General
Vocabulary
Amendment Knowledge
Amendment #s
Amendment #s (2)
100

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

10 amendments 

100

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 

100

The "Right to remain silent" is part of which amendment?

The Fifth Amendment. 

100

What is the Second Amendment? 

The right to bear arms. 

100

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)

200

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

200

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  

200

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.

200

What is the Third Amendment? 

No quartering of troops in homes.

200

What is the Seventh Amendment?

Right to trial by jury in civil cases (suing). 

(You're lucky *777* to get a trial)

300

True of False: The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of people. 

True, the Bill of Rights does!

300

What is a "Militia"?

A temporary army. 

300

Whose rights are protected under the Sixth Amendment? 

a. The accused

b. The courts 

c. The government 

d. The police 

a. The accused

300

What is the first amendment?

Freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly.

300

What is the Eight Amendment? 

No excessive bail, fines, cruel/unusual punishment.

(Sideways Handcuffs)

400

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

400

What does "Quarter" mean?

To house and feed.

400

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

400

What is the Fourth Amendment?

No unreasonable searches and seizures. 

(Four doors on a car. Think the police want to search your car)

400

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)

500

The Fourth Amendment protects _________. 

a. Happiness 

b. Recreation 

c. Party 

d. Privacy

d. Privacy

500

What is "counsel"? 

A lawyer 

500

Which amendment says powers not delegated to the U.S. are reserved for states? 

The Tenth Amendment 

500

What is the Sixth Amendment?

Right to speedy and public trial and right to lawyer/ counsel.

(Speedy Six)

500

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)