Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz

What term refers to the freedom from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments?

• Due Process

• Double Jeopardy

• Eminent Domain

• Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Which amendment provides the right to a speedy and public trial?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

What does the term "self-incrimination" mean?

• The act of accusing oneself of a crime when giving testimony

• The legal process of transferring property ownership

• The right to bear arms

• The protection against double jeopardy

Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

What is the term for the principle that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law?

• Probable Cause

• Due Process

• Habeas Corpus

• Judicial Review

Which amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

What does "double jeopardy" mean?

• Being tried twice for the same crime

• A legal strategy to delay a trial

• A situation where two defendants are tried for the same crime

• The imposition of two different penalties for the same offense

Which amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

What is the term for the right of the government to take private property for public use, with payment of compensation?

• Eminent Domain

• Probable Cause

• Due Process

• Judicial Review

Which amendment reserves powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, for the States respectively, or to the people?

• Fifth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment