Civics Chapter 4 Practice Test

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What amendment Forbids “cruel and unusual punishments”?
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What amendment prohibits soldiers from moving into private homes without permission?
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the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas
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following established legal procedures
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programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities
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the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
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a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot
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What amendment guarantees the right to own weapons for protection?
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the right of government to take private property for public use
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What amendment protects all other rights “retained by the people”?
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the right to vote
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Which of the following is NOT a freedom provided by the First Amendment?
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a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
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Which is the only Amendment that specifically protects the powers of the states and prevents the federal government from becoming too strong?
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written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
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What amendment guaranteed citizens 18 and older the right to vote?
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What amendment protects us from illegal searches and seizures?
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spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
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singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity
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Which amendment grated suffrage to women?
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What does the freedom of assembly imply?
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What amendment outlawed slavery in the US?
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the social separation of the races
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a formal request for government action
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unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
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Which amendment requires states to grant citizens equal protection of the laws?
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a formal charge by a grand jury
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Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment
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a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
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What amendment provides the right to a trial by jury?
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People cannot be forced to testify against themselves
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When we say “rights of the accused”, who are we talking about?
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putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted