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WorksheetsBill of Rights
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Amendment that gives us freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition.
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Amendment that gives individual states the right to have a militia and citizens to bear arms?
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Amendment that prevents the government from making you house soldiers in your home, unless it is a time of war
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Amendment that prevents unreasonable search and seizures; government must have search warrant or probable cause.
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Amendment that gives citizens freedom from self-incrimination, gives them a grand jury, explains eminent domain and prevents double jeopardy.
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Amendment that gives you the right to a public trial, speedy trial, right to a lawyer, right to see your accusers, right to witnesses and the right to an unbiased jury.
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Amendment that prevents excessive fines, bail or cruel and unusual punishment.
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Amendment that clarifies citizens have more rights than what are listed in the Constitution.
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Amendment that says all rights not guaranteed by the Constitution are up to the people in the states to decide.
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Which right means you can peacefully gather?
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
Which right means you can ask the government to change and protest what they are doing/ not doing?
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
Which right means you can publish information about the government even if it isn't flattering to the government; we can have media that has any opinion it chooses.
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
Which right allows a person to voice their opinion against the government?
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
The Constitution says the President of the United States cannot be held subject to a religious test.This is because every person has freedom to choose their.....
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
This prevents the government from putting citizens on trial for the same crime more than once; they can't keep retrying you until they reach the verdict they want.
Self Incrimination
Double Jeopardy
Due Process
Grand Jury
You have the right to remain silent. You also do not have to speak at your trial. This is to avoid:
Self Incrimination
Double Jeopardy
Due Process
Grand Jury
For serious crimes, like felonies, this is needed to prove there is enough evidence to bring you to trial.
Self Incrimination
Double Jeopardy
Due Process
Grand Jury
What are the processes for adding an amendment to the US Constitution? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
All 9 justices of the Supreme Court must agree to add an amendment
2/3 of Congress must vote to add an amendment
3/4 of the states must vote to add an amendment
51% of the people must vote to add an amendment
Why did the Founding Fathers pick these rights to add to the Bill of Rights?
They wanted the federal government to have more power.
They gave the same protections to Amerians that the British citizens had.
These were rights violated by the British before the American Revolution.
They wanted protections for representatives serving in the government.
What group insisted that the Bill of Rights be added to the constitution in order to approve it?
Federalists
Whigs
Democratic-Republicans
Anti-Federalists
