Founding Documents Quiz

The Bill of Rights was addes to the US Constitution primarily to:

• provide the President with power in times of emergency

• establish fair and impartial elections

• protect individual liberties

• guarantee voting privileges to minorities

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the US?

• the Treaty of Paris 1783

• the Articles fo Confederation

• the First Amendment to the US Constitution

• the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution

Which has been an important limitation on the power of eminent domain found in the Fifth Amendment?

• The reciting of prayers in public schools has been prohibitied

• There must be "clear and present danger" before it can be exercised

• Individuals accused of commiting crimes are protected from abusive behavior by the police

• Governments must provide "reasonable compensation" when taking a person's property

Which of the following words are part of the Declaration of Independence?

• "They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalineable right, that among these are the right of live, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

• "All persons born or naturalized in the US are citizens of the US."

• "No solider shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner."

• "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Which action would be protected by the First Amendment?

• A reporter publishes an article critical of city officials

• A man on trial refused to testify against himself

• A woman asks to see a lawyer before answering questions from the police

• A family refuses to permit soldiers to be housed in their home

In the US, illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a court of law against someone. This rule is based on an individual's constituional right to:

• face accusers in open court

• be protected agaisnt double jeopardy

• a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

• protection against unresonable searches and seizures

Which statement describes a limitation on government action established by the Bill of Rights?

• Congress controls interstate commerce

• The President shares control over foreign policy with Congress

• The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Government officials cannot enter a home without the owner’s permission or a valid search warrant

Which principle was adopted in the US Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government became too powerful?

• Republican government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constituion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” -10^th Amendment

This amendment in the Bill of Rights was intended to-

• Give people the right to vote on important issues

• Reduce the rights of citizens

• Limit the powers of the federal government

• Assure federal control over the states

Why did the members of the Constitutional Convention place a provision in the US Constitution that allowed it to be amended?

• Most of the members of the Convention opposed slavery

• They feared the decisions of the US Supreme Court

• They wanted to enable the Constitution to adjust to changing times

• They needed support in state legislatures for ratification