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