Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights

100

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights, as ratified in 1791.

What is 10

200

List the 5 rights guaranteed under the First Amendment? (RAPPS)

What is speech, assembly, petition, press, religion?

300

The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the Constitution written to secure these.

What are basic rights/liberties/freedoms

400

What 3 Amendments are the RECONSTRUCTION amendments  (Free/Citizens/Vote)

What is 13, 14, 15

500

If the federal government makes laws taking away powers of the states, this is a violation of which amendment? 

10th amendment

Bill of rights 2

100

A group of citizens who decide on a court case

What is a jury

200

Protects you from an unreasonable search or seizure of your person, house, papers and effects.

What is the 4th Amendment

300

Gives you the right to know of charges against you, face your accusers, and also to have "counsel", i.e., an attorney, and a speedy trial

What is the 6th Amendment

400

The Constitutional Amendment that gives you "the right to remain silent." (It also says you can't be tried twice for the same crime (Double Jeopardy) or be deprived of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)

What is the 5th Amendment

500

A man is arrested and is told that he has the right to remain silent but not that he can have a lawyer.  What amendment is being violated?

6th

Bill of Rights 3

100

This amendments gives citizens the right to Bare arms

What is the second amendment

200

This amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishments, and excessive fines and bail

What is the Eighth Amendment

300

Deals with additional powers of the States.  'Any power not specifically expressed as belonging to the Federal Government, automatically belong to the States"

What is the 10th Amendment

400

The difference between Civil and Criminal case

What is What is a civil trial is when someone sues someone else. A criminal trial is when the state tries to convict someone of a crime. (Money vs. Jail)

500

This amendment allows citizens to have rights that are not in the constitution-- including marriage and education 

9th amendment

Bill of rights 4

100

Guarantees a right to a jury trial in civil cases (involving amounts more than $20.00)

What is the 7th Amendment

200

This allows newspapers and other agencies to report news and express opinions

What is freedom of the press

300

This freedom allows people to ask the government to correct the ideas they do not agree with

What is freedom of petition

400

You cannot be put on trial twice for the same crime. The fifth amendment protects you from _______ _______

What is double jeopardy

500

A man is thrown in jail for punching a coworker.  He is given a million dollar bail.  What amendment does this violate?

8th amendment

Bill of Rights 5

100

__?__ Amendment Protects your right to privacy-- states that the police cannot legally arrest, search or seize your property without a ___?____

What is a  4th and a warrant

200

This freedom allows people to gather in groups

What is freedom of assembly

300

The 361 Tank Battalion of the U.S. Army needs a place to stay and they take over your house demanding to be quartered.  This violates which Amendment?

What is the 3rd

400

Mr. Roberts went hunting with a gun owners license, but the police tried to take his gun away. This violates what

What is the 2nd Amendment

500

A police officer pulls you over for speeding.He has no warrant or probably cause.What amendment protects you from this?

What is the fourth admendment