Understanding Key Terms

What does the 5th Amendment protect against in terms of legal proceedings?

• Double jeopardy

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Unreasonable searches

• Excessive bail

Which of the following is a right incorporated in the 6th Amendment?

• Right to privacy

• Right to counsel

• Right to bear arms

• Right to free speech

What does the 6th Amendment guarantee regarding witnesses?

• Right to avoid witnesses

• Right to confront and obtain witnesses

• Right to ignore witnesses

• Right to choose witnesses

What commitment did the early English colonists bring with them to North America?

• Commitment to economic prosperity

• Commitment to liberty and individual rights

• Commitment to religious conversion

• Commitment to military expansion

What did the US Founders declare about all men?

• All men should have equal wealth

• All men have certain unalienable rights

• All men must serve in the military

• All men should follow the same religion

What document safeguards the liberties and rights of citizens in the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to outline a plan of government for each State

• to declare the independence of the colonies from Great Britain

• to change the powers granted to the legislature

• to safeguard the liberties and rights of the people

Which freedom is protected by the 1st Amendment?

• Freedom of movement

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of employment

• Freedom of property

The 1st Amendment ensures the right to peaceably do what?

• Assemble

• Travel

• Vote

• Own property

What does the 1st Amendment say about the press?

• It should be government-controlled

• It should be free from abridgment

• It should be limited to certain topics

• It should be censored