Question Bank for Grade 7 Social Studies

Because of the First Amendment, Americans have the right to say or print lies about other people.

• True
• False

A police officer cannot search a suspect’s home without a search warrant issued by a judge.

• True
• False

The Fourteenth Amendment was written to protect African Americans from laws that tried to take away their rights.

• True
• False

The Chicano Movement was formed to help migrant farm workers in Mexico.

• True
• False

Match the following

• Establishment Clause

• the right to vote

• Due Process

• portion of the First Amendment promoting freedom of religion

• Suffrage

• formal charge brought by grand jury

• Freedom of Assembly

• allows us to attend meetings, rallies, and parades

• Indictment

• following established legal procedures

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applied only to African Americans, but it inspired people to fight for an end to discrimination based on gender, religion, or national origin.

• True
• False

Because the Fifteenth Amendment did not address the issue directly, state governments spent many years

• censoring newspapers.
• denying women suffrage.
• ignoring grand juries.
• testing “Jim Crow” laws.

Which of the following behaviors is protected by the First Amendment?

• censoring news when public safety is at stake
• using e-mail to criticize government policy
• requiring citizens to register before voting in elections
• banning objectionable materials, such as newspapers or magazines

One way in which the Bill of Rights secures fair, legal treatment for citizens is by protecting them from

• bail
• double jeopardy
• speedy trials
• grand juries

In 1964 the Twenty-fourth Amendment helped fulfill the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) by

• outlawing poll taxes in national elections.
• establishing the NAACP as a government agency.
• allowing women to run for office as well as to vote.
• enabling voters in all states to elect senators directly.