Bill of Rights

What is the main idea of the Escape Room reading on the Bill of Rights?

• The Constitution provided a process by which it could adapt to the needs of a changing society.

• The First Amendment protects fundamental individual freedoms.

• The United States Constitution represented a bold new way of governing based on the consent of the governed.

• The Framers included a Bill of Rights in the Constitution to protect the fundamental rights and individual liberties of all citizens.

What is the process for amending the Constitution?

• The Senate must propose an amendment, then three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve it.

• Congress or two-thirds of the state legislatures must propose an amendment, then three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve it.

• The Supreme Court must propose an amendment, then three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve it.

• The President must propose an amendment, then two-thirds of the state legislatures must approve it.

What did the First Amendment protect?

• The right to own property and the right to free education.

• The right to vote and the right to privacy.

• The right to bear arms and the right to a fair trial.

• Freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, and freedom of peaceful assembly and petitioning.

Who strongly advocated for religious liberty and the separation of church and state?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What was a new concept in the 1780s regarding the press?

• Government control of the press

• Freedom of the press

• State-run newspapers

• Censorship of the press

What does the Ninth Amendment protect?

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a fair trial

• Any personal freedoms not specified in the Bill of Rights

• The right to free education

What did the Tenth Amendment allow citizens and states to keep?

• Any powers not mentioned in the Constitution

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

• The right to own property

What event concluded with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Boston Tea Party

• March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

What does the photo convey about the participants’ confidence in enjoying the protection of the First Amendment?

• They were protesting against the First Amendment.

• They were unsure about their rights under the First Amendment.

• They were advocating for the removal of the First Amendment.

• They were confident in exercising their freedom of speech and peaceful assembly.

Who wrote a statute for the state of Virginia that served as a forerunner to the First Amendment?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson