The Bill of Rights (1st and 2nd Amendments)

Which of freedoms below is not included in the First Amendment?

• Freedom of petition

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom to own a gun

• Freedom of the press

What did the founders not include in the original Constitution?

• A preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Legislative Branch

• Supreme Court

What right does the Second Amendment give U.S. citizens?

• The right to "bear arms"

• Freedom of press

• The right to a fair trial

• Cruel and unusual punishment

What did Britain attempt to do to the Patriots during the American Revolution?

• Help them move to the western parts of the United States

• Help them form a new independent government

• Bring them supplies

• Take away their guns

Why did the Founding Fathers include the right to petition?

• It was a way to practice religion freely

• It was a way for people to gather in a group freely

• It was a way for people to bring issues to the government

• It was a way for people to express their views in writing

What document is the supreme law of the United States?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• None of the above

What does the right to assemble allow people to do?

• Gather in a group peacfully

• Publish their opinions and information without the government stopping them

• It is a way for people to bring issues to the government

• None of the above

What was the name of the first Constitution (national government)?

• Declaration of Independence

• 2nd Continental Congress

• 1st Continental Congress

• Articles of Confederation

Which is an example of how the government can regulate freedom of religion.

• Churches are taxed

• People cannot practice human sacrificing

• The government makes a federal religion

• None of the above.

Why did the Founding Fathers include the 2nd Amendment?

• So people could protect themselves against the government if they tried to take away their rights

• So people could overthrow the government if they didn't like it.

• So people could cause fear in others to vote a way that they want.

• So people would always have guns to hunt.