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Bill of Rights

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Free Speech is found in which Amendment?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
2.

The right to know the charges against come from which amendment?

a)

Fourth Amendment

b)

Fifth Amendment

c)

Sixth Amendment

d)

Seventh Amendment

3.

Amendment 3 is best described as:

a)

Freedom to petition the government

b)

sharing powers between the federal and state governments

c)

Keeping soldiers from living in your home

d)

Due Process and protection under the law

4.

Which amendment protects your rights to be searched and have things taken from you with a warrant?

a)

Amendment Three

b)

Amendment Four

c)

Amendment Five

d)

Amendment Seven

5.

Which amendment gives you the right to trial by jury?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

6.
Why was the Ninth Amendment added to the Constitution?
a)
because the framers worried they might have forgotten an important right
b)
because the framers wanted to make clear that basic rights were guaranteed even if they were not stated specifically
c)
because the Bill of Rights had to have ten parts
d)
because the English Bill of Rights listed nine rights
7.
The Tenth Amendment states that
a)
most powers belong to the national government.
b)
powers not given to the national government or prohibited from the states belong to the states or the people.
c)
the people are the source of all government powers.
d)
the states are the most important part of our government system.
8.
What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The English Bill of Rights
9.
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
6th Amendment
10.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
11.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
4th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
12.
a)
5th Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
13.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
14.

The idea that power should be balanced between different branches of government

a)

Separation of Power

b)

Federalism

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Colonialism

15.

The division of power between the National and the State government

a)

Monarchy

b)

Bipartisanism

c)

Federalism

d)

Limited Government

16.

These people supported the Constitution and argued for ratification.

a)

Americans

b)

Federalist

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Democratic-Republicans.

17.

This branch of government is responsible for writing laws

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

State

18.

These men argued against ratification and only agreed after a compromise was reached - the Bill of Rights

a)

Federalist

b)

Journalist

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Democratic-Republicans

19.

The Articles of Confederation failed because they were...

a)

Too oppressive

b)

Too boring

c)

Too complicated

d)

Too weak

20.

This is the special group of people whose job it is to actually elect the President.

a)

The Electoral College

b)

The Reserved Powers

c)

The Legislative Branch

d)

Checks and Balances

21.

The concept that the power of one branch of government must be made to counter act the other two branches so no one gets too powerful

a)

Amendment

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Enumerated Powers

22.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
12
d)
20
23.
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
a)
share power between the national and state governments.
b)
make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
c)
make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
d)
keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
24.

The concept that the government power comes from the people.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Implied Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

25.

The idea that government powers should be strictly defined by law.

a)

Veto

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Separation of Powers

26.

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

a)

Illegal

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Judicial Advocacy

d)

Activist Judge

27.

This compromise agreed to count slaves as 60% of a person.

a)

The 3/5's Compromise

b)

The Slave Trade Compromise

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

The Bill of Rights

28.

rejection of a proposed bill or law

a)

ratify

b)

veto

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist

29.

allowed a House of Rep. based on population and gave equal representation the in the Senate

a)

New Jersey Plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Great Compromise

30.

These powers are spelled out in the Constitution

a)

Enumerated Powers

b)

Implied Powers

c)

Elastic Powers

d)

State Powers

31.

Which country on the map is France?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

What is the name of country D?

a)

France

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

33.

What ocean is the yellow dot on?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

34.

What ocean is the red dot on?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

35.

Which body of water is the purple dot on?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

36.

What color dot is on the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Orange

b)

Purple

c)

Red

d)

Green

37.

Which continent is Antarctica?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

G

d)

B

38.

Which continent is Asia?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

C

d)

B

39.

Which continent is Australia?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

C

d)

E

40.

A type of government where people elect leaders to make decisions for them.

a)

Republic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

41.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

42.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
43.

This land formation occurred during the Ice Age, connecting North American and Asia. It allowed Paleolithic humans to cross from Asia into North America.

a)

Filibuster

b)

Bering Straight

c)

Land Bridge

d)

North West Passage

44.

Define: Agriculture

a)

Farming

b)

Making things

c)

A small river that feeds into a larger river.

d)

A man made hill to control flooding.

45.
What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans? 
a)
30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
b)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
c)
30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
d)
35 degrees north and 70 degrees west
46.

Another name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution

a)

Compromise

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Individual Rights

47.

Limited Government is the idea that...

a)

Government should do whatever is needed

b)

Government powers should be strictly controlled

c)

Government should be split between different branches

d)

Government powers can be implied

48.

The first government of the United States was...

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Iroquois Confederacy

c)

The Parliament

d)

The King

49.

The Virginia Plan included proportional representation. Proportional means...

a)

according to size or population

b)

out dated

c)

one state one vote

d)

each person receives 3/5's of a vote

50.

This compromise between Southern States and Northern States counted African Americans as 60% of a person.

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Manumission

c)

The Slave Trade Compromise

d)

the 3/5's Compromise

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