Lesson 2 - The Rights and Obligations of Citizenship

Amendment II

Militia and Right to Bear Arms

Amendment X

Reserved Powers of the State

Amendment IX

Rights Retained by the People

Amendment IV

Search and Seizure

What is the "invisible hand" of the free market discussed by Smith?

Selfishness

Amendment VII

Trial by Jury

Amendment VI

Criminal Court Procedures

Amendment VIII

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Which of the following most accurately describes the Supreme Court's position on limiting expression?

Individuals can challenge the government if they believe the government's action violates the First Amendment, with the government bearing the burden of proof to show that this is not the case.

Which of the following would not be eligible to be a U.S. citizen by birth?

A person born in the United States of a foreign diplomat.

In which of the following societies is the reciprocity of rights and obligations most necessary?

A society of hundreds of millions living in cities.

According to the lesson, how can citizens directly contribute to a fair and just criminal judicial system?

By serving on a jury.

Which of the following correctly describes economic rights in the United States?

Economic rights are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

Which of the following approaches to improving civility in politics is most likely to succeed?

Encouraging candidates to choose to be more civil and make public commitments to follow through on those choices.

Amendment V

Grand Juries, Self-Incrimination, Double Jeopardy, Due Process, Eminent Domain

Which of the following most accurately describes the Bill of Rights?

It is a list of individual rights that the national government requires the state governments to protect.

Amendment III

Quartering of Soldiers

Amendment I

Religion, Speech, Assembly, Politics