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The Bill of Rights forbids_____
- Unwarranted searches
- Double jeopardy
- Cruel and unusual punishment
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Since the Constitution was ratified it has been amended_____
Fewer than thirty times.
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Before an amendment is sent to the states it must be approved by_____
2/3rds of both houses of Congress.
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The Bill of Rights bars_____
- Excessive bail
- Self-incrimination
- Unreasonable searches
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If a newspaper was prevented by the government from publishing an article that criticized the government, it could charge its rights were being violated under the______
1st Amendment
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The Bill of Rights includes____
The right to jury trials in criminal cases.
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For an amendment to be added to the Constitution______of the states must approve it.
3/4ths
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In the case of Giden v Wainwrigt, the Supreme court decided that______
All those accused of crimes were entitled to a lawyer if they could not afford one themselves.
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A court can interpret a law or rule on its constitutionally_____
Only when there is a specific case, involving that law, before it.
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Sumpreme court decisions require a_______
Simple majority vote.
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American citizens have the right to______
- Vote
- Attend church
- A fair trial
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Freedom of the press ensures that_____
People may criticize the government in newspapers and television.
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People who "take the fifth" are_____
Using their constitutional right to remain silent.
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The rights of the accused do not include_____
The right to a secret trail
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In the case Tinker v Iowa the Supreme Court ruled that____
Armbands are a form of speec protected by the 1st Amendment.
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The Supreme Court_____
Has the final say over whether a law is constitutional.
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The correct order in whic the vote was extended to the following groups of society is________
Blacks, women, then 18 year olds.
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How many terms does the president serve?
Two
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When do presidents begin their term?
On January 20th.
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Name three duties of American citizen.
- Obeying the laws
- Paying taxes
- Defending the nation
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Miranda v Arizona
Supreme Court decision that ruled that arresting officers must inform a suspect of his/her rights at the time of the arrest.
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The right to vote.
Suffrage
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
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The right of the Federal government to take private land for public use.
Eminent Domain
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The guarantee that the government treat accused persons according to established rules.
Due Process
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Legal guarantee incorporated into the 5th amendment that protects an individual from being put on trail twilce for the same offense.
Double Jeopardy
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Supreme Court decision that upheld a woman's right to an abortion during the first three months of her pregnancy.
Roe v Wade
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True or False
One of the major role of political parties is to serve as a watchdog over the activities of the other party.
True
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Important staple crop in the lower south colonies.
Rice
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Important staple crop in the Chesapeake colonies.
Tobacco
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Name of a trade route in which New England merchants sold rum to African chieftrains in exchange for black slaves, and then traded the slaves in the Caribbean for molasses.
Triangular
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The wealthiest and most influential people in the New England colonies.
Merchants
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Laws passed in the colonies designed to restrict the lives and activities of slaves.
Slave codes
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Place where the most far-spread instance of witchcraft hysteria took place in the American colonies.
Salem
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Name given to the journey of black slaves across the Atlanic Ocean
Middle Passage
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The type of farming that prevailed in New England in the colonial period.
Self-sufficient
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Name for the French Protestants who fled that country after Luis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes; many came to the American colonies.
Huguenots
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Led an uprising of backcountry farmers in Virginia in 1675-1676.
Nathaniel Bacon
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Immigrants who flocked to the Americans colonies at the end of the 18th century and were erroneously nicknamed Pennsylvania Dutch.
Germans
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Wealthiest and most influential people of the Southern colonies.
Planters
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Ethnically and economically, the most diverse colonies in America.
Middle Colonies
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