TEKS 19B: Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights was passed as a

• compromise with Anti-Federalists who demanded it
• requirement for Federalist support
• request from George Washington
• way to limit the power of the states

The mnemonic device RAPPS is a way to remember the:

• due process rights of the accused

• signers of the Constitution

• Five Freedoms of the 1st Amendment

• enumerated rights of the federal government

Which of these is NOT a right guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?

• freedom to vote as you think best
• freedom to speak your opinions
• freedom to make your own religious choices
• freedom to read and write the news

Which amendment protects the rights of gun owners?

• 1st Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 2nd Amendment

The 9th Amendment says that:

• all rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the states
• defendants have the right to a lawyer
• the military cannot force citizens to quarter soldiers
• people have rights not listed in the Constitution

The term "due process" refers to the

• Five Freedoms
• rights of defendants in criminal or civil cases
• steps to amend the Constitution
• steps to passing a law in Congress

The due process amendments are the

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

• 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

• all Bill of Rights amendments

• 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th

Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel (lawyer) in criminal cases?

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

The Framers objected to the Quartering Act - which amendment addressed this issue?

• 1st Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

The 4th Amendment limits the government's ability to

• tax the states

• put defendants on trial

• pass legislation

• violate people's privacy