Bill of Rights (Test Quiz)

what históric document is the Bill of Rights a part of ?

• The Declaration of lndependence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Pledge of Allegiance

How many amendments are included in the Bill or Rights ?

• Just the 1st

• 3

• 5

• The first 10

• All 27 amendments are included

which amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms ?

• The second

• The third

• The fifth

• The tenth

• The first

who wrote the amendments that bécame the Bill of Rights ?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

which of the following describes the Bill of Rights ?

• A document that insures the básic freedoms of the citizens of the united States .

• A document that limits the powers and controles of the government .

• A document that protects the freedom of religión and speech.

• All of the above.

• Nones of the above

which amendment guarantees citizens the freedom of religioso n and the freedom of speech ?

• the first

• the second

• the fifth

• the ninth

• the tenth

what right does the amendment protect?

• The right to bear arms .

• Freedom of speech .

• the right to legal representation.

• Freedom of religión

• The right to choose not to testify against oneselft.

True or False : the ninth amendment states that 100% of the rights of the citizens are calles out in the constitution that they have no rights beyond what the constitution says .

• TRUE

• FALSE

According to the tenth amendment, who gest all of the powers that are not specifically calle de out in the constitution?.

• The president

• the people and the states

• the congress

• the supreme court

• The government

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

• 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.

• The Emancipation Proclamation, the Magna Carta, and the Articles of the Confederation .

• The Constitution, the Articles of the Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence .