Bill of Rights Review Quiz

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A set of ten amendments to the United States Constitution

• A list of laws for the state of New York

• A collection of speeches by the Founding Fathers

• A treaty with foreign nations.

The 2nd Amendment provides the right to ______.

• bear arms

• free speech

• a fair trial

• privacy

The 4th Amendment requires ______ for a search warrant.

• probable cause

• a judge's signature

• a police officer's request

• a citizen's complaint

The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to a ______ trial.

• speedy and public

• private and lengthy

• secret and quick

• delayed and open

The 8th Amendment protects against ______ punishment.

• cruel and unusual

• fair and just

• quick and severe

• light and lenient

Which amendment is associated with the right to privacy from the government?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Speech that directly threatens or is intended to cause violence is not protected by which amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

According to the 9th Amendment, people have rights that are not ______ in the Constitution.

• Written

• Spoken

• Imagined

• Created

Which amendment states that anything not written in the Constitution will be determined by the states?

• 1st Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

The 9th Amendment ensures that rights not explicitly mentioned are still ______.

• Ignored

• Protected

• Denied

• Questioned