Social studies 3rd 9 weeks test Study Guide
What is the term referring to the fact that you cannot be tried twice for the same crime?
Double jeopardy
The 6th amendment begins with the right to a _____ & a _____ trial.
The 6th amendment begins with the right to a speedy & a fair trial.
The 1st black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school.
Ruby bridges
Leader, activist, & minister who lead nonviolent protests during the civil rights movement
Mlk
Lawyer who helped make segregation of public schools illegal in Brown v. board of education
Thurgood marshall
The supreme court has ruled that there are some limits on “free speech The supreme court has ruled that there are some limits on “free speech.” as one justice said, the strongest protection of free speech would not protect a man from shouting _____ in a theatre and causing a panic.
The supreme court has ruled that there are some limits on “free speech The supreme court has ruled that there are some limits on “free speech.” as one justice said, the strongest protection of free speech would not protect a man from shouting “bomb!”in a theatre and causing a panic.
Why did congress include the 3rd amendment in the bill of rights?
To prevent soldiers from taking over people’s homes
What right allows for news media to investigate & report any issue they want?
Freedom of the press
What term means a change in the constitution?
amendment
Provide an example of a nonviolent protest.
Not doing business with companies that enforce segregation.
What risks did civil rights protestors face?
They could be arrested or violently attacked.
A _____ _____ is a group of citizens who hear the government’s evidence and decide whether it justifies a trial.
A grand jury is a group of citizens who hear the government’s evidence and decide whether it justifies a trial.
What amendment gives the right to bear arms?
2nd amendment
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” what did he mean?
Right will prevail over wrong eventually
What is misleading about describing segregated facilities as “separate but equal?”
African American facilities were usually inferior
Which amendment would not allow congress to establish a national church or stop someone from practicing their own religion?
1st amendment
What right allows us to criticize the government without fear or punishment?
Freedom of speech
The right to vote is also known as ______.
suffrage
People believed _____ belonged in the home, caring for the family.
women
Which amendment states that voting rights can not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
15th amendment
Which amendment ensured citizenship for African Americans?
14th amendment
Some states required citizens to pay a ______ in order to vote.
Poll tax
Which amendment granted the right of a fair and speedy trial?
6th amendment
Which amendment stated that you do not have to self-incriminate (you do not have to testify against yourself in court)?
5th amendment
Which amendment gave right to freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?
1st amendment
What divided the U.S. into “slave” territories & “Free” territories?
Missouri compromise
What is the term referring to saying something that could hurt your case in court?
Self-incriminate
The 10th amendment states that all powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the ______.
states
The 2nd amendment state that the right of the people to keep and bear ____ shall not be infringed.
arms
The 1st amendment protects the freedom of….
Religion, assembly, press, petition, & speech
Who was put in jail for sitting in the “white” car of the East Louisiana railroad?
plessy
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man & triggered the start of the civil rights movement?
Rosa parks
Why are the 1st 10 amendments to the u.s. constitution important?
They provide protection for the rights & liberties of individuals
Who organized the Montgomery bus boycott?
Mlk
Who overturned laws that made segregation legal?
The Supreme court
How might life in America be different if the civil rights movement had never happened?
Public places could still be segregated
Before arresting a person or searching a home, police must obtain a _____ from a judge.
warrent
Which amendment gave power to the people?
9th amendment
How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
10
Compared to the south, the north during the civil rights era was:
Less restrictive for african americans, but still segregated
What would have happened if the supreme court had sided with homer plessy?
Formal segregation likely would have ended sooner
The 1st amendment says that congress shall make no law disrespecting an establishment of…
religion
How many amendments are in the constitution?
27
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Which amendment made poll tax illegal?
Poll tax
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
Which amendment keeps us from having to house soldiers in our home without our permission?
3rd amendment
Which amendment does not allow for cruel & unusual punishment?
8th amendment
Which amendment states that police need a warrant & probably cause for search and seizure?
4th amendment
Which amendment states that rights not given to the federal government are reserved for the states?
10th amendment