6.3 Interpreting the Bill of Rights Quiz

Citizens’ rights are often difficult to interpret because the

Bill of Rights

• is not in the Constitution

• was added to the Constitution

• explains how to apply rights

• is a broad description of rights

Interpreting rights involves weighing them against

• other rights

• every situation

• people’s opinions

• recent actions

Interpreting the meaning of citizens’ rights is the job of

• the courts

• the Congress

• the people

• the President

Where are cases involving citizens’ rights usually heard first?

• state courts

• local courts

• the Supreme Court

• higher courts

In the Tinker case, the Supreme Court ruled that students

• have a right to free speech

• have no right to free speech

• need not obey school officials

• interfered with others’ rights

The Skokie case showed that the First Amendment protects

• familiar symbols

• violent groups

• intense hatred

• unpopular opinions

Protecting rights is most importantly the job of

• American citizens

• the U.S. Constitution

• United States courts

• Congress