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How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights, as ratified in 1791.
What is 10
100

A group of citizens who decide on a court case

What is a jury

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This amendments gives citizens the right to Bare arms
What is the second amendment
100

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

What is the 7th Amendment

100
Issued by a court or judge, this Allows the police to legally arrest, search or seize
What is a warrant
200

List one of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment?

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

200
Protects you from an unreasonable search or seizure of your person, house, papers and effects.
What is the 4th Amendment
200
This amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishments
What is the Eighth Amendment
200
This allows newspapers and other agencies to report news and express opinions
What is freedom of the press
200
This allows people to gather in groups
What is freedom of assembly
300

How many amendments are there now?

What is 27.

300

Gives you the right to know of charges against you, face your accusers, and also to have jury in CRIMINAL cases.

What is the 6th Amendment

300
The 10th Amendment deals with the relationship between ...
What is rights reserved to the states? (Federal government & States)
300

This allows people to formally change something in the government with signatures.

What is freedom of petition

300
If a defendant cannot afford one of these, one will be provided for them by the government
What is a lawyer
400

The Bill of Rights was inspired by this country's similar document established in 1689.

What is England

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 or be deprived of life, liberty or property without "due process of law".)
What is the 5th Amendment
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True or false, the government can take away our rights.

What is false

400

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

What is double jeopardy

400
Mr B. went hunting with a gun owners license, but the police tried to take his gun away
What is Amendment 2
500

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights protects against self-incrimination?

What is the 5th Amendment.

500

The time period between the 18th and 21st Amendments was known as 

What is Prohibition

500

 During Prohibition, what was nicknamed "speakeasies"?

What is illegal bars

500

Why was the Bill of Rights created?

What is to limit federal government power

500

What was one unintended consequence of Prohibition?

What is increase in organized crime