Bill of Rights

SS.7.C.2.4

What is one of the 5 freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom from self-incrimination

• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

• Freedom from cruel and unnatural punishments

SS.7.C.2.4

Juanita was accused of shoplifting in a neighborhood department store. She went to trial and the jury found her to be "not guilty." However, the storeowner found video footage after the trial, proving that Juanita did shoplift. The ownertakes this evidence to the district attorney. How will the district attorney respond?

• With this evidence, Juanita will probably be convicted on her second trial.

• Juanita cannot be convicted because she was not advised of her right to legal counsel.

• Juanita cannot be tried again because this would violate the ban on "double jeopardy."

• After seeing this evidence, Juanita may admit her wrongdoing and plead guilty to a lesser charge.

SS.7.C.2.4

Which of these rights from the Bill of Rights helps people accused of crimes?

• the right to bear arms for self-defense

• the right to have the assistance of counsel

• the right not to have troops quartered in one's home

• the right to petition government for a redress of grievances

SS.7.C.2.4

While Alex was at school, police officers broke into his home and took his computer. They did not have a warrant and there was no reason to believe that Alex had broken any laws. Alex was not avoiding the police or planning to move away from his home. Which right did the police officers violate?

• the right to due process of law in the Fourteenth Amendment

• the right to assistance of legal counsel in the Sixth Amendment

• the right to the equal protection of the laws in the Fourteenth Amendment

• the right against unreasonable searches and seizures in the Fourth Amendment

SS.7.C.2.4

The amendment below is part of the Bill of Rights.

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

—The Eighth Amendment

What is the best definition of "bail" in this amendment?

• money paid as punishment for a crime

• money paid to obtain special privileges for a prison inmate

• money that someone convicted for a cime pays to reduce jail time

• money a defendant pays as security to stay out of jail while waiting for trial

SS.7.C.2.4

What was the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to establish a republican government in America

• to guarantee individual freedoms against abuses of power

• to announce the reasons for separating from Great Britain

• to establish a stronger central government in the United States

SS.7.C.2.4

Which right is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

• women's right to vote

• the right to bear arms

• the right to own property

• the right to a public education

SS.7.C.2.4

Evidence obtained unlawfully by the police cannot be used in an American court of law. Which citizenship right prohibits this practice?

• protection against double jeopardy

• the right to face an accuser in open court

• the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

• protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

SS.7.C.2.4

Joe Smith was found not guilty of counterfeiting. When Smith was tried a second time for the same crime, he was found guilty.

Which citizenship right of Joe Smith has been violated?

• the guarantee of a speedy trial by jury in the Sixth Amendment

• the prohibition against double jeopardy in the Fifth Amendment

• the right to face and question witnesses in the Sixth Amendment

• the ban on cruel and unusual punishments in the Eighth Amendment

SS.7.C.2.4

Below are some facts relating to the case of Jane Brown.

Jane Brown was arrested for shoplifting a CD. This was her first offense. She was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Which citizenship right of Jane Brown has been violated?

• the prohibition of double jeopardy in the Fifth Amendment

• the right to petition the government in the First Amendment

• the right to face and question witnesses in the Sixth Amendment

• the ban on cruel and unusual punishments in the Eighth Amendment