Unit 1 Review

What are the Bill of Rights?

• rights given to us by our parents

• rights given to us at school

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

• Rights given by the Declaration of Independence.

The 1st Amendment provides which of the following rights?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom of the press

• all of the above

The right to bear arms is found in....

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

The 3rd Amendment protects citizens from

• the police searching a home

• the press

• soldiers sleeping in our homes

• the court

The right to say no to police searching personal property is found in....

• 1st Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Not answering the police's questions are protected in which amendment?

• 1st

• 4th

• 5th

• 8th

The 6th Amendment guarantees

• the right to a fair trial

• the right to bear arms

• the right to own a home

• the right to excessive bail

Cruel and unusual punishment is not allowed by the ....

• 8th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 10th Amendment

Which of these is the most common method for amending the Constitution?

• State legislatures decide when a proposal is made

• The President decides when to change the Constitution.

• Congress votes to change the Constitution.

• 2/3 of Congress proposes a change and 3/4 of state legislatures vote to ratify or reject the change

Amending the Constitution is....

• easy

• difficult

• never done

• happening constantly