Bill of Rights and Voting Amendments

How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?

• Just the first
• 3
• 5
• The first ten

Which amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms?

• 3rd
• 2nd
• 10th
• 5th

Who wrote the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following describes the Bill of Rights?

• A document that insures the basic freedoms of US citizens
• a document that limits the powers and controls the government
• a documents that protects the freedom of speech
• all of the above

Which amendment guarantees citizens the freedom of religion and speech?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What does the fifth amendment protect?

• the right to bear arms
• freedom of speech
• the right to legal representation
• the right to choose not to testify against oneself

TRUE or FALSE:  The ninth amendment states that 100% of the rights of the citizens are called out in the Constitution.  That they have no rights beyond what the Constitution says.

• True
• False

According to the tenth amendment, who gets all of the powers that are not specifically called out in the Constitution called out in the Constitution?

• The President
• The Congress
  
• The people and the states
• The government

What are some documents that the writers used to base the Bill of Rights off?

• The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and the Magna Carta
• The Articles of the Confederation, The Gettysburg Address and the English Rights Law
• The Magna Carta, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights

What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?

• Declaration of Independence
• Pledge of Allegiance
• the Constitution