The Bill of Rights Quiz

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

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the 2nd Amendment protect?

• The right to bear arms

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures

• The right to a speedy and public trial

• Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments?

• 4th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The 5th Amendment protects against double jeopardy. What does double jeopardy mean?

• Being tried twice for the same crime

• Being judged by a jury of peers

• The right to remain silent

• The right to a lawyer

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the 4th Amendment protect against?

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Unreasonable searches and seizures

• Self-incrimination

• Quartering of soldiers in private homes

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

Which amendment addresses the rights of people in civil cases?

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The 10th Amendment states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to whom?

• The President

• The States or the people

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which amendment protects the right to refuse to quarter soldiers in private homes?

• 1st Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The 9th Amendment states that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by whom?

• The Federal Government

• The States

• The people

• Congress

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7