Bill of Rights Quiz

The police get a warrant to search a suspect’s house to look for a stolen T.V. During the search, they find a locked safe full of unregistered guns, but no TV’s. Which amendment(s) might apply?

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

You publish an article in a newspaper that says the mayor is corrupt (not honest) and should be fired immediately. They mayor complains to the police about your article because he says he is not corrupt. Which amendment(s) might apply?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

You live near an Army base. The base does not have enough space for all the soldiers. A general comes to your house and tells you that the soldiers will be moving in with you until more housing can be built. What amendment might apply?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Michigan’s speed limit on interstate highways is 70 miles per hour. In Indiana, it is 65 miles per hour. In parts of Montana, it is 80 miles per hour. What amendment(s) might apply?

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

President Kennedy was the only Catholic elected president. Some people were worried he would try to turn the United States into a Catholic nation. They shouldn’t have worried. Which amendment(s) might apply?

• 2nd

• 1st

• 5th

• 8th

Bobby is arrested for shoplifting a candy bar from H.E.B and at trial, he is found guilty. The judge decides that the right punishment is to cut off Bobby’s hands so he will not be able to steal again. What amendment might apply?

• 4th

• 7th

• 8th

• 5th

Concerned about rising crime, lawmakers for Chicago ban all handguns to the city and require that all shotguns be kept unloaded and/or taken apart. What amendment applies here?

• 4th

• 1st

• 6th

• 2nd

A police officer gets a warrant to search a house. In the search, he finds stolen property. When the homeowner gets home, the officer asks him if he stole the items. The suspect says, “Yes.” The officer arrests him and reads him his rights. What amendment(s) might apply?

• 3rd

• 1st

• 5th

• 6th

A suspect is properly arrested for breaking and entering. He is booked and placed in jail. Unfortunately, due to an error, the police forget to schedule his court hearing, and it is a month before he goes before the judge. What amendment(s) might apply?

• 6th

• 7th

• 5th

• 8th

A person is walking down the street and stops in front of City Hall. He begins to speak about how bad the mayor is to people passing him by or anyone that will listen... What amendment(s) might apply?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th