Chapter 9 Lesson - Bill of Rights and Other Amendments

Multiple Choice

Which article of the U.S. Constitution includes instructions for proposing and ratifying amendments?

• Article I

• Article III

• Article V

• Article VII

Multiple Choice

How many votes does Congress need to propose an amendment?

• 2/3 of both chambers

• 2/3 of one chamber

• 3/4 of both chambers

• 1/2 of one chamber

Multiple Choice

Which amendment guarantees the right to freedom of speech and religion?

• Second Amendment

• First Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

Multiple Choice

What does the Fifth Amendment protect you from when accused of a crime?

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Excessive bail and fines

• Double jeopardy and self-incrimination

• Unreasonable searches and seizures

Multiple Choice

In a civil case, what does the 7th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to free speech

• The right to remain silent

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a trial by jury

Multiple Choice

To which group of people did the 19th amendment grant suffrage (the right to vote) to?

• Women

• African-American men

• Native Americans

• 18-year-olds

Multiple Choice

What do the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, 26th amendments have in common?

• They expanded the right to bear arms to all citizens

• They expanded voting and civil rights to excluded groups

• They provided protections to freedom of speech and religion

• They allowed the government to tax the income of citizens

Multiple Choice

In which of these situations would the government most likely restrict the freedoms of citizens?

• A journalist prints a news story about the corruption in a local police department

• A foreign country invades the United States

• The economy reaches record high levels of unemployment

• The United States sends military aid to a foreign ally

Match

Match the Amendments to the rights that they protect/the impact they had

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Freedom to petition,

freedom of assembly

Protection from unreasonable searches

Right to trial by jury in civil cases

Abolished poll taxes

Abolished slavery

• Freedom to petition,

  freedom of assembly

• Protection from unreasonable searches

• Right to trial by jury in civil cases

• Abolished poll taxes

• Abolished slavery