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For most of the 1900s, the legal voting age was

A
16
B
18
C
21
D
24
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In Brown v. Board of Education , who instigated the lawsuit?

A
The students
B
The teachers
C
The parents
D
The schools
3

Read the excerpt from the US Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. According to the excerpt, what is the role of Congress regarding religion?

A
Religious groups can only be formed by Congress.
B
Congress cannot promote a religion.
C
Religious groups must be governed by Congress.
D
Congress cannot make disrespectful laws.
4

After the Civil War, the federal government began to extend civil rights to African Americans by

A
signing the Emancipation Proclamation.
B
passing amendments to the Constitution.
C
paying reparations to them.
D
helping them move to the Northern states.
5

What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free-exercise clause?

A
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
B
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion while the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
C
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from expressing their religious beliefs.
D
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from being able to express their beliefs.
6

Which right does the First Amendment protect?

A
right to trial by jury
B
right to assemble
C
right to due process
D
right to bear arms
7

In Schenck v. United States , what circumstance made this speech case special?

A
It pertained to a foreign citizen.
B
It involved events that occurred abroad.
C
It occurred during wartime.
D
It related to the commission of a crime.
8

In the term "due process,” the word "process” refers to the way in which

A
the law is followed in trying a case.
B
warrants are written and used.
C
court decisions are worded.
D
prison sentences are handed down.
9

Under due process, all people accused of crimes are subject to

A
rules depending on their gender.
B
rules that are the same for everyone.
C
rules depending on their social class.
D
rules their city agrees to.
10

Which of these was a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.
B
Individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.
C
The connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.
D
The Fourteenth Amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the court’s verdict.
11

All persons have the right to be represented by counsel, also known as

A
a lawyer.
B
a judge.
C
a jury.
D
a friend.
12

In a trial, who hears evidence and offers a verdict?

A
police
B
counsel
C
witnesses
D
juries
13

Which of these made Jim Crow laws, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, illegal?

A
Nineteenth Amendment
B
Civil Rights Act of 1964
C
Voting Rights Act of 1965
D
Thirteenth Amendment
14

What was the important precedent set by the Gitlow v. New York case?

A
First Amendment freedoms were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
The equal protection clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
The due process clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
Fourteenth Amendment rights were incorporated into the Fifteenth Amendment.

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