WorksheetsBill of Rights and Amendments Eng 5
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Bill of Rights are included in which document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The U.S. Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
2.
How many amendments did the original Bill of Rights have?
a)
12
b)
0
c)
4
d)
10
3.
How many total amendments to the Constitution are there?
a)
27
b)
26
c)
28
d)
10
4.
Which amendment made slavery illegal?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
5.
When was the last Constitutional amendment ratified?
a)
1991
b)
1992
c)
1993
d)
1990
6.
What was the first Amendment?
a)
freedom of religion, speech, and the press; right of petition and assembly
b)
right to bear arms
c)
right to trial by jury in civil cases
d)
the right to color with the color blue
7.
How was an amendment made?
a)
None of the answers
b)
Military members decided
c)
Made by citizens
d)
Proposed by Congress, and then ratified by Legislatures
8.
4th Amendment
a)
search and seizure
b)
trial by jury
c)
rights of accused
d)
freedom of religion
9.
Requires grand jury indictment for a serious crime, bans double jeopardy, no loss of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
a)
5th
b)
7th
c)
9th
d)
10th
10.
Prohibits excessive bail or fines or cruel or unusual punishment
a)
3rd
b)
5th
c)
7th
d)
8th
11.
Guarantees the right to bear arms.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
7th
d)
8th
12.
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
a)
2nd
b)
3rd
c)
4th
d)
7th
13.
Prohibits excessive bail or fines or cruel or unusual punishment
a)
3rd
b)
5th
c)
7th
d)
8th
14.
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in homes in peacetime.
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
5th
d)
6th
15.
Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
9th
d)
10th
16.
Freedom to peaceably assemble
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
17.
Police must get a warrant.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
18.
What does double jeopardy mean?
a)
you can be tried again in court for the same crime
b)
you can NOT be tried again in court for the same crime
19.
These amendments will protect your rights if you are ever charged with a crime.
a)
Amendments 1, 3, 9
b)
Amendments 2, 4, 10
c)
Amendments 4, 5, 6, 8
d)
Amendments 1, 2, 3
20.
What freedom gives us the right to gather in groups to protest peacefully?
a)
assembly
b)
press
c)
petition
d)
speech
21.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
22.
A group of people going around gathering signatures to put medicinal marijuana on the voting ballot is an example of what freedom?
a)
petition
b)
press
c)
speech
d)
religion
23.
No one has to house (quarter) soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
24.
Protects against "cruel and unusual punishment."
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
5th
d)
8th
25.
What amendment aligns with the principle of Federalism?
a)
5th
b)
10th
c)
1st
d)
8th
26.
Rights that are not written in the U.S. Constitution are reserved to the people --
a)
10 amendment
b)
4th amendment
c)
6th amendment
d)
9th amendment
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