Judicial Branch Test Prep

Which group demanded a list of civil liberties in order to agree to pass the U.S. Constitution?

• Anti-federalists

• Federalists
• Supreme Court

• Republicans

The Bill of Rights originally applied to

• the federal government
• both the state and federal government

• local governments
• state governments

Why did the federal government not stop states that punished people for speaking out against slavery?

Why did the federal government not stop states from discriminating against people based on their religion?

• This only happened under the Articles of Confederation.

• The states hid it from the federal government using the tricks taught to them during the war.

• The Bill of Rights only pertained to the federal (national) government.

• The federal government, low key, supported these polices.

Compare civil liberties with civil rights.

• Civil liberties only apply to the majority and civil rights to the minority,

• Civil liberties and civil rights are the same concept. It is like saying "soda" or "pop."

• Civil liberties are only applicable to government employees.
• Civil liberties protect individual freedoms from government, while civil rights ensure equal treatment and protection under the law.

Is the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights a liberty or a right?

• The First Amendment is a right.

• The First Amendment is a liberty.

• The First Amendment only applies to state governments; therefore, it is a liberty.

• The 1st Amendment is a combination known as a skibiddy.

What Amendment does not allow the government to conduct unreasonable searches?

• First Amendment
• Fifth Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Eighth Amendment

What Amendment states that the government cannot force a person to incriminate themselves.

• Fourth Amendment
• Sixth Amendment
• Eighth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment

What Amendment states that the government cannot prosecute a person for a crime without an attorney?

• Sixth Amendment
• Fourth Amendment
• Eighth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment

What Amendment guaranteed civil liberties to all people, including former slaves? This Amendment would apply the Bill of Rights to the states.

• 14th Amendment
• 5th Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• 15th Amendment

When the Supreme Court decides if something is constitutional or unconstitutional they are exercising

• judicial review
• executive power
• legislative authority
• constitutional amendment