The Constitution Module 2 Test Review
Quiz by Donald Crispell
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- Q1
The 2nd amendment protects all those in the US against illegal searches and seizures.
True
False
30s - Q2
Which Amendments offer protections for criminal defendants.
4th, 9th and 10th
Correct answer:4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
2nd, 4th, and 6th
30s - Q3
What is the significance of the U.S. Constitution for individual rights?
It establishes the structure of the federal government.
It guarantees fundamental rights and liberties to individuals.
30s - Q4
Even though the word _________ does not appear in the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that there is such a fundamental right.
liberty
privacy
attainder
property
30s - Q5
The _____________ Doctrine is concerned with giving individuals fair notice of what is criminal and preventing arbitrary or discriminatory enforcement of laws.
Reciprocity
Void for vagueness
Proportionality
Obscenity
30s - Q6
Under the principle of ____________________ there must be a law defining a crime and setting out the punishment before a person can be punished for that crime.
reciprocity
proportionality
comity
legality
30s - Q7
Which of the following situations would violate the prohibition against ex post facto laws?
Statute giving too much discretion to the police as to who they arrest for the crime.
Putting to death juvenile offenders.
Retroactive criminal statute
30s - Q8
The void for vagueness doctrine totally prohibits any and all vagueness or uncertainty in laws.
True
False
30s - Q9
The principle of legality means no crime without law, no punishment without law.
True
False
30s - Q10
Fighting words are protected under the First Amendment.
False
True
30s - Q11
Slander are words that are spoken that damage the reputation of another and they are protected by the 1st Amendment.
True
False
30s - Q12
___________ is the name for materials that are extremely offensive or display sexually explicit material that is not protected by the First Amendment.
Slander
Pornography
Obscenity
30s - Q13
The 2nd Amendment guarantees which of the following rights?
The Right to Free Speech
The Right to a Speedy Trial.
The Right to Bear Arms
The Right to freedom from Cruel and Unusual Punishment
30s - Q14
The Fifth Amendment allows your freedom to assemble.
False
True
30s - Q15
The Fifth Amendment is protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
True
False
30s