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- 5. ___ states that the government must act fairly and in accordance with established rules and laws in all that it does and the government must treat ALL citizens fairly and apply equal protection under the law.
- 6. It is important to know with ____ that an application cannot have anything printed on the back of it. (except instructions)
- 7. The ______ amendment gave black males the right to vote. However, many states in the south tried to prevent black voters from exercising their right by requiring them to pay poll taxes or pass a literacy test.
- 11. The Amendments with the greatest impact on due process is the ___ amendment which applies to the federal government and the 14th amendment which applies to the state government.
- 12. Under the ___ of 1964, your religion, race, and physical disablitiy are protected from discrimination.
- 14. Public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in what court case?
- 16. Which amendment allows citizens to remain silent and not tell on themselves, ensuring that due process must take place, and preventing another trial for the same crime if one has already been found innocent (not guilty).
- 17. Many of our liberties were added by the __________, ratified in 1791.
- 19. The process of ___ is the constitutional doctrine that applies some, but not all, protections of the Bill of Rights to the states and to all levels of government; found in the 14th amendment.
- 20. The United States Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus made abortion legal in which court case?
- 23. The rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and be free from discrimination refers to ___.
- 24. basic freedoms to think and to act that are protected against government abuse
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- 1. Which amendment allows you the right to vote when you turn 18?
- 2. A key function of the Bill of Rights is to specify what the government must do to ensure ___ under the law for all Americans.
- 3. The right of not being required to testify against oneself if protection from ___.
- 4. The ____ Amendment protected the right of women to vote in all national and state elections.
- 8. Which Amendment provided a way to apply the Bill of Rights to the states, and enabled the Supreme Court to rule that much of the Bill of Rights applies to state and local governments?
- 9. Putting someone on trial for a crime of which they have already been found innocent (not guilty) is called ___.
- 10. Citizens eighteen years or older received a constitutional right to vote in part because they could be ___ into the military at that age.
- 13. The 24th Amendment banned southern states from using the ___, ensuring that all men and women have the right to vote.
- 15. Which amendment guarantees certain protections relevant to criminal and civil legal proceedings?
- 18. How is it decided if a high profile criminal case has enough evidence to make it to trial?
- 21. The first ___ Amendments grant the people specific rights and liberties.
- 22. Personal freedoms that are protected by the amendment and cannot be taken away by the government without due process refers to ___.