Assessment on Rights and Amendments
Test your knowledge on rights and amendments in the U.S. Constitution through a self-assessment featuring questions aligned with educational objectives and test guidelines. Explore concepts such as abridging rights, freedom of expression, and specific amendments. Get instant feedback on your answers to enhance your understanding.
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Revised Level 2 Unit 5 Self-Assessment We The People, The Citizen and The Constitution Developed by Millie Aulbur, Director of Citizenship Education, The Missouri Bar, and Russ Sackreiter Revised 4.15.16 All questions within this assessment have been aligned with E.O.C. content objectives and test guidelines, and matched with the levels of D.O.K. Click here to start.
Instructions Read each question carefully, consider what the question is asking you to do. Some of the questions will ask you to match facts, others to read and interpret data or quotes. Read all four choices completely, then select the best answer by moving the cursor over the selection box until you see a hand If you give an incorrect response the assessment will ask you to return to the question. To do this, move the cursor over the selection box until you see a hand, then click. Click here to go to the first question.
1. Which phrase is synonymous with abridging rights? A. Incorporating rights B. Limiting state rights C. Limiting or reducing rights D. Incorporating rights through the fourteenth Amendment
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2. Which definition best summarizes the right to freedom of expression? A. To make known a person s attitudes thoughts as protect by the First Amendment B. To make known a person s attitudes thoughts as protect by the Fourth Amendment C. To make known a person s attitudes and thoughts, as long as it is done within a public forum D. To make known a person s attitudes and thoughts through speech or the press
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3. An Amendment guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech. The Free Dictionary The above definition best describes which Amendment? A. Second Amendment B. Fourteenth Amendment C. Fourth Amendment D. First Amendment
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4. Which statement best describes the significance of the establishment clause? A. The federal government may not declare an official religion B. The federal government has the power to ban selected religions C. Any religious practice may be outlawed by the government D. Congress has the power to declare an official religion
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5. Setting right a wrong or injustice on the part of an individual or group. American Heritage Dictionary What term best describes the above quote? A. commutation B. pardon C. Redress of grievances D. exclusionary rule
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6. Identify, the best reason why the Framers incorporated the free exercise clause. A. Citizens should be allowed to incorporate any religious practices they choose B. Religious practice should never be in conflict with personal beliefs and the federal government C. Religious practice should never be in conflict with personal beliefs and the federal government D. Citizens should be free to hold whatever religious beliefs they choose
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7. Which term best describes the purpose of a poll tax? A. A tax levied to prevent all minorities from voting B. A tax and literacy test used to prevent African Americans from voting C. A tax levied to prevent African Americans from voting D. A tax, literacy test, and residency requirement used to prevent African Americans from voting
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8. State and local laws enacted in the Southern and border states of the United States after 1876 requiring the separation of African-Americans from white Americans in public facilities. The Free Dictionary Read and analyze the above definition. Which statement best summarizes this statement? A. Literacy laws B. Jim Crow laws C. Civil Rights laws D. Suffrage laws
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9. Identify which phrase best explains the negative impact of segregation? A. The separation or isolation of races B. The separation or isolation of all minorities and females C. Southern states could deny African Americans citizenship D. It forbid the construction of professional schools for African Americans
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10. Laws whose purpose was to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The Free Legal Dictionary Read and analyze the above definition. What is the best inference from the selection above? A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 B. Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment C. Redress of grievance laws D. The Separate but Equal laws
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11. Which action best describes the concept of separate but equal? A. Separate public facilities of equal quality were required by federal law B. The quantity of separate facilities was allowed if approved by federal inspectors C. The standard for separate facilities was enforced by federal judges D. Public facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional if they were of equal quality
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12. Which phrase best illustrates the definition of due process? A. Federal and state governments must treat all people reasonably and follow known rules and procedures B. The federal government must treat all people reasonably and follow known rules and procedures C. The state government must treat all people reasonably and follow known rules and procedures D. Federal and state governments must treat all citizens reasonably and follow know rules and procedures
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13. Which statement best explains the importance of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? A. It prevents the federal government from treating individuals unfairly because of race, national origin, citizenship, or gender B. It allows individuals to gather to discuss beliefs, ideas, and political thought C. It allows citizens to engage in free speech without discrimination D. It prevents states from treating individuals from being treated unfairly because of race, national origin, citizenship, or gender
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14. Which are the effects of freedom of assembly? A. It grants groups of individuals the right to gather and meet without any government interference B. It allows individuals to gather to discuss beliefs, ideas, and political thought C. It is a Second Amendment right allowing individuals the power to meet to discuss beliefs, ideas, and political thought D. A First Amendment right that allows even neo-Nazis the authority to meet and collect any type of firearm
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15. Sam Apple was accused, tried, and found innocent of the crime of cyber bullying Sally Nixon, on March of this year. Which constitutional amendment prevents him from being tried twice for the same crime? A. Sixth Amendment B. First Amendment C. Fifth Amendment D. Fourteenth Amendment
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16.Which phrase best summarizes the use of the Souths use of the grandfather clause? A. African Americans could vote only if their grandfather had the right to vote B. African Americans could own property if their grandfathers owned property C. African Americans could vote regardless of their grandfather s right to vote D. African Americans did not have to pay a poll tax if their grandfather owned property
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