Week 20 - Our Nation

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

• 10

• 25

• 50

• 27

What is freedom of the press?

• All newspapers, journalists, and news shows are of no cost to the people

• The government has its own news station

• The news must be printed on paper

• Newspapers, journalists, and news shows cannot be punished or censored

What is a militia?

• a professional army

• a temporary army

• a wealthy army

• a poor army

A government can take private property by paying for it, it is called _____.

• due process

• search warrant

• subpoena

• eminent domain

The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of people.

• True

• False

A government employee must have this to search a person or their private property.

• a subpoena

• a badge

• a search warrant

• a team of experts

The 3rd Amendment was written in response to _____.

• The British troops living in citizens' homes

• The winter at Valley Forge

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Great Compromise of 1776

What do you call a group of people randomly selected to hear evidence of a legal issue, then make a decision based on the evidence?

• a jury

• a jury

• a jury

• a jury

The 4th Amendment protects ____.

• Happiness

• Recreation

• Privacy

• Party

The government can make no law against having a trial ____

• with a judge

• with a jury

• with a lawyer

• without a defendant