Week 15 Recap - The Bill of Rights

The following rights are part of the First Amendment EXCEPT

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Press

• Freedom to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances

• Freedom from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

The Second Amendment protects

• The right to privacy

• The right to own a firearm

• The right to remain silent

• The right to a jury trial in a criminal case

A judge grants a search warrant for the police to search Mr. Schook's home. Which amendment is being followed?

• First

• Third

• Fourth

• Ninth

The Ninth Amendment states that individual rights and liberties that are NOT in the Constitution

• Don't exist.

• Must be voted on by Congress first.

• Still exist.

• Must need additional amendments to protect them.

The Eighth Amendment bans "cruel and unusual punishment." What does THAT mean?

• The punishment must fit the crime.

• No one should ever be punished.

• If the punishment was okay in the 1700s, it's still okay today.

• The police can't search your house without a warrant.

The Tenth Amendment - the US government only has the powers given to it by the Constitution - reflects which concept?

• Limited Government

• Militia

• The Electoral College

• Judicial Review

This branch of the federal government "makes the laws," or legislates

• Congress

• The President

• The court system

• The endocrine system

Where I can find the right to remain silent, the right of due process, and the right against double jeopardy?

• The Fourth Amendment

• The Fifth Amendment

• The Sixth Amendment

• The Eighteen Amendment

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The document that announced the 13 Colonies' separation from England

• The document detailing Congress, the Presidency, and the federal court system

• The first ten amendments to the US Constitution

• America's first constitution

The idea that the federal government has some powers and the state governments have other powers is called

• Federalism

• Tyranny

• Double Jeopardy

• Monarchy