Bill of Rights Quiz

Which document served as a basis for the Bill of Rights?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To establish a national religion

• To restrict freedom of speech

• To limit the power of the government

• To promote unfair trials

Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?

• Third Amendment

• Second Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

What does the Third Amendment prevent the government from doing?

• Placing troops in private homes

• Censoring the press

• Denying the right to a speedy trial

• Conducting unreasonable searches

What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?

• Double jeopardy

• Excessive bail and fines

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Unreasonable search and seizure

What does the Fifth Amendment protect?

• Freedom of speech

• Protection against self-incrimination

• Right to a speedy trial

• Right to bear arms

Which amendment guarantees a speedy trial by a jury?

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

What does the Seventh Amendment ensure?

• Right to free speech

• Right to bear arms

• Right to a jury trial in civil cases

• Right to a fair trial

What does the Eighth Amendment prohibit?

• Double jeopardy

• Self-incrimination

• Unreasonable search and seizure

• Excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishments

What does the Ninth Amendment state?

• The list of rights in the Constitution is exhaustive

• The government has unlimited power

• The people have all the rights not listed in the Constitution

• The states have all the powers not given to the United States government