Do You Have the Right?

Do You Have the Right?

CIVICS

Multiple Choice

Which amendment is represented by this image? 

• Third

• Fourth

• Fifth

• Sixth

Multiple Choice

In your town, construction of a mosque (Islamic house of worship) is halted by protestors. Which amendment rights are on display here?

• First

• Fourth

• Ninth

• Eighth

Multiple Select

In a 2001 case, a plaintiff sued the federal government for storing chemical waste on their property (farm) without their permission. Which right was involved in this case?

• Second

• Third

• Tenth

• Seventh

Multiple Choice

In 1798, Congress passed a law which said if you write scandalous materials about a person (true or not) then you are to be punished. This violated which amendment?

• First

• Fifth

• Seventh

• Tenth

Multiple Choice

Which amendment is best represented by this image?

• fifth

• sixth

• eighth

• first

Multiple Choice

Many people claim health care is a universal right (everybody deserves it). Under what amendment are they allowed to claim that right? 

• Ninth

• Tenth

• First

• Third

Multiple Choice

In recent years, civic organizations have tried to stop gun shows and have passed laws tightening gun restrictions. Critics of this stand behind which amendment?

• First

• Second

• Ninth

• Eighth

Multiple Select

When citizens report to jury duty, which amendment(s) are they helping uphold?

• fifth

• sixth

• seventh

• eighth

Multiple Choice

Which amendment is best represented by this image?

• First

• Second

• Eighth

• Fifth

Multiple Choice

Maria owns  a dry-cleaners. Somebody sued her over destruction of an expensive dress, and is taking her to small claims court to recover the cost of the dress. Which amendment gives the customer the right to sue?

• fifth

• sixth

• seventh

• eighth

Multiple Select

Mr. Johnson, an avid hunter, opens the door of his home one day to find agents from the Bureau outside. They inform him that certain provisions of a new federal law allow them to confiscate his rifles so that he may not engage in terrorist activities or plot against the United States government. They have no evidence that he is connected to any such activities.

• 2nd

• 4th

• 5th

• 8th

Multiple Choice

The state of Colorado comes under question for their legalization of marijuana. Which amendment grants them their ability to do so?

• Tenth

• First

• Second

• Fourth

Multiple Select

A person is arrested for suspected connections to an inner-city murder. The police do not inform him of his rights and immediately begin to interrogate him. They continue until he admits he knows the victim of the crime and was in the neighborhood where the murder took place.

• 5th

• 6th

• 8th

• 3rd

Multiple Choice

A neighbor is suing the Smiths because a tree in the Smiths’ yard fell on their roof during a hurricane. The neighbors want the Smith family to pay $900 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Smith requests that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says it is not necessary since the amount of the repairs is so small.

• 5th

• 7th

• 9th

• 10th

Multiple Select

Sandra, an nineteen-year-old college student, is arrested for stealing a classmate’s term paper and selling it on the Internet. When she appears before the judge, she asks for a lawyer to help defend her. The judge tells her if she is smart enough to be in college, she is smart enough to defend herself. Besides, she is not being charged with a felony, so the stakes are not very high

• First Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Second Amendment

Multiple Choice

Because member of Congress are unhappy with students’ standardized test scores in many states, they pass a federal law that abolishes local school boards and requires a standardized national curriculum.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 6th

• 10th

Multiple Choice

Because of the budget deficit, the United States government is looking for ways to cut costs. They have announced a plan during peacetime to house unmarried soldiers in the homes of American citizens who do not have children.

• 1st

• 3rd

• 5th

• 10th