A-3 HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS RETRIEVAL QUIZ (MUST-DO)
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When the Constitution says that each state shall determine a process for holding elections, it is basically saying that Americans should have the right to __________.
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Only certain people had the right to vote when the U.S. was founded - one of the characteristics of the people who had these rights was: _______.
Question 10
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Drag each of the following ideas to the correct category.
Examples include due process of law and protection from discrimination
Rights you have simply because you are alive
Examples include the right to life and freedom from torture
Rights that are enforced by individual governments
Rights you have because you belong to an organized society with an established government
Rights that should be guaranteed to you no matter where you are in the world
Human Rights
Civil Rights
All governments guarantee people the same civil rights in every country around the world.
True
False
What was the name of the time period that served as an inspiration for the Americans who created our founding documents?
The Dark Ages
The Medieval Period
The Information Age
The Enlightenment
Check off the three main documents that establish our rights as Americans.
American Doctrine
Bill of Rights
Civil Rights Act
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Check off the three primary human rights that were established prior to the founding of the U.S. and that we now believe should be guaranteed to all people no matter where they live.
Gun Ownership
Marriage
Life
Property
Liberty
Education
Drag each of the following quotes to the document that they are part of.
"We the people...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"
All men have "the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
"All men are created equal"
"holding elections shall be prescribed the legislature of each state"
Declaration of Independence
Constitution/Bill of Rights
All Americans have always been guaranteed the rights that are listed in our founding documents.
True
False
One of the main questions at the end of the Civil War was whether or not the rights listed in our founding documents would be extended to the millions of black men who had been enslaved.