Bill of Rights/ Grievances Check for Understanding

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution best reflects this grievance? (8.15C)

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed three unalienable rights: "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." By unalienable, Jefferson meant that--  

• only citizens have these rights

• people cannot give up these rights

• these rights cannot be taken away from a person without that person's consent

• only people, not governments, can protect these rights

The concept of unalienable rights forms the basis of what part of the U.S. Constitution? (8.19A)

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• The Bill of Rights

What are the unalienable rights that the Declaration refers to in the excerpt below? (8.19A)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and the press

• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• Due process rights for the accused

• Right to vote and peacefully assemble

This excerpt from the Declaration of Independence refers to rights that--    (8.19A)

• are guaranteed to all people

• are limited under the law

• can be earned through hard work

• are guaranteed to property owners

John Locke's philosophy of natural rights mentioned that all people have the right to life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson used this example when he described the--    (8.19A)

• first amendment rights

• women's rights

• rights of citizens

• unalienable rights

The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution protect--    (8.19B)

• the right to form state militias and bear arms

• the rights of religious and political minorities

• the rights of religious and political minorities

• the rights of the accused

The cartoon below reflects the protection of the--    (8.19B)

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms? (8.19B)

• the First Amendment

• the Second Amendment

• the Third Amendment

• The Fifth Amendment

The Pilgrims came to America seeking which freedom that is also protected in the First Amendment? (8.19B)

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of Travel

• Religious Liberty

• Free Enterprise