Worksheet - Chapter 21 - Civil Liberties
Complete the following outline by supplying the missing words
or phrases in the blanks.
The Equal Protection Clause
1. The Rational Basis Test - The rational basis test asks: Does the classification
in question bear a reasonable relationship to the achievement of some
______?
2. The Strict Scrutiny Test - In cases dealing with ______,"
such as the right to vote or "______," such as
those based on race or sex, the Supreme Court imposes the strict scrutiny test,
which requires that the State prove that some "______
______" justifies the distinctions it has drawn.
Segregation in America
3. The Separate-but-Equal Doctrine - In 1896, the Supreme Court upheld racial
segregation by saying that segregated facilities for whites and African Americans
were lawful as long as the separate facilities were ______.
4. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, 1954 - In 1954 the Court reversed itself,
ruling that segregation was ______and must be ended.
5. De Jure and De Facto Segregation - Attention turned toward schools that
practiced ______, often brought about by
housing patterns.
Classification by Sex
6. Until 20 years ago, the Court has upheld ______classifications.
7. Today, sex is a "suspect classification," and is allowed only in cases where the
law is intended to serve an "important ______objective."
True-False
____8. In Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, the Supreme Court upheld
de jure segregation.
____9. Housing patterns were the most common reason for de facto segregation
in the public schools.
____10. Segregation is the isolation and separation of one group from another.
____11. The separate-but-equal doctrine was rejected in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Complete the following phrases on requirements for naturalization.
12. must have entered the United States ______.
13. must havelived in the U.S. for ______years & in one State for _____ months.
l4. must be ______years old
l5. must be able to ______
l6. must be "of good ______," "attached to the principles of
the ______," & "well disposed to the good order & happiness of the U.S.
l7. must have "a knowledge and understanding of the ______of history,
and the principles and form of ______, of the U.S."
18. must take an oath or ______renouncing allegiance to any
foreign power and pledging allegiance to the U.S.
Match Column I with Column II
Column I Column II
____19. citizen of a foreign state living in this country a. citizen
____20. legal process by which a person becomes a b. alien
citizen of another country c. expatriation
____21. one who owes allegiance to the state & is d. deportation
entitled to its protection e. naturalization
____22. legal process by which citizenship is renounced
____23. involuntary loss of citizenship
True-False
____24. Jus sanguinis is a citizenship rule involving where a person was born.
____25. Until the 1880s, most immigrants to the U.S. came from the countries
of Northern and Western Europe.
____26. Only about 20,000 aliens become naturalized Americans each year.
____27. Under current law, a person must be of good moral character before
becoming a naturalized citizen.
____28. Only about half of all American citizens are descendants of earlier
immigrants.
____29. Cuba and Southeast Asia have been sources of a large number of
political refugees in recent years.
____30. The Supreme Court has on several occasions upheld automatic expatriation.
____31. The flow of immigrants to America decreased sharply at the turn of the century.
____32. It is currently against the law to knowingly hire illegal aliens.
____33. The Chinese have usually been allowed special immigration privileges.