Studies Weekly Week 20 Study Guide

True or False:

The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of people.

• True

• False

Who wanted a list of protections for the people?

• the Anti-Federalists

• the Federalists

• Congress

• all of the Founding Fathers

Who introduced the first 12 amendments, 10 of which became the Bill of Rights?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Who uses the Bill of Rights to determine the constitutionality of a law?

• the executive branch

• the legislative branch

• the judicial branch

• the Supreme Court

What document defined the rights of people?

• the Rights of Man in Government

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

What document defined the government of the people?

• the Rights of Man in Government

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

What document limited government to protect individual rights?

• the Rights of Man in Government

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

"A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state..." means:

• to protect the people from tyranny of government

• to protect the people from paying heavy taxes

• to protect the government from tyranny of the people

• to protect the government from spending taxes

What does it mean to "be quartered," as used in the following sentence:

"No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time if war..."

• to split the bill

• Only four soldiers can live in a house.

• to live with, house, feed

• Only four houses can be used.

What was the Third Amendment in response to?

• the British troops living in citizens' homes

• the winter at Valley Forge

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Great Compromise