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Unit 4 We the People
Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which amendment protects your right to be treated fairly by the federal government? | The fifth amendment (p. 162) |
| Why did states only allow white, male property owners the right to vote? | They had the most to lose if the government did not work for them. (p.169) |
| What ensures that congress can't establish a particular religion for our country or favor one religion over another? | The establishment clause, which is in the first amendment (p.146) |
| In what year did the supreme court rule that laws requiring separation of races were constitutional? | 1896 (p.156) The courts used the excuse that if the public places were "equal" for both groups, separation was fair |
| What prevents congress from stopping you from practicing your religion? | Free Exercise Clause (146) found in first amendment |
| What do we call the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments? | The Civil War Amendments (p.155), which did not stop unfair treatment of African Americans |
| Which amendment protects your right to be treated fairly by the state government? This amendment also declared that African Americans and all those born in the U.S. were citizens | The Fourteenth Amendment(p.162) |
| What was the literacy test? | A test to prove that people can read and write. (Established to prevent black people from voting) p. 170 |
| What is due process of law? | The right to be treated fairly by your government p. 162 |
| What did the fifteenth amendment do? | Allowed all people to vote regardless of their color or if they had been slaves. p. 170--(Some southern states passed laws that got around this amendment and prevented ex-slaves from voting, like the poll tax, grandfather clause, and literacy test) |
| Why did the colonist come from Europe to America? | Religious freedom p. 147 |
| What was the result of the court case "Brown vs. the Board of Education?" | Separating students by skin color was declared unconstitutional/Linda Brown was allowed to enter the school close to her home that had been all white p. 156 |
| Who was the Brown family's attorney? | Thurgood Marshall/ He eventually became the first African American justice on the supreme court p. 157 |
| What is the grandfather clause? | A law that said if your grandfather could vote, then you could vote/This is another law that prevented ex-slaves from voting. |
| What happens if you need to go to court and you can't afford a lawyer? | The government will give you one for free. |
| Name some religions whose people settled in America after the revolution. | Jews, Quakers, Catholics, Baptists (page 147) |
| Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote? | The 26th amendment (p. 173) |
| Can the government make you do something against your religion if there is an imminent threat to the community? | Yes. If there is an imminent threat to the common good. |
| When were all unfair voting practices completely stopped in the United States? | 24th amendment disallowed poll taxes; Supreme court disallowed Grandfather clause in 1915...but Finally: 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed...all unfair practices were ceased/ constitution must be obeyed |
| What amendment gave women the right to vote? | The Nineteenth Amendment |
| What does due process mean for our citizens? | Members of government must use fair methods or procedures when doing their job |
| The first ten amendments to our constitution | The Bill of Rights |
| What did the thirteenth amendment do? | It abolished slavery |
| Who was president when the Civil War started? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What are four freedoms that most Americans would say are important to have? | Freedom of Speech, press, assembly, and petition |
| What is freedom of speech? | The right to talk about your beliefs, ideas, and/or your feelings |
| Who are Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton? | Two women's rights leaders mentioned in the book |
| What is segregation? | To set apart from others |
| Where was Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech? | Washington, D.C. |
| What is defamation? | Purposely saying or writing false information about a group or person that seriously injures their reputation |
| When can the government limit your freedom of expression? | If it causes an imminent threat to the common good |
| What is freedom of assembly? | The freedom to meet with others to discuss your beliefs, ideas, or feelings |
| What do freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition all have in common? | They are all part of freedom of expression |
| If you can't afford a lawyer, what happens? | You will be given one |
| Which amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote? | The 26th amendment |
| Name some religions that came to America | Jews, Quakers, Catholic, Baptist |
| What does boycott mean? | An act of protest, such as getting together as a group and refusing to buy from a store or company |
| What did African Americans boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested? | Bus riding |
| How does due process protect you? | People in government must use fair means when doing their job |
| When did Martin Luther King make his famous speech, while thousands marched in Washington, D.C. for civil rights? | 1963 |
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