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Ch 4-5 Volunteer
Spalding Academy 7th/8th 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ are the freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment | Civil liberties |
| A group of people who share the same interests and concerns | Community |
| A search warrant is a document issued by a | Judge |
| A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot | Poll tax |
| A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial | Bail |
| An obligation that we fulfill voluntarily | Responsibilities |
| Following established legal procedures | Due process |
| Has the Bill of Rights always been extended to all Americans? | Answers may vary |
| Practice of offering your time and services to others without payment | Volunteerism |
| Respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences | Tolerance |
| The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas | Censorship |
| The right to vote | Suffrage |
| Things we are required to do | Duties |
| Which territory permitted women to vote in 1869? | Wyoming |
| Why is it important to volunteer? What are some ways you can volunteer in your community? | Answers may vary |
| Choose 2 freedoms protected under the 1st Amendment and explain what they mean. | Speech: can say what you want, religion: can practice whatever religion you want |
| Freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy | Amend. 5 |
| Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, etc. | Amend. 1 |
| Freedom of unreasonable searches and seizures | Amend. 4 |
| In 1948 President Harry Truman ordered an end to segregation in the nation’s | Armed forces |
| List 2 responsibilities and 2 duties of a citizen. | Responsibility: vote and be informed. Duties: Pay taxes, draft card |
| List the 5 freedoms protected under the 1st Amendment? | Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition |
| No excessive bail, no cruel/unusual punishment | Amend. 8 |
| No quartering of troops | Amend. 3 |
| Powers reserved for the state/people | Amend. 9/10 |
| Right to a speedy, public trial | Amend. 6 |
| Right to a trial by jury | Amend. 7 |
| Right to bear arms | Amend. 2 |
| Since the end of the Vietnam War, there has been no ___________ | Draft |
| The Founders of the United States believed that an important purpose of government was to protect whose rights? | The individual’s |
| What encouraged the hiring and promoting of minorities and women in fields that were traditionally closed to them? | Affirmative action |
| What individual group aided growing numbers of African Americans in cities by helping them find jobs? | National Urban League |
| Which of the following is NOT a use for taxes paid to the government? A. Maintaining the armed forces B. Paying police and firefighters C. Paving roads D. Paying its citizens | D. |
| Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country?” | John F. Kennedy |
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