the American political process by eliminating slavery, poll taxes, and allowing women/African Americans/ 18 year olds the right to vote.
The impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments influenced the participation of ______ groups in the American political process by eliminating slavery, poll taxes, and allowing women/African Americans/ 18 year olds the right to vote.
Minority
Even after the 15th Amendment was passed some states still did not allow African Americans to vote. For example, Alabama required people to register at an office at the courthouse which was only open for two or three days a month. There were often Sheriff’s deputies placed at the courthouse on registration days to make people scared of registering. If someone did actually make it through the door to register, they then were required to correctly answer 68 questions on a______ test within eight minutes.
Even after the 15th Amendment was passed some states still did not allow African Americans to vote. For example, Alabama required people to register at an office at the courthouse which was only open for two or three days a month. There were often Sheriff’s deputies placed at the courthouse on registration days to make people scared of registering. If someone did actually make it through the door to register, they then were required to correctly answer 68 questions on a______ test within eight minutes.
literacy test
This is what we call a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court.
This is what we call a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court.
Precedent
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
B. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
C. U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D. Bush v. Gore (2000)
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
B. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
C. U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D. Bush v. Gore (2000)
D. Bush v. Gore (2000)
Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
A. Administrators may limit the content of students publications.
B. Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.
C. Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
D. Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney.
Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
A. Administrators may limit the content of students publications.
B. Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.
C. Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
D. Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney.
B. Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.
Under the 14th Amendment, it is found that public schools that sgregrate are unconstitutional.
What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?
A. The president is accountable for obeying the law.
B. The president is responsible for enforcing the law.
C. The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.
D. The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.
What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?
A. The president is accountable for obeying the law.
B. The president is responsible for enforcing the law.
C. The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.
D. The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.
A. The president is accountable for obeying the law.
What is judicial review and which landmark Supreme Court established it?
What is judicial review and which landmark Supreme Court established it?
Judicial Review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and decisions that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the constitution.; Marbury v. Madison established this concept/ precedent.
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