Bill of Rights Review

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to limit the rights of individual citizens
• to inspire the governments of other nations
• to guarantee freedoms that belong to every citizen
• to explain the procedure for amending the Constitution

What does the word "amend" mean?

• add to
• change
• make better
• make worse

What amendment gives people the right to refuse an unreasonable search or seizure?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

What amendment prohibits congress from establishing an official religion of the US?

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

What amendment was written so that Americans could arm themselves for protection, recreation, etc.?

• 5th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 10th Amendment

If someone was sentenced to death for stealing a candy bar, what amendment would this be in violation of ?

• 9th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

In September of 2005, at least 200,000 people demonstrated near the White House to promote
peace and an end to the war in Iraq. Which constitutional right were these people exercising?

• freedom of assembly
• right to privacy
• freedom of the press
• right to due process

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants the people's right to "keep and bear
arms". Which of the choices below would be protected under the Second Amendment?

• The people must be provided a firearm by the government for hunting and self-defense.
• The people can own a firearm if they pay an extra tax and get approved by Congress.
• The people have the right to own firearms in their homes for self-defense.
• The people have the right to carry firearms anywhere they want.

Which amendment protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures?

• Third
• Fourth
• Thirteenth
• Fourteenth

The first ten amendments, or changes, to the U.S. Constitution are called the...

• Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• Magna Carta
• Preamble