1st
Which amendment includes the freedom of speech?
First
The 2nd Amendment gives citizens the right to keep and bear WHAT?
Arms
What does it mean to "plead the 5th"?
To invoke your right against self-incrimination
What is one of the rights provided by the 6th Amendment?
Speedy trial, calling witnesses, defense counsel
The Navy is currently engaged in a campaign against suspected WHAT in the Caribbean?
Drug traffickers, cartels
True/False: As a public school student, you can be compelled to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
False
The 2nd Amendment says a well-regulated WHAT is necessary to the security of a free state?
Militia
Who else cannot be compelled to testify against a defendant under the 5th Amendment?
The defendant's spouse
The first clause of the 8th Amendment prohibits excessive what?
Bail and fines
What has recently eclipsed peanuts as the most common food allergy in infants?
Eggs
What is one example of speech NOT protected by the First Amendment?
Answers will vary! Incitement, threats, obscenity, etc.
What does the 3rd Amendment prohibit?
Quartering of soldiers (i.e. having to put them up in your house)
To be charged twice for the same incidence of crime is prohibited by the 5th, and it is known as WHAT?
Double jeopardy
The second clause of the 8th Amendment prohibits what?
Cruel and unusual punishment
What was demolished last week to make room for a ballroom on the grounds of the White House?
The East Wing
Besides speech, religion and press, what is one of the two other freedoms covered by the 1st Amendment?
Petition or assembly
What does the 4th Amendment prohibit?
Unreasonable searches and seizures
What do we call the clause of the 5th concerning the government having to compensate citizens for the seizing of their property?
Eminent domain or the takings clause
What does the 9th Amendment concern?
Unenumerated (unlisted) rights
What country just elected its first female prime minister this week?
Japan
There are two clauses concerning religion in the 1st Amendment. Name or describe one of them!
Establishment (official state religion or preferred religion) and free exercise (government cannot interfere with your religion)
The 7th Amendment gives you the right to a jury in what type of court case?
Civil, provided the suit is for more than $20
What do we call the proper procedures and course of the law?
Due process
To what does the 10th Amendment delegate powers not held by the federal government?
The states and people
Iceland had its first sighting this month of what?
A mosquito