Civics Chapter 4

Question 1

1. Which Amendment labels 5 basic freedoms?

Answer 1

1st Amendment

Question 2

2. The 4th, 5th, 6th & 8th Amendments protect the right of who?

Answer 2

protecting the right of the accused.

Question 3

3. The 2nd Amendment is best known for the right to what?

Answer 3

Teh rights to bear arms

Question 4

Who is responsible for issuing indictments?

Answer 4

A grand jury

Question 5

5. When a search warrant is issued by a court order, the main objective is what when entering the home?

Answer 5

For specific items as evidence

Question 6

6. The right to remain silent, the right to not testify against yourself in court and the right to an attorney are all examples of which Amendment

Answer 6

5th

Question 7

7. Cruel punishment is not allowed by which Amendment

Answer 7

8th amendment

Question 8

8. The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to do what?

Answer 8

The right to vote

Question 9

9. The 19th Amendment gave who the right to vote?

Answer 9

Women

Question 10

10. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to who?

Answer 10

Former Slaves

Question 11

11. The Black Codes were created in the southern states to limit what of former slaves?

Answer 11

Rights

Question 12

12. The 13th Amendment outlawed what

Answer 12

Slavery

Question 13

Which clause within the bill of rights give religious freedom.

Answer 13

Establishment

Question 14

14. Eminent Domain can make individuals sell what for the governments use to build highways, etc?

Answer 14

Property rights / Home and Land

Question 15

15. War is the only situation in which congress can violate which Amendment?

Answer 15

3rd amendment

Question 16

16. The 26th Amendment did what?

Answer 16

Guaranteed the right to vote for citizens 18 years old or older.

Question 17

17. What is the last Amendment and what did it avoid?

Answer 17

27th amendment. Congressional Pay rise

Question 18

Civil Liberties

Answer 18

freedoms we have to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment.

Question 19

Double Jeopardy

Answer 19

People who are accused of a crime and judged not guilty may not be put to trial again for the same crime.

Question 20

Petition

Answer 20

a formal request

Question 21

Censorship

Answer 21

the banning of printed material or films merely because they contain alarming or offensive ideas.

Question 22

Libel

Answer 22

lies that are prited

Question 23

Due Process

Answer 23

following established legal procedures

Question 24

Bail

Answer 24

a sum of money used a security deposit

Question 25

Grand Jury

Answer 25

a formal change by a group of citizens

Question 26

Slander

Answer 26

lies that are spoken

Question 27

Indictment

Answer 27

a formal change by a group of citizens called a grand jury who reviewed the evidence against the accused. 23 states use grand juries including Louisiana.