Bill of Rights: Rights and Protections!

Which of these is NOT one of the five protections of the 1st Amendment?

• Press
• Speech
• Self-incrimination
• Petition

The 2nd Amendment protects peoples' right to "_______ and _______  _______."

• keep and bear arms
• buy and sell arms
• own and exhibit arms
• have and brandish arms

What is bail?

• Money paid instead of going to trial
• A penalty in a civil case
• Damages owed to a victim
• Money paid to get out of jail until the trial starts

Which amendment states that you are protected from cruel and unusual punishment?

• 4th
• 8th
• 6th
• 10th

True or false: the government doesn't have to tell a person what crime they are accused of.

• True
• False

If you "take the fifth," what right are you referring to?

• The right to have a lawyer
• The right not to testify against yourself
• The right to freedom of speech
• The right to a jury trial

True or false: jury trials are used in both civil and criminal cases.

• True
• False

Which amendment states that you have the right not to be searched without a warrant?

• 6th
• 2nd
• 8th
• 4th

What is double jeopardy?

• A criminal case where the penalty is doubled
• Paying bail twice to reduce a sentence
• Putting someone on trial again for the same crime
• A criminal act that is especially dangerous to the public

Which amendment states that you have the right to remain silent?

• 5th
• 4th
• 7th
• 9th