United States Government: Democracy in Action

Chapter 14: Citizenship and Equal Justice

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The Immigration Act of 1924 was intended to limit immigrants from _____.
A)China
B)western Europe
C)southern and eastern Europe
D)Latin America
2
A foreigner who has established permanent residency in the United States is _____.
A)a nonresident alien
B)an enemy alien
C)an undocumented alien
D)a resident alien
3
The legal process by which someone who was not born in the United States is granted citizenship is _____.
A)naturalization
B)jus soli
C)jus sanguinis
D)expatriation
4
Which amendment established what constitutes citizenship?
A)First Amendment
B)Eighth Amendment
C)Fourteenth Amendment
D)Fifteenth Amendment
5
Which test would the Supreme Court use to determine whether a law requiring seat belts was constitutional?
A)rational basis test
B)strict scrutiny test
C)suspect classification test
D)fundamental rights test
6
Which case gave Jim Crow laws a legal backing?
A)Dred Scott v. Sandford
B)Washington v. Davis
C)Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
D)Plessy v. Ferguson
7
Which case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine?
A)Plessy v. Ferguson
B)Brown v. Board of Education
C)Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
D)Apprendi v. New Jersey
8
What policy was developed to remedy past discrimination?
A)amnesty
B)reverse discrimination
C)affirmative action
D)equal protection
9
Which action was found constitutional based on the Court's substantial interest standard?
A)setting different ages at which men and women become legal adults
B)excluding women from juries
C)having only male staff in all-male prisons
D)paying women different amounts of retirement benefits than men
10
Which of the following is true regarding the right to privacy?
A)It is guaranteed in the First Amendment.
B)It is unlimited.
C)It applies only to public places.
D)It is not mentioned in the Constitution.
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