LSA Q3

How did this amendment affect citizens' rights?

• It expanded voting rights to women.

• It expanded voting rights to immigrants.

• It expanded voting rights to poorer people.

• It expanded voting rights to young people.

Which amendment to the Constitution most justified the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• the amendment ending the practice of slavery

• the amendment granting women the right to vote

• the amendment protecting the right of citizens to free speech

• the amendment granting minorities equal protection under the law

Read the following information and answer the question below. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920. The following chart shows voter turnout for U.S. Presidential elections in several years.

• What year was the Nineteenth Amendment ratified?

• What does the chart show?

• When was the voter turnout chart created?

• Who was the President in 1920?

Which statement best describes the effectiveness of the Nineteenth Amendment in expanding voter turnout?

• The number of women voting increased the overall voter turnout.

• The number of voters decreased after the amendment was ratified.

• The number of 18 year olds voting increased the overall voter turnout.

• The number of former slaves voting increased the overall voter turnout.

Based on the excerpt, which power was established as a result of Marbury v. Madison?

It is . . . the . . . duty of the Judicial Department [the judicial branch] to say what the law is. . . . If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each.

— Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• the power of judicial review

• the power of original jurisdiction

• the power to create inferior courts

• the power to implement court decisions

How does the rule of law help protect citizens from abusive uses of government power?

• The rule of law allows citizens to choose which laws to follow

• The rule of law ensures all citizens must follow the laws

• The rule of law allows law enforcement to not follow laws

• The rule of law allows the President to be above the law

What is the relationship between Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

• Both cases supported the rights of the accused.

• Both cases limited the rights of citizens who are racial minorities.

• Brown v. Board overturned Plessy v. Ferguson’s “separate but equal” ruling.

• Brown v. Board expanded affirmative action, which began in Plessy v. Ferguson.

Read the following headline and answer the question below. Soldiers Accused of Stealing From Base

Which court would hear this case?

• a civil court

• military court

• criminal court

• constitutional court

Read the following quote and answer the question below.

If anyone steal[s] the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death...

Code of Hammurabi 1792–1750 bc

Which type of law best describes this excerpt?

• a civil court

• a military court

• a criminal court

• a constitutional court

Which of the following choices best completes the chart?

• Small Claims Court

• Trial Court

• District Courts of Appeals

• Penultimate Court