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Bill of Rights/Principles of the Constitution Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

The document signed giving us our independence from Great Britain.

b)

The first 10 amendments added to the Constitution.

c)

The 8 most important amendments added to the Constitution.

d)

The first 11 amendments added to the Constitution.

2.

Which amendment gives us the Right to Bear Arms?

a)

The 2nd amendment

b)

The 8th amendment

c)

The 1st amendment

d)

The 3rd amendment

3.

Which TWO freedoms were NOT guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

Guarantees the right to vote for all men regardless of race.

b)

Guarantees the right to a quick and speedy trial.

c)

Guarantees the right to own firearms.

d)

Guarantees the right to vote for all women.

4.

If you are caught littering and your bail is $100,000 dollars, this is a violation of the ______________________.

a)

2nd amendment

b)

3rd amendment

c)

8th amendment

d)

1st amendment

5.

Which amendment tells you that you do not have to house, or quarter, soldiers without your consent?

a)

2nd amendment

b)

3rd amendment

c)

4th amendment

d)

5th amendment

6.

Which amendment protects you from having police officers come in to search your home without a warrant?

a)

5th amendment

b)

3rd amendment

c)

8th amendment

d)

4th amendment

7.

Which amendment allows you to write an article criticizing the government without getting in trouble for it?

a)

7th amendment

b)

5th amendment

c)

8th amendment

d)

1st amendment

8.

The Fifth Amendment states that a person cannot be __________________________.

a)

tried for the same crime twice.

b)

forced to give evidence against himself or herself.

c)

deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process of law.

d)

all of the above

9.

Guarantees the right to a speedy and fair trial.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

9th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

10.

Guarantees the right for you to have a jury in a civil case.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

11.

Which principle of the Constitution focuses on preventing a tyrant, and that the government only has powers that the Constitution gives it?

a)

Federalism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Separation of Powers

12.

Which principle of the Constitution focuses on the division of power between state and federal governments?

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Republicanism

d)

Separation of Powers

13.

Which principle of the Constitution focuses on each branch's ability to limit the power of the other two?

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Individual Rights

14.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Federal Government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Military

d)

Legislative