Amendment Numbers
Know Your Rights
Historical Context
Whats not allowed
100

Right to bear arms

What is the Second amendment

100

Can you protest outside city hall?

What is yes, under the First Amendment

100

Year Declaration of Independence Published

What is 1776

100

Can the government set a religion according to amendments

What is no. (First Amendment)

200

Speedy and public trial

What is the Sixth Amendment

200

Can you own a gun legally?

What is yes, under the Second Amendment

200

Year Bill of Rights was ratified

What is 1791

200

Can soldiers live in your house in peace according to amendments

What is no. (Third Amendment)

300

No cruel or unusual punishment

What is the Eighth Amendment

300

Can police search your bag without a warrant?

What is no, under the Fourth Amendment

300

Main author of the Bill of Rights

Who was James Madison

300

Can bail be very high according to amendments

What is no (Eighth Amendment)

400

Rights not listed still belong to people

What is the Ninth Amendment

400

Can you stay silent during questioning?

What is yes, under the Fifth Amendment

400

Which war led to the writing of the Bill of Rights

What is Revolutionary War

400

Can police search your home anytime according to amendments

What is no (Fourth Amendment)

500

Jury trial in civil cases

What is the Seventh Amendment


500

Can you sue the government for damages?

What is yes, under the Seventh Amendment (civil trial)

500

Number of original proposed amendments

What is twelve

500

Powers not given to the federal government belong to whom?

What are the states or the people? (Tenth Amendment)