Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights

100

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights, as ratified in 1791.

What is 10

200

List the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment?

What is speech, assembly, petition, press, religion?

300

The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the Constitution written to secure these.

What are basic rights/liberties/freedoms

400

The Bill of Rights was inspired by the maltreatment of this country

What is Enlgand

500

This man wrote the Bill of Rights

Who is James Madison

Bill of rights 2

100

A group of citizens who decide on a court case

7th; What is a jury

200

Protects you from an unreasonable search or seizure of your person, house, papers and effects.

What is the 4th Amendment

300

Gives you the right to know of charges against you, face your accusers, and also to have "counsel", i.e., an attorney.

What is the 6th Amendment

400

The Constitutional Amendment that gives you "the right to remain silent." (It also says you can't be tried twice for the same crime or be deprived of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)

What is the 5th Amendment

500

The circumstances under which the government cannot legally house troops in private homes

What is the 3rd Amendment

Bill of Rights 3

100

This amendments gives citizens the right to Bare arms

What is the second amendment

200

This amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishments

What is the Eighth Amendment

300

The 10th Amendment deals with the relationship between what two things

What is the States and the Constitution

400

The difference between Civil and Criminal case

What is What is a civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime. (Money vs. Jail)

500

A decision made by a judge.

What is a verdict

Bill of rights 4

100

Guarantees a right to a jury trial in civil cases (involving amounts more than $20.00)

What is the 7th Amendment

200

This allows newspapers and other agencies to report news and express opinions

1st; What is freedom of the press

300

This allows people to ask the government to correct the ideas they do not agree with

1st; What is freedom of petition

400

You cannot be put on trial twice for the same crime. The ___ amendment protects you from _______ _______

5th; What is double jeopardy

500

What course case reaffirmed everyone's right to a lawyer, even if they are poor?

Gideon vs. Wainwright (1963)

Bill of Rights 5

100

Issued by a court or judge, this Allows the police to legally arrest, search or seize

4th; What is a warrant

200

This allows people to gather in groups

1st; What is freedom of assembly

300

If a defendant cannot afford one of these, one will be provided for them by the government

What is a lawyer/public defender

400

Mr. Roberts went hunting with a gun owners license, but the police tried to take his gun away. This violates what

What is the 2nd Amendment

500

A police officer pulls you over for speeding.He has no warrant or probably cause.What amendment protects you from this?

What is the fourth admendment