Constitution's Impact on Citizenship

How would you as a citizen be able to say, "I have economic freedom"?

• Owning property

• exercising religion

• petitioning the government

• electing representatives

How does the Supreme Court protect your individual rights?

• by enacting constitutional laws

• by overturning unconstitutional laws

• by ratifying constitutional laws

• by vetoing unconstitutional laws

If the number of women in the US Senate triples;

What long-term impact does that fact represent?

• Expanding the right to privacy

• Protecting due process rights

• Expanding the right to vote

• Protecting equal property right

During WW2 this poster was created to encourage Americans to buy war bonds.

If people bought War Bonds....which document are they supporting?

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Bill of Rights

How has the constitutional protection of free speech shaped the involvement of individuals in social movements in the United States?

• Allowed people to choose the social movements they want to support.

• Required individuals to receive government approval to support social movements.

• Barred involvement in social movements that speak out against the government.

• Punished people that support unpopular social movements.

What has been a long-lasting impact of citizen’s protection of freedom of the press?

• The media may only publish a story based on popular opinion.

• The media has the right to report on the actions of the government.

• The government controls all media sources.

• The government allows citizens to share only certain information.

The statements below are from a community debate:

Juan: We need order and safety during public meetings. How can elected officials get their work done if people are protesting outside their meeting?

Karen: It is important that people let their opinions be known. I think that protests are okay as long as they don't cause a disruption.

Which constitutional principle supports Karen’s argument?

• equal protection under the law

• freedom of speech

• freedom of assembly

• protection against double jeopardy

The scenario below is about property rights:

A state wants to build a light rail system between two cities. It purchases most of the land needed for the system, but one family refuses to sell its property to the state.

Which action explains how this property issue could be solved?

• The state can file a civil law case with the Supreme Court to get the land.

• The state can not do anything and the plans for the light rail system will not proceed.

• The state will ask the federal government to handle the negotiations with the family.

• The state has the authority through eminent domain to take the land if it is necessary for the general public.

The quote below is from Chief Justice John Roberts:

“...students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate.” Source: Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Based on the quote, which conclusion can be drawn about students' individual rights at school?

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution safeguards the rights of non-citizens.

• The Constitution does not apply to students.

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools to balance students’ rights with principals’ responsibilities?

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

• Bush v. Gore (2000)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)