Bill of Rights & Voting Amendments

What are the 5 rights granted to people in the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution?

• Religion

• Assembly

• Press

• Petition

• Speech

What does the 4th amendment do for people in America?

• Guarantees the freedom of Religion

• Secures the right to bear arms

• Secures them against unreasonable searches and seizures

• It gives them the right to not have soldiers quartered in their homes

Shaun: We need order and safety during public meetings. How can elected officials get their work done if people are protesting outside their meeting?

Elena: It is important that people let their opinions be known. Protests are okay as long as they are nonviolent.

Which constitutional principle supports Elena’s argument?

• The right to due process

• The right to plead the fifth

• The right to peacefully assembly

• The right to equal protection under the law

How has the freedom of speech in the Bill of Rights shaped peoples involvement in social issues?

• Punished people that support unpopular social movements.

• Allowed people to choose the social movements they want to support.

• social movements cannot speak out against the government.

• Required people to get government approval before printing news articles

What is the media, as the watchdog, allowed to do because of the freedom of the press?

• have the government control the media

• publish popular stories

• publish stories accepted by the government

• the media has the right to report the actions of the government

If you are accused of a crime and have to go to trial, what does the 6th Amendment provide you?

• the right to remain silent

• a speedy and public trial with a lawyer to defend you

• a armed militia to guard you at the courthouse

• the right to stay in someones home free of charge

Which right is NOT reserved for the states?

• the right to issue licences

• the right to establish and maintain schools

• the right to run elections

• the right to coin money

What does the Constitution's Bill of Rights do to people's rights?

• The Constitution limits individual rights.

• The Constitution does not apply to all.

• The Constitution safeguards individual rights.

• The Constitution does not safeguards the rights of non-citizens.

"We're being drafted to fight in Vietnam. Shouldn't we be able to vote?"

How did opinions like this one shown affect the political process

in the United States?

• It led to the Twenty-sixth Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

• It led to the Twenty-sixth Amendment, allowing 21-year-olds to vote.

• It led to the Fifteenth Amendment, allowing racial minorities to vote.

• It led to the Nineteenth Amendment, allowing women to vote.

What does the 8th Amendment protects against?

• Cruel & Unusual Punishment

• Excessive Bail

• Double Jeopardy

• State's Rights

• citizenship into the country