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Test Description: This reviews information from the chapter on protecting the rights of citizens.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was a compromise reached between the north and the south regarding slavery?
A
1/2 Compromise
B
Missouri Compromise
C
Nebraska Compromise
D
All of them
2) Who has the final say in matters of interpreting the Constitution?
A
Supreme Court
B
The House of Representatives
C
Senate
D
President
3) Which amendment protects voting rights in the United States?
A
15th
B
14th
C
13th
D
1st
4) Which of the following words does not appear in the Constitution?
A
All of them
B
Slave
C
Executive
D
The
5) Which amendment is known as the 2nd Bill of Rights?
A
15th
B
19th
C
14th
D
13th
6) How can a ruling by the Supreme court be overturned?
A
A new decision in a case
B
Both
C
An amendment
D
None of them
7) Which court case ended legal segregation in schools?
A
Bakke v. California
B
Dred Scott v. Illinois
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
Brown v. Board of Education
8) What are actions that are taken to make up from past acts of discrimination and racism?
A
Constitutionalize
B
Segregation
C
Affirmative Action
D
Integration
9) Which court case established the principle of separate but equal?
A
Dred Scott v. Illinois
B
Brown v. Board of Education
C
Dred Scott v. Illinois
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
10) Who was a civil rights lawyer who helped bring an end to segregation in public schools?
A
James Madison
B
Dred Scott
C
Thurgood Marshall
D
Linda Brown
11) Which amendment ended legal slavery in the United States?
A
15th
B
14th
C
13th
D
19th
12) Which amendment protected a woman's right to vote?
A
24th
B
1st
C
19th
D
15th
13) During what time period would way say that there was a Civil Rights movement?
A
1980's
B
1970's
C
1960's
D
1950's
14) Which of the following words means the right to vote?
A
Election
B
Patronage
C
Suffrage
D
Candidacy
15) What is a fee charged for voting?
A
Capital Gains Tax
B
Property Tax
C
Poll Tax
D
Income Tax
16) What principal states that people should be treated fairly, but not exactly equal?
A
Miranda Rights
B
Equal Protection
C
Ipso Facto
D
De Jure
17) Which amendment ended the practice of poll tax in the United States?
A
13th
B
14th
C
24th
D
15th
18) What is the separation of blacks and whites in public places such as hotels, restaurants, and public transportation?
A
Alienation
B
All of them
C
Integration
D
Segregation
19) Why did some people argue against slavery being put in the Constitution?
A
They never talked about it
B
All of them
C
They thought it was not fair to the slaves
D
They were worried about the power the south would have
20) What is the legal age for voting in the United States?
A
21
B
17
C
18
D
None of them
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