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Which statement about the first ten amendments is FALSE?
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A. They guarantee the right of peaceable assembly.
B. They are known as the Bill of Rights.
C. They abolished slavery in the United States.
D. The prohibit cruel and unusual punishment. -
Betty and Bob are high school students. One afternoon they joined a line of
citizens who were walking quietly around a school building carrying signs to
protest hiring a new coach. They were arrested for disorderly conduct, but the
court freed them for ALL BUT ONE of the following reasons.
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A. They were put in double jeopardy.
B. Marching in a peaceful picket line is legal.
C. They were participating in a legal protest.
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Mr. Chipp was accused of stealing a car from his neighbor. At his trial in
court, he refused to answer questions the attorney asked about the theft. The
court ruled that, based on one of the following reasons, he did not have to
answer.
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A. He was protected against self-incrimination.
B. He had the right to freedom of speech.
C. He could not be subjected to double jeopardy.
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Which statement is FALSE? Under the Bill of Rights if a person is put in jail
for committing a crime, he or she
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A. is entitled to have legal counsel.
B. is protected against cruel and unusual punishment.
C. cannot be tried more than once for the same crime.
D. is entitled to have legal counsel, but only if someone will guarantee to pay for it. -
One of the following statements is NOT correct:
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A. Redress means to correct or set right.
B. Due process means that a person may not be deprived of life, liberty or property except by procedures required by law.
C. To dissent means to disagree.
D. Freedom of the press means the right of newspapers to do anything they choose to get the news. -
Two policemen on vacation saw Bill Roper put a package in his car, and without
having a warrant they took the package, found two knives in it and arrested
Bill for carrying concealed weapons. The court released Bill for which one of
the following reasons?
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A. The police had made an illegal search and seizure.
B. The arrest amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
C. The arrest would be double jeopardy.
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The Bill of Rights gives the people the right to petition the government for
redress of grievances. Which of the following is true?
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A. A grievance is a special assessment.
B. A petition is a request, usually made in writing.
C. A redress is a list of complaints.
D. The Bill of Rights is found in the Preamble to the Constitution.
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D. Bill of Rights
#1. Identify the major significance of the Bill of Rights.
Ohio Department of Education - High School Proficiency Testing Fact Sheets
You will recall that the U.S. Constitution became effective when it was ratified in conventions held in nine of the original states. In a number of these conventions the delegates were against ratifying the Constitution because they feared that many basic rights of the people could be taken away by the national government. To satisfy those delegates it was agreed that the Constitution would be promptly amended to prohibit the government from taking away these basic rights. The following questions relate to those amendments.
In answering these questions refer to Section D of The Little Book and the Related Words list. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
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