Study Guide Us Gov Eoy Page 17
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41on cases of substantive due process.
d. only procedural due process is covered under the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause.
____ 151. The guarantee against double jeopardy protects a person from being tried
a. for more than one crime committed at any one time.
b. twice for the same crime.
c. for a crime the person did not commit.
d. for a federal crime in a State court.
____ 152. According to the Supreme Court, capital punishment
a. is most fairly applied through use of a two-stage trial.
b. is cruel and unusual punishment.
c. is unconstitutional.
d. can be a mandatory penalty for certain crimes.
____ 153. The Supreme Court cases Jones v. Mayer (1968) and Runyon v. McCrary (1976) have
a. avoided dealing with the problem of discrimination by individuals against minorities.
b. strengthened the 13th Amendment by upholding the right of Congress to outlaw
discrimination against minorities.
c. weakened the 13th Amendment by denying Congress the right to outlaw discrimination.
d. said that charges of on-the-job discrimination should be handled according to the
discretion of the individual States.
____ 154. Which is the MOST accurate description of the way minority groups historically have been treated in the
United States?
a. with complete equality
b. with reluctance to accept their equality
c. with a sincere recognition of their cultural differences
d. with willing acceptance of immigrants, but only forced acceptance of those minorities
already residing in the United States
____ 155. In regard to the issue of equality, the Constitution states that
a. all people are equal in all ways.
b. slaves should be equal to free people.
c. no person can be denied equal protection of the laws.
d. government cannot draw distinctions between persons and groups.
____ 156. With ____, the Federal Government hopes to overcome effects of past discrimination.
a. affirmative action
b. de facto segregation
c. reverse discrimination
d. denaturalization
____ 157. A person can become a citizen of the United States by all of the following means EXCEPT
a. being born in the United States.
b. being born beyond American jurisdiction to American parents.
c. by an act of Congress or a treaty.
d. illegally crossing the Mexican border into Texas.
____ 158. Over time, the makeup of the American population has become
a. more diverse.
b. more stable.
c. less heterogeneous.
d. less ethnic.
____ 159. In the past, women have been denied which of the following?
a. the right to own property
b. educational opportunities
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