1. Unit 13 Study Guide

2. Where can a description of U.S. citizens’ civil liberties be found?

3. 2. Why should the freedom of the press be protected?

4. 3. Which constitutional amendment says that you don’t have to answer questions if the answers will make you look guilty? What is that called?

5. 4. Which type of law protects our fundamental rights as individuals?

6. 5. “In the United States of America, women [are] unrepresented in this government—our rights wholly overlooked” –Elizabeth Cady Stanton
For what cause was Elizabeth Cady Stanton working?

7. 6. What has been one long term result of the constitutional protection of free speech?

8. 7. What is the first step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

9. 8. What is the last step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

10. 9. How did the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact political participation?

11. 10. How did women’s suffrage impact the political process in the United States?

12. 11. Which is an example of an individual exercising a constitutional right?
Summary judgement
Civil disobedience
Quartering soldiers
Double jeopardy

13. 12. If someone is accused of a crime, but found “not guilty” at their trial, what happens if there is evidence found later that they committed the crime?

14. 13. Gives the accused the right to a speedy trial, a lawyer, an impartial jury and to confront witnesses against them

15. 14. Gives states reserved powers

16. 15. Guarantees five rights: speech, press, petition, assembly, religion

17. 16. Gave women the right to vote

18. 17. Protects us from being held unless we are formally accused, double jeopardy, and self-incrimination

19. 18. Prohibits poll taxes

20. 19. Guarantees the right to bear arms

21. 20. Protects us from unreasonable searches

22. 21. Changed voting age to 18

23. 22. Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude

24. 23. Protects us from cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail

25. 24. Guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens

26. 25. Prohibits federal and state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote based on race, color or having once been a slave

27. 1. The Bill of Rights

28. 2. To keep the government from becoming the primary source of information

29. 3. The 5th amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination

30. 4. Constitutional

31. 5. Amending the U.S. Constitution to extend suffrage

32. 6. To have a more informed society

33. 7. 2/3 of both houses of Congress must propose

34. 8. ¾ of state legislatures must approve

35. 9. It removed barriers and allowed all African Americans to vote.

36. 10. It allowed women to vote in national elections

37. 11. (B) Civil disobedience

38. 12. That person could not be tried again because this would violate the ban on “double jeopardy”

39. 13. 6th amendment

40. 14. 10th amendment

41. 15. 1st amendment

42. 16. 19th amendment

43. 17. 5th amendment

44. 18. 24th amendment

45. 19. 2nd amendment

46. 20. 4th amendment

47. th amendment

48. th amendment

49. 23. 8th amendment

50. 25. 15th amendment