What does freedom of religion allow Americans to do?
A. Stop neighbors from attending religious services
B. Require others to follow their religion
C. Practice any religion or none
D. Ignore laws because of their religion
C. Practice any religion or none
What does "double jeopardy" mean?
A. Charging someone with two different crimes
B. Being tried twice for the same crime
C. Questioning someone about two separate events
D. Sentencing someone for two separate offenses
B. Being tried twice for the same crime
What does the Ninth Amendment explain?
A. People have rights beyond those listed
B. Congress controls all individual rights
C. Only voters have constitutional rights
D. Courts can create unlimited government powers
A. People have rights beyond those listed
Which right is protected by the Fifth Amendment?
A. Choosing your own trial date
B. Refusing to testify against yourself
C. Selecting the judge for your case
D. Preventing officers from making arrests
B. Refusing to testify against yourself
No cruel and unusual punishment? Which Amendment?
8th Amendment
Which situation would the Third Amendment prevent during peacetime?
A. A judge entering a home without notice
B. Police searching a home without a warrant
C. Officials taking a home without payment
D. Soldiers living in a home without permission
D. Soldiers living in a home without permission
What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee?
A. A trial speedy and public
B. A trial led by elected lawmakers
C. A trial judged by the president
D. A trial held behind closed doors
A. A trial speedy and public
According to the Tenth Amendment, who keeps powers not given to the federal government or denied to states?
A. The president and military leaders
B. Congress and federal judges
C. The states or the people
D. Federal agencies and national courts
C. The states or the people
What did the Twenty-Fourth Amendment ban in federal elections?
A. Poll taxes required to vote
B. Literacy tests given to voters
C. Age limits placed on voters
D. Registration rules for new voters
A. Poll taxes required to vote
The first ten constitutional amendments is called?
The Bill of Rights
What does the right to petition allow citizens to do?
A. Request changes from the government
B. Write laws without elected officials
C. Overrule decisions made by judges
D. Remove government leaders without elections
A. Request changes from the government
Which action is NOT protected by freedom of speech?
A. Sharing unpopular political opinions
B. Peacefully criticizing elected officials
C. Publicly disagreeing with new laws
D. Knowingly publishing harmful lies
D. Knowingly publishing harmful lies
What did the Fourteenth Amendment help establish?
A. Voting rights for eighteen-year-olds
B. Voting rights for all women
C. Freedom of speech for citizens
D. Citizenship for formerly enslaved people
D. Citizenship for formerly enslaved people
How can the judicial branch protect individual rights?
A. Approve the president's orders
B. Pass new constitutional laws
C. Veto newly proposed laws
D. Strike down unconstitutional laws
D. Strike down unconstitutional laws
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment
Which type of speech may be restricted by the government?
A. Speech opposing a proposed law
B. Speech criticizing an elected official
C. Speech creating a serious danger
D. Speech questioning a government policy
C. Speech creating a serious danger
Which group of rights is protected by the Bill of Rights?
A. Speech, bearing arms, and a speedy trial
B. Voting, free education, and a speedy trial
C. Speech, free housing, and voting rights
D. Bearing arms, free education, and voting
A. Speech, bearing arms, and a speedy trial
Which voting rule would violate the Fifteenth Amendment?
A. Requiring voters to register ahead of time
B. Requiring voters to meet age rules
C. Rejecting voters because of their race
D. Holding elections on a scheduled date
C. Rejecting voters because of their race
How did amendments expanding voting rights change American elections?
A. More judges could run for office
B. More citizens became eligible to vote
C. More presidents could serve additional terms
D. More states could cancel national elections
B. More citizens became eligible to vote
Which amendment is voting rights regardless of race?
15th amendment
What does the Second Amendment protect?
The right to keep and bear arms
What does the Fourth Amendment protect people from?
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Which five freedoms are protected by the First Amendment?
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech
Which amendment protects women's right to vote?
19th Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment?
Ended (abolished) slavery