Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
Citizenship involves both rights and responsibilities. A citizen owes
allegiance, or loyalty, to her or his nation. In turn, the nation owes the citizen all the rights and
protections of the law. Thus, American citizenship is an implied contract between the nation and the
individual for mutual support and assistance.
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American citizenship is
_____ contract between the nation and the individual for mutual support and
assistance.
a. | a
written | c. | a
party | b. | an implied | d. | a government |
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If you fail to meet your
responsibilities as a citizen, such as serving on a jury, can the government deny your civil
rights?
a. | yes | c. | usually | b. | no | d. | sometimes |
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Rights of Citizens
Citizens' rights are spelled out in the constitution and in federal and state laws. One right
that all citizens have is simply to live on American soil. Citizens also have the right to vote, to
hold public office, and to travel freely throughout the United States. Our major rights are
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and by several additional amendments to the
Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
If you reread the First Amendment to the Bill
of Rights, you will notice that it starts with the words "Congress shall make no
law." Most citizens do not realize that, originally, the Bill of Rights limited only the power
of the national government, not the power of the states. In other words, a citizen
In the
state of Virginia in 1795 could not successfully sue in federal court to overturn a law passed in
Virginia that violated one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights. Each state had (and still has)
its own constitution, normally with its own bill of rights.
The states' bills of rights
were similar to the national Bill of Rights. There were some differences in content, however. Perhaps
more important, there were differences in interpretation. A citizen in one state therefore
effectively had a different set of civil liberties than a citizen in another state. It was not until
the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868 that the Constitution explicitly guaranteed due process
of taw to people in all states
Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868,
provides as follows:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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In the beginning the Bill of
Rights
a. | applied to the states and the U.S.
government | c. | only applied to
the states | b. | did not apply to the states or U.S.
government | d. | only applied to the U.S.
government |
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The term, “Congress shall
make no laws,” as used in the Bill of Rights means
a. | the states cannot take a right away
from you | c. | Congress
can’t make laws but the President can | b. | the U.S. government cannot take a right from
you | d. | Only the Supreme Court can rule on a
law |
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In 1795 each
state
a. | depended totally on the U.S.
government laws | c. | had their own
government but did not have state governments to enforce laws | b. | had their own constitutions and state
laws | d. | had their own constitutions but no Bills of
Rights |
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Section 1 of the 14th Amendment
says
a. | under no circumstances can the
government take away a citizens life, liberty or property | c. | life, liberty or property cannot be taken from citizens
without first following procedures laid out in the law | b. | the government can take a citizens life, liberty or
property any time they want to | d. | says nothing about life, liberty or property of
citizens. |
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Section 1 of Amendment
14
a. | only applied to former
slaves | c. | applied to all
Americans | b. | only applied to non-slave Americans | d. | applied only to non citizens |
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equal protection of the
laws. means
a. | the law protects
everyone | c. | the law only
applies to people who are not equal | b. | the law is not equal | d. | the law needs to be protected by
everyone |
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The 14th Amendment made the
Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
a. | only apply to the
states | c. | apply to the states as well as the
U.S. government | b. | only apply to the U.S. government | d. | invalid |
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The 14th Amendment made the
Bill of Rights and other constitutional rights apply to citizens of the U.S. but not to non-citizens
a. | true | c. | some rights applied to non citizens and some did
not | b. | false |
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Matching
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Incorporating the Bill of
Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment The court cases listed below extended the protections of the
Bill of Rights to apply to the citizens of states as well as the national government. The Bill of
Rights originally applied only to the national government?
| Date | Constitutional Right | Amendments | Court
Case | | 1925 | Freedom of speech | I
| Gitlowv. New York, 268 U.S.
652 | | 1931 | Freedom of the press | I | Nearv.
Minnesota, 283 U.S.
697 | | 1932 | Right to a lawyer in capital punishment cases | VI | Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 | | 1937 | Freedom of assembly and a right to petition
| I | De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 U.S. 353 | | 1940
| Freedom of religion
| I | Cantwell v. Connecticut. 310 U.S.
296 | | 1947 | Separation of church and state | I | Everson v.
Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 | | 1948 | Right to public trial | VI | In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257 | | 1949
| No unreasonable searches
| IV | Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S.
25 | | 1961 | Exclusionary rule | IV | Mapp v.
Ohio, 367 U.S.
643 | | 1962 | No cruel and unusual punishment | VIII | Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 | | 1963
| Right to a lawyer in all criminal
cases | VI
| Gideon v. Wainwright, 372
U.S.335 | | 1964 | No compulsory self-incrimination | V | Malloy v.
Hogan, 378 U.S. 1 | | 1965 | Right to privacy | various | Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 | | 1966
| Right to an impartial jury
| VI | Parker v. Gladden, 385 U.S.
363 | | 1967 | Right to a speedy trial | VI | Klopfer
v. North Carolina, 386 U.S.
213 | | 1969 | No double jeopardy | V | Benton v.
Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 | | | | |
Which amendment
and case protects your rights in the situations below. a. | V Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S.
784 | e. | VI Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S.335 | b. | I Nearv. Minnesota, 283 U.S.
697 | f. | V Malloy v. Hogan, 378 U.S.
1 | c. | VIII Robinson v. California, 370 U.S.
660 | g. | VI Klopfer v. North
Carolina, 386 U.S. 213 | d. | I Gitlowv. New York, 268 U.S. 652 | h. | IV Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 |
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A jury finds you innocent of a
crime. The DA finds new evidence and wants to prosecute you again but he cannot.
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12.
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The government cannot keep you
from creating a work of art because they do not like it
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13.
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The police stop you and ask if
they can search the trunk of your car. You say no.
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14.
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The police or courts cannot
force you to testify against yourself
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You are caught
“tagging” on someone’s property and the police want to beat you in front of the
entire school. They cannot.
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Everyone has a right to legal
representation in court. If you cannot afford one the court has to provide one for
you
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The government cannot put you
in jail without bringing you before a judge and charging you with a crime
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18.
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The government cannot keep you
from making fun of the President in your school newspaper
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a. | Citizen of Ohio and the United
States | d. | Spoils
system | b. | Military Service Test | e. | Primary criterion for government employment | c. | No state can act against the U.S. Bill of
Rights | f. | Competitive test given to government job
applicants |
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19.
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Civil Service
Examination
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20.
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Dual
Citizenship
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21.
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Incorporation
theory
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22.
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Merit
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23.
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Political
Patronage
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