Brainpop- Bill of Rights

Which of these is an opinion about the First Amendment?

• It guarantees freedom of religion

• Without it people might not be allowed to petition the government

• It is the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights

• It guarantees freedom of the press

In the sentence, "The Bill of Rights was appended to the Constitution in 1791," what does "appended" mean?

• Added onto

• Replaced by

• Passed into law

• Deleted from

How are the Fifth and Sixth Amendments similar?

• They both deal with the property rights

• They both deal with gun rights and the rights of the military

• They both deal with free speech

• They both deal with the rights of defendants in court cases

What might happen if the Second Amendment didn't exist?

• People might not be allowed to own guns

• People might be forced to house soldiers in their homes.

• People might not be allowed to practice their chosen religion.

• People might be forced to testify against themselves in court.

Ig the police entered someone's house without a warrant, which amendment would they most likley be violating?

• The 2nd Amendment

• The 4th Amendment

• The 8th Amendment

• The 10th Amendment

Why is trial by jury considered an essential right?

• It allows people to be judged by ordinary citizens like themselves.

• It prevents people from undergoing cruel and unusual punishment

• It allows jurors to exercise their free speech rights

• It prevents defendants from being forced to testify.

What can you conclude from the fact that the U.S. Constitution can be amended?

• The Founding Fathers wanted to allow government to change with the times

• The Founding Fathers didn't want to grant the right to trail by jury

• The Founding Fathers were against laws made by groups of represenatives.

• The Founding Fathers disliked the British legal system

What does the Bill of Rights say about slavery?

• It guaranteed freedom to every American

• It allowed slaves to have fair trails

• It allowed slaves to speak out against slavery

• Nothing

When a criminal defendant invokes his "Fifth Amendment Rights", what does he mean?

• That he doesn't want a lawyer

• That he doesn't want to testify against himself in court

• That he doesn't want to go on trail

• That he's allowed to speak in his own defense

Which of the following is a violation of the Eighth Amendment?

• The government sentencing someone to life in prison

• The government forcing a prisoner to appear in court.

• The government torturing a prisoner

• The government sentencing a prisoner to death