Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments
What is The Bill of Rights?
A group of citizens who decide on a court case
What is a jury?
A 20 year old college student starts his own newspaper, which often prints articles making fun of
the local mayor. The mayor is angry and gets his aides to take the papers off the stand before they can
be distributed.
Unconstitutional
1st
type of government we have in the U.S.
What is democracy or republic
The governor of TN
Who is Bill Lee
The 5 freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment
What is speech, assembly, petition, press, religion?
Protects you from an unreasonable search or seizure of your person, house, papers and effects.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The government tries a man for murder and loses the case. A jury says he is innocent. The district
attorney who prosecuted the case is mad and promises to keep trying him until they get a jury to
convict him.
Unconstitutional
5th
Type of government where one person holds all the power.
What is dictatorship
Who is the Vice President of The USA
JD Vance
Reserves for the states the powers not granted to the federal government.
What is the 10th amendment?
You are told you must wait 3 years for a trial by a jury.
This amendment prevents that from happening.
What is the 6th Amendment?
A student wears a button to school urging people to vote for a certain candidate for President of the
United States. Some other students donʹt like the candidate and ask the principal to force the student
to take off the button. The principle refuses to tell the student to remove the button.
Constitutional
1st
The 13 colonies beat this country in a war to gain their independence.
Who is England / Great Britain
What is the most popular sport in the world?
Soccer (or Football)
You are driving with your friends in your car and are stopped by the police. This amendment protects you from an unreasonable search.
What is The fourth amendment?
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 (not given) of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)
What is the 5th Amendment
A dentist is being sued for $500,000. He wants a jury to hear the case but the judge refuses his
request.
Unconstitutional
7th
document that gave birth to America
Declaration of Independence
What song does Elsa sing in Frozen?
Let It Go
A police officer pulls you over for speeding and swerving all over the road. He is allowed to search your car because of this.
What is probable cause?
The Constitutional Amendment that prevents citizens from being forced to quarter soldiers.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
A woman is being tried for murder. The prosecuting attorney forces her to take the stand and
testify.
Unconstitutional
5th
The Supreme Law of the Land
What is the Constitution
Why is Tennessee called “the Volunteer State”
2000 soldiers volunteered to fight in the War of 1812