Quiz 4: civil liberties
The Bill of rights was added to the constitution because ____.
- key States refused to ratify the constitution unless it was added
An example of a right explicitly promoted by the constitution as drafted at the constitutional convention is the ____.
- Right to a writ of habeas corpus
The fourteenth amendment was critically important for civil liberties because it ____.
- helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of rights
Briefly explain the difference between civil liberties civil rights.
- civil liberties limit government power to protect freedoms, while civil rights try to guarantee equal treatment by
government officials on the basis of merit rather than personal characteristics
What is selective incorporation?
- applying some of the Bill of rights to the States through the fourteenth amendment
Which of the following provisions is not part of the first amendment?
- The right to keep bear arms
The third amendment can be thought of as ____.
- forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second fourth
amendment
The fourth amendment requirement for a warrant ____.
- does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued
What is guaranteed by the free exercise clause?
- religious freedom
The supreme court case known as Kelo v. City of New London was controversial because it ____.
- allow greater use of the powers of eminent domain
The Bill of rights was added to the constitution because ____.
- key States refused to ratify the constitution unless it was added
An example of a right explicitly promoted by the constitution as drafted at the constitutional convention is the ____.
- Right to a writ of habeas corpus
The fourteenth amendment was critically important for civil liberties because it ____.
- helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of rights
Briefly explain the difference between civil liberties civil rights.
- civil liberties limit government power to protect freedoms, while civil rights try to guarantee equal treatment by
government officials on the basis of merit rather than personal characteristics
What is selective incorporation?
- applying some of the Bill of rights to the States through the fourteenth amendment
Which of the following provisions is not part of the first amendment?
- The right to keep bear arms
The third amendment can be thought of as ____.
- forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second fourth
amendment
The fourth amendment requirement for a warrant ____.
- does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued
What is guaranteed by the free exercise clause?
- religious freedom
The supreme court case known as Kelo v. City of New London was controversial because it ____.
- allow greater use of the powers of eminent domain
