Civil Liberties CH.4

Question 1

Those rights that are so fundamental that they are outside the authority of government to regulate are known as

Answer 1

Civil liberties

Question 2

The ________ consist of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

Answer 2

Bill of rights

Question 3

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the ___________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights.

Answer 3

Judiciary

Question 4

The right of individuals who have been arrested and jailed to go to before a judge, who
determines whether their detention is legal, is known as

Answer 4

Writ of habeas Corpus

Question 5

As originally written, The Bill of Rights limited the activities of

Answer 5

The national government not the state governments

Question 6

The Supreme Court applied the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the process of

Answer 6

Incorporate

Question 7

In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the Obama administration to release information regarding the execution of

Answer 7

Anwar al Awlak

Question 8

The Supreme Court decided in 2008 that there is a(n) ___________ right to possess a gun, at least for self-defense in one’s home.

Answer 8

Individual