The Supreme Court decision ruling that "separate but equal" was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was $\underline{\phantom{\text{justTTTtext}}}$.

a. Brown v. Board of Education

b. Plessy v. Ferguson

c. Loving v. Virginia

d. Shelley v. Kraemer

The Supreme Court has decided that the death penalty $\underline{\phantom{\text{justTTTtext}}}$.

a. is always cruel and unusual punishment

b. is never cruel and unusual punishment

c. may be applied only to acts of terrorism

d. may not be applied to those who were under 18 when they committed a crime

Name the individual rights protected by the First Amendment.

Which of the following rights is not protected by the Sixth Amendment?

a. the right to trial by an impartial jury

b. the right to cross-examine witnesses in a trial

c. the right to remain silent

d. the right to a speedy trial

a. What is the Bill of Rights? b. Why did Americans want a bill of rights added to the Constitution? c. How might American citizens respond if the Bill of Rights were suspended? Explain your reasoning.