Test Review - Constitution (Part 1)

Determine whether each civil liberty falls under the First amendment, or the Fifth amendment.

• 1st Amendment

• the right to due process

  
  

• 1st Amendment

• the right to freedom of speech

  
  

• 5th Amendment

• the right to assemble peacefully

• 1st Amendment

• the right to practice religion freely

  
  

• 5th Amendment

• the right to remain silent

  
  

Which of the following proposals by James Madison eventually became the 3rd Amendment?

• "That the freedom of speech, the right of the press and of the people to peaceably assemble..."

• "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed..."

• "No soldier shall be quartered in any house without consent of the owner."

• No person shall be tried for the same crime twice, nor be compelled to be a witness against himself..."

The Federalists and Anti-Federalists finally agreed to ratify (pass) the Constitution after ____ was included.

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

Match the following

• 5th

• The right to due process, remain silent and no double jeopardy

• 1st

• Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech

• 4th

• No unreasonable or unlawful searches and seizures of property

• 3rd

• Citizens have the right to bear arms

• 2nd

• Prevents the forced quartering of soldiers in individual homes

Which 2 statements are examples of violations of the 8th amendment

• Sending a person convicted of a crime to prison

• Setting a reasonable bail for someone charged with a crime

• Torturing a criminal to get a confession

• Sending a criminal to another country as punishment for a crime

Which document lists the grievances the colonists had against King George III?

• US Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which document was the first government of the United States that created a weak central government?

• US Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which document was part of the Articles of Confederation that created rules for creating new states and banned slavery from part the land the US won from England in the Revolutionary War?

• US Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which document created a strong central government with the rules and procedures for how the government works?

• US Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Determine whether the statement correctly describes the viewpoint of a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

• The Constitution should be ratified without a Bill of Rights.

• Federalist

• The government's power should stay in the states.

• Federalist

• Adding a Bill of Rights will protect citizens against the government.

• Federalist

• The United States should have a strong federal government.

• Anti-Federalist

• The Constitution is sufficient to protect individual rights.