Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights 2
Bill of Rights 3
Bill of Rights 4
Bill of Rights 5
100
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights, as ratified in 1791.
What is 10?
100
A group of citizens who decide on the guilt or innocence of someone on trial?
What is a jury?
100
The 2nd amendment forbids the government from taking citizens right to protect themselves. What, specifically is this right?.
What is the right to Bear Arms.
100
This guarantees a citizen’s right to not be tried twice for the same crime? (....difficult question...)
What is Double Jeopardy?
100
Issued by a court or judge, this document , under the 4th Amendment, allows the police to legally arrest, search or seize
What is a warrant?
200
These 5 rights are guaranteed under the First Amendment.
What are speech, assembly, petition, press, religion?
200
The 4th Amendment protects you from the government's desire to search your property, papers, or effects. What must the Government have in order to search our property????????
What is a warrant?
200
The 8th amendment stops the government from torturing people found guilty of a crime. What is forbidden?
What is Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
200
This right under the 1st Amendment stops the government from censoring newspapers, magazines and other media.
What is freedom of the press?
200
This part of 1st Amendment allows people to gather in groups.
What is freedom of assembly or right to assemble?
300
What were the Bill of Rights written to secure?
What are basic rights/liberties/freedoms?
300
The 6th amendment concerns the rights of individuals on trial. It guarantees us the right to have assistance from someone knowledgeable of the law. Who would this person be?
What is a lawyer.
300
Where are powers given to the Federal Government listed? (Hint: also the highest law of the land)
What is the U.S. Constitution?
300
What part of the 1st Amendment says that the government cannot force you to pray or stop you from praying. (be specific)
What is Freedom of Religion? (Free Exercise Clause of the F.O.R.?
300
Under the 6th Amendment, If a defendant cannot afford one of these, one will be provided for them by the government (use all three terms)
What is a lawyer, counsel, attorney?
400
As said in the 10th Amendment, any rights not given to the national government are, instead, given to who?
What are state governments?
400
A part of the 5th amendment forbids the government from making a person be a witness against themselves. What is this called? (may not be on your study guide)
No self-Incrimination
400
True of False: Civil cases can have jury trials?
True
400
The death penalty in the U.S. continues to be debated because of this part of the 8th Amendment.
What is Cruel and Unusual punishment?
400
Mr. Bilock went hunting with a gun. He bought it legally, had a license, but the police tried to take his gun away. How does the 2nd amendment prevent this?
Mr. Bilock has the right to bear arms.
500
Which amendment says that the government cannot place soldiers in our homes like they did with the Quartering Act?
What is the Third amendment?
500
A man is arrested and not put on trial for years. What part of the 6th amendment has been violated?
What is the right to a Speedy Trial?
500
The 9th amendment states that citizens have:
What are rights other than those listed in the Constitution.
500
The picture below is an example of what 6th and 7th amendment right?
What is Trial by Jury
500
A police officer enters your home. They have no warrant or probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. What amendment is violated?
What is the 4th Amendment?
600
When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right guaranteed by the-
A. First Amendment
B. Second Amendment
C. Sixth Amendment
D. Ninth Amendment
What is letter C?
600
- Speedy and Public Trial, Impartial Jury, Legal Counsel
Under the 5th amendment, the traits above are guarantees of:
A. Due Process
B. Eminent Domain
C. Free Speech
D. Federalism
What is letter A.
600
Which of the following scenarios best shows a violation of the 8th Amendment?
A. The Gault brothers were accused of vandalizing their school. The boys were found guilty and received a punishment of 20 hours of community service.
B. Gerald Gault was caught cheating on his US History test. He was given a zero on the test and had to serve two 1 hour detentions.
C. The Gault brothers were accused of online bullying. They were accused of harassment and required to attend four counseling sessions.
D. Ronald Gault was caught shoplifting a book from his school's bookfair. He was arrested and punished with eight years of in a juvenile detention center.
What is letter D?
600
"That if any person shall write any false, scandalous and malicious writing against the government of the United States or stir up sedition within the United States then such person shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and by imprisonment not exceeding two years"
Which constitutional guarantee does this quote violate?
A. Freedom of Assembly
B. Freedom of the Press
C. The right to due process
D. The right to a jury trial
What is letter B?
600
Which political group felt that we needed a Bill of Rights to protect individuals and that the Legislative Branch should be more powerful than the Executive Branch?
Who were the Anti-Federalists?