Social Studies Week 14- Bill of Rights

The _______________ defines what the government can and can’t do.

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

The Constitution provided for three ___________ of government.

• branches

• kinds

• types

• levels

A change to the Constitution must be voted on. This change is called a(n) _____.

• article

• amendment

• law

• right

The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of ____________________.

• men

• landowners

• people

• women

The Bill of Rights protects __________________ rights

• all

• federal

• individual

• states

The Bill of Rights are the first _________ amendments to the Constitution.

• six

• eight

• ten

• twelve

The First Amendment protects a citizen’s right to _____________.

• keep and bear arms

• practice religion and speak freely

• a search warrant

• a speedy trial

The Second Amendment protects a citizen’s right to _____________.

• keep and bear arms

• practice religion and speak freely

• a search warrant

• a speedy trial

The Tenth Amendment states that _____________.

• a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime

• all powers not given to the United States are given to the states

• a person must have a trial by jury

• punishment can not be cruel and unusual

As South Carolinians returned home after the Revolutionary War, what did they find?

• Businesses were operating and ready for business.

• Communities were growing.

• Homes and farms were destroyed, or ruined.

• People had become rich selling supplies during the war