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3P Vocab Quiz - Weeks 10 & 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
2.

A group of volunteers who fight in times of emergency.

a)

militia

b)

mercenary

c)

calvalry

d)

blockade

3.

Broken, violated, trespassed

a)

redress

b)

repeal

c)

infringed

d)

consent

4.

To provide housing or shelter

a)

warrant

b)

redress

c)

quarter

d)

consent

5.

Being charged twice for the same crime

a)

Double jeopardy

b)

Double trouble

c)

Double play

d)

Double dribble

6.

not favoring one side or the other

a)

accused

b)

impartial

c)

bail

d)

imposed

7.

Approval or agreement

a)

consent

b)

infringed

c)

compensation

d)

imposed

8.

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts of a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty

a)

mercenary

b)

search warrant

c)

jury

d)

milita

9.

What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Justice

b)

Democracy

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

Critics

10.
The taking possession of something by legal process.
a)
Warrant
b)
Probable Cause
c)
Indictment
d)
Seizure
11.

To approve, to vote on and say it is good.

a)

Critics

b)

Flexible

c)

Amendment

d)

Ratify

12.

What is an amendment?

a)

People who are against something and think it is wrong

b)

The rule of law, treating people fairly under the law

c)

Changes to the Constituion

d)

Things the law say are owed to you, like free speech

13.
A formal request that the government take action on some issue.
a)
Petition
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
d)
Formal Request
14.

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to...

a)

Protect people's rights

b)

Take away people's rights

c)

Make sure the government has a lot of power

d)

Make the Constitution longer

15.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution 
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Rights
d)
Bill of Laws
16.
What does abolish mean?
a)
to get rid of
b)
to make shiny
17.
to cause (something, such as a tax, fine, rule, or punishment) to affect someone or something by using your authority
a)
Policy
b)
Impose
c)
Denotation  
d)
Rigorous
18.

Which word means a formal charge or accusation of a crime?

a)

beguile

b)

contempt

c)

perjury

d)

indictment

19.

A complaint

a)

Delegate

b)

Boycott

c)

Customs Duty

d)

Grievance

20.

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

a)

disparage

b)

edict

c)

alleviate

d)

bellicose