Why do we have the right to a speedy trial in the 6th Amendment?

To ensure that everyone has a fair trial fast and not stay in jail forever

Why did Anti-Federalists want the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?

To limit the power of the government

In Heller v District of Columbia, the Supreme Court ruled...

People have an individual right to bear arms

Brown v Board of Education ruled that...

School segregation was unconstitutional

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed to...

Protect the rights of recently freed people

Sweatt v Painter ruled that

UT could not discriminate based on race in law school admissions.

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Unit 4 Government Review

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Why do we have the right to a speedy trial in the 6th Amendment?
To make judges lives easier
To punish criminals unfairly
To ensure that everyone has a fair trial fast and not stay in jail forever
To punish criminals fast
2
Illegal searches are prevented by the...
6th Amendment
8th Amendment
14th Amendment
4th Amendment
3
The right to protest is protected by...
The third amendment
The first amendment
The fourth amendment
The second amendment
4
Why did Anti-Federalists want the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
To create a bicameral Congress
To create a strong president
To protect the rights of recently freed people
To limit the power of the government
5
In Heller v District of Columbia, the Supreme Court ruled...
The freedom of speech cannot be infringed
Freedom of speech can be limited in times of war
People have an individual right to bear arms
The 2nd Amendment is limited to militias
6
Jim Crow laws were written to get around which Amendment?
1st Amendment
12th Amendment
22nd Amendment
14th Amendment
7
Which of the following is NOT part of the 14th Amendment
Freedom of speech
Equal protection of the laws
Birthright Citizenship
Incorporation of Bill of Rights to the states
8
Brown v Board of Education ruled that...
Poll taxes were unconstitutional
School segregation was unconstitutional
Segregation was allowed as long as it was "separate but equal."
Literacy tests were unconstitutional
9
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed to...
To get rid of the Electoral College
To limit the power of the federal government
Protect the rights of recently freed people
To set up the process of presidential succession
10
Sweatt v Painter ruled that
Literacy tests were unconstitutional
All school segregation was unconstitutional
UT could not discriminate based on race in law school admissions.
Poll taxes were unconstitutional

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