General
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10 amendments
What do you call a group of people randomly selected to hear evidence of a legal issue and make a decision based on the evidence?
A jury
The "Right to remain silent" is part of which amendment?
The Fifth Amendment.
What is the Second Amendment?
The right to bear arms.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime, right to remain silent, must follow Due Process, Compensation for taking property (Eminent Domain)
A government employee must have this to search a person or their private property.
a. A subpoena
b. A badge
c. A search warrant
d. A team of experts
c. A search warrant
When the government can take private property by paying for it, it is called _______.
a. Due process
b. Search warrant
c. subpoena
d. Eminent domain
d. Eminent domain
What is freedom of the press?
a. All newspapers, journalists, and news stations are of no cost to the people.
b. The government has its own news shows with volunteer journalists.
c. News must be printed on paper and given away.
d. Newspapers, journalists, and news shows cannot be punished or censored.
d. Newspapers, journalists, and news shows cannot be punished or censored.
What is the Third Amendment?
No quartering of troops in homes.
What is the Seventh Amendment?
Right to trial by jury in civil cases (suing).
(You're lucky *777* to get a trial)
True of False: The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of people.
True, the Bill of Rights does!
What is a "Militia"?
A temporary army.
Whose rights are protected under the Sixth Amendment?
a. The accused
b. The courts
c. The government
d. The police
a. The accused
What is the first amendment?
Freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly.
What is the Eight Amendment?
No excessive bail, fines, cruel/unusual punishment.
(Sideways Handcuffs)
The Third Amendment was written in response to _______.
a. The British troops living in citizens' homes
b. The winter at Valley Forge
c. The Boston Tea Party
d. The Great Compromise of 1776
a. The British troops living in citizens' homes
What does "Quarter" mean?
To house and feed.
The government can make no law against having a trail ________
a. With a judge
b. With a jury
c. With a lawyer
d. Without a defendant
b. With a jury
What is the Fourth Amendment?
No unreasonable searches and seizures.
(Four doors on a car. Think the police want to search your car)
What is the Ninth Amendment?
The rights of the citizens will be protected whether they are listed in the Bill of Rights or not.
(NINE makes more rights MINE)
The Fourth Amendment protects _________.
a. Happiness
b. Recreation
c. Party
d. Privacy
d. Privacy
What is "counsel"?
A lawyer
Which amendment says powers not delegated to the U.S. are reserved for states?
The Tenth Amendment
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Right to speedy and public trial and right to lawyer/ counsel.
(Speedy Six)
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Powers go to the states and people unless they are specifically given to the federal government.
(Federal Laws must writTEN to them)