Quiz on the Bill of Rights

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

• 10

• 27

• 13

• 30

What is freedom of the press?

• All newspapers, journalists, and news shows are of no cost to the people.

• The government has its own news station with volunteer journalists.

• News must be printed on paper and given away.

• Newspapers, journalists, and news shows cannot be punished or censored.

What is a “militia”?

• a professional army

• a temporary army

• a wealthy army

• a poor army

When the government can take private property by paying for it, it is called _________.

• eminent domain
• due process

• subpoena

• search warrant

The Constitution did not protect the individual rights of people.

• True

• False

A government employee must have this to search a person or their private property.

• a subpoena

• a badge

• a search warrant

• a team of experts

The Third Amendment was written in response to _________.

• the British troops living in citizens’ homes

• the winter at Valley Forge

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Great Compromise of 1776

What do you call a group of people randomly selected to hear evidence of a legal issue, then make a decision based on the evidence?

• jury

• volunteers

• experts

• party

Which amendment states, “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury”?

• The first

• The fifth

• The seventh

• The ninth

The first amendment protects freedom of speech.

• True

• False