Amendments 1-5
Amendments 6-10
What is Your Right?
Random Facts
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100
Freedom of speech, _______Religion, assembly, and petition are found in the First Amendment
What is Press
100
An example of a cruel and unusual punishment?
Whipping, public execution, branding, etc.
100
Two detectives show up at your door and demand that you let them inside for a search. They have a warrant. Are they allowed to enter?
Yes because of the 4th amendment: No search without a warrant (or probably cause)
100
They did not want to ratify the Constitution because it did not list the rights of the people
Who are Anti-Federalists
100
Which amendment is represented in this photo?
What is the First Amendment- Right to Assemble
200
Quartering troops in homes
What is the Third Amendment
200
People involved in a civil case have a right to a jury trial if the amount exceeds...
What is $20
200
You park in a loading zone and receive a ticket. The ticket is $500,000. Is this legal?
No because of the 8th amendment: No excessive fines.
200
Considered the author of the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison
200
The Supreme Court (pictured right) is under which branch of government? 
What is the Judicial Branch
300
Most debated amendment today
What is the Second Amendment
300
Right to a speedy trial
What is the Sixth Amendment
300
You are accused of a crime and are arrested. While you await your trial, you sit in jail. Your trial does not happen for 10 years. Is this Constitutional?
No because of the 6th amendment: right to a speedy and public trial.
300
The adoption of the Constitution depended on ratification by ___ of ___ states
What is 9 of 13 states
300
Pictured is former president Barack Obama. He was the head of which branch of government?
What is the Executive Branch
400
2 freedoms in the First Amendment give us the Right to Expression
What is the Freedom of Speech & Press
400
Powers not given to the national government by the Constitution are "reserved to the states..."
What is the Tenth Amendment
400
If someone says “I plead the fifth (amendment)” what are they NOT going to do?
They will not answer your question or speak. The 5th amendment states that you have the right to remain silent; no one shall be forced to testify against him/herself.
400
The Ninth Amendment states that the rights not listed in the Constitution are kept by the _______
Who are the people
400
Our government runs through a system of this, which makes sure that one branch doesn’t have more power than another.
What is Checks & Balances
500
List 2 of the 5 rights given to citizens under the Fifth Amendment
1. Grand Jury
2. Government can't take property without compensation
3. Double Jeopardy
4. Due Process
5. Self-incrimination
500
The right to privacy
What is the Ninth Amendment
500
You start a political blog where you write about the current election and the state of politics in the United States. Someone messages you and says that you aren’t allowed to post your opinions on a public blog. Do you legally have to take down the blog?
No because of the 1st amendment: freedom of speech & press
500
Name one way you have the right to assemble
Parades, rallies, protests, marches, etc.
500
You have the right to an attorney under this amendment
What is the Sixth Amendment