Why is the Fourteenth Amendment sometimes called "the second Bill of Rights"?

It requires states to respect rights in the Bill of Rights.

In general, the amendment process helps the Constitution

adjust to changing times and changing thought.

The Dred Scott decision involved

a slave who traveled to a state where slavery was illegal.

In Philips v. Martin Marietta Corporation, the Court ruled that

companies can't discriminate on gender when hiring.

The Constitution has lasted as long as it has because it is

based on general principles and can be amended.

What is the idea underlying affirmative action?

Positive steps are needed to make up for past discrimination

The Fourteenth Amendment extended rights to African Americans by

taking the power to grant citizenship away from the states.

The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, was passed

only after the Civil War decided the issue.

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court ruled that

segregation was ok if separate facilities were equal quality

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1
Why is the Fourteenth Amendment sometimes called "the second Bill of Rights"?
It clarifies the original Bill of Rights.
It outlines ten more rights that are protected by the states
It requires states to respect rights in the Bill of Rights.
It was passed after the Revolution to reinstate lost rights
2
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka addressed the issue of
slave ownership.
women's rights.
school segregation.
affirmative action.
3
In general, the amendment process helps the Constitution
adjust to changing times and changing thought.
recognize the changing role of state government.
define the principles of democracy.
define what is true and good.
4
The Dred Scott decision involved
a proposed amendment to the Constitution.
a slave who traveled to a state where slavery was illegal.
a compromise between the number of free and slave states.
the right of African Americans to vote.
5
The principle of equal protection refers to the right of all people to be
represented by a competent lawyer.
treated fairly.
protected from racial discrimination.
treated exactly the same way.
6
The "separate but equal" standard was established by which Supreme Court case?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke addressed the issue of
affirmative action.
school segregation.
slave ownership.
women's rights.
8
Which government body decides whether or not an action violates the Constitution?
the Supreme Court
the House of Representatives
the Cabinet
the Senate
9
In Philips v. Martin Marietta Corporation, the Court ruled that
companies can't discriminate on gender when hiring.
children have a right to a mother's undivided attention.
companies cannot discriminate on the basis of race in hiring
schools must provide "separate but equal" facilities.
10
The Constitution has lasted as long as it has because it is
very detailed and specific.
based on general principles and can be amended.
written in a language everyone can understand.
very clear.
11
Suffrage is
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
the right to vote.
the right of women to vote.
the taking of property by illegal search and seizure.
12
What led people to believe that the voting age should be lowered to 18?
the civil rights and women's suffrage movements
the Civil War and Reconstruction
flag burning and draft-dodging
young people serving in wars
13
What is the idea underlying affirmative action?
Initiative petitions can shape public policy.
Positive steps are needed to make up for past discrimination
All people, regardless of color, should have equal education
Merit, not color or race, must determine access to schools.
14
Tensions between North and South over new states for power in Congress was briefly eased by the
Great Compromise.
Thirteenth Amendment.
Missouri Compromise.
First Amendment.
15
The Fourteenth Amendment extended rights to African Americans by
declaring that all men are created equal.
outlawing poll taxes and literacy tests.
taking the power to grant citizenship away from the states.
stating that the right to vote is a basic human right.
16
Which constitutional principle is at the heart of many civil rights cases?
equal protection
a flexible framework
freedom of petition
due process
17
When did women receive the right to vote?
1954
1875
1878
1920
18
The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, was passed
as a last-minute compromise to prevent war.
after the Dred Scott decision was overturned.
because the South was agricultural.
only after the Civil War decided the issue.
19
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court ruled that
cities had to bus students to racially mixed schools.
railroads were exempt from existing anti-segregation laws.
segregation was ok if separate facilities were equal quality
racial segregation was illegal.
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How many amendments to the Constitution have been ratified?
18
27
10
107

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