Achieve 3000 What's in the Bill of Rights RI.2.4

Select the meaning of the underlined word.

The Constitution was not originally accompanied by a bill of rights. But some Americans believed that the way it was written allowed the federal government to claim powers beyond those listed in the Constitution. After all, the British government had violated individual rights so severely that Americans had revolted. These Americans insisted that citizens' individual rights be written down, with some states refusing to ratify the Constitution without a bill of rights. So in 1789, James Madison proposed 19 amendments to the Constitution.

• to make something look like a rat

• to get rid of something

• to give formal approval, acceptance to something

Some words can have more than one definition. Select the definition that is being used for "assemble" in this text.

• to put or fit together; put together the parts of

• to come together; gather; meet

Select the words or phrases that are context clues for "assemble"

The First Amendment states that the government cannot interfere with the expression of ideas in speech or in print. It also protects the right of the people to "assemble," such as by gathering for a prote

• such as by gathering for a protest

• the government cannot interfere

• protects the right of people

The word "bear" has more than one definition. Select the definition that is being used in this text.

The Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms.

• to hold up; support

• to have and be entitled to

• an animal with a massive body, coarse fur, and short limbs

The Sixth Amendment guarantees people accused of crimes the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.

Impartial means not partial or biased; not favoring any side of an issue; fair; just. Why do you think the authors of the Bill of Rights included this word in the sixth amendment?

• to guarantee that an accused person can have a fast trial

• to guarantee that an accused person can have a trial by jury

• to guarantee that an accused person will have a fair trial

The Eighth Amendment states that judges cannot impose excessive bail and fines or cruel and unusual punishment.

The word excessive means more than is acceptable or necessary. Why did the authors of the Bill of Rights include this word in the eighth amendment?

• to guarantee that an accused person would not have to pay an unacceptable amount of money for bail

• to guarantee every accused person can pay bail to stay out of jail until their trial

• to guarantee that no one has to go to jail

What is the connotation of cruel?

• Cruel is a positive word.

• Cruel is a negative word that implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it.

• Cruel is less negative than the word "unkind".

Some words have more than one definition. Select the definition of campaigning that is used in this text.

• the military operations of an army in the field for one season

• the competition by rival political candidates for public office

• a systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose

A group of college students create a website with detailed instructions about how to create a homemade explosive.

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 8

John works in a department store at the mall. The other day, a bag of illegal drugs was found in the parking lot of the mall. As a result, the police proceeded to open and search through all of the cars in the parking lot at that time.

• Amendment 4

• Amendment 5

• Amendment 7