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Bill of Rights Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

No force quartering of Soldiers in peace time

a)

First amendment

b)

Seventh amendment

c)

Second amendment

d)

Third amendment

2.

Seventh amendment

a)

Any rights not given to federal government are given to the states and people.

b)

Trial by jury in Civil suits where money exceeds 20 dollars.

c)

Right to bare arms

d)

Religion, Speech , Press, Assembly, Petition

3.

No excessive bail, fines nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

a)

Eighth amendment

b)

Trial by jury in Civil suits where money exceeds 20 dollars.

c)

No force quartering of Soldiers in peace time

d)

Right to bare arms

4.

Freedom of religion , assembly , petition , press, speech

a)

first amendment

b)

second amendment

c)

third amendment

d)

fifth amendment

5.
This amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
7th
d)
8th 
6.
This amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines or cruel or unusual punishment
a)
3rd
b)
5th
c)
7th
d)
8th
7.
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy, impartial public trial in criminal cases with counsel and the right to cross examine.
a)
6th
b)
7th
c)
9th
d)
10th
8.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights, as ratified in 1791?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

10

d)

12

9.

Double jeopardy, self-incrimination and due process are all critical parts of which amendment?

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 7

c)

Amendment 5

d)

Amendment 10

10.

Authorities must first prove ___________________________ before a search warrant will be issued.

a)

Probable Cause

b)

Search Warrant

c)

Double Jeopardy

d)

indictment

11.

According to the 5th amendment, the government cannot punish anyone without __________________________, or the fair application of the law.

a)

Miranda Rights

b)

Due process

c)

Eminent domain

d)

Double jeopardy

12.

Which right means you can peacefully gather?

a)

Assemble

b)

Petition

c)

Religion

d)

Press

e)

Speech

13.

This prevents the government from putting citizens on trial for the same crime more than once

a)

Self Incrimination

b)

Double Jeopardy

c)

Due Process

d)

Grand Jury

14.

Uncle Bill is accused of committing a robbery. He cannot afford to hire a lawyer and requests that the government provide him with one, at no cost to him. The government says it is not required to provide a lawyer except in major cases. Which amendment is being violated?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

8th amendment

c)

No Violation

d)

6th amendment

15.

A citizen is arrested by the police and accused of murder. When the suspect is brought to the police station, the police tell him he must answer questions about the alleged murder before he is allowed to contact anyone, including a lawyer. Which amendment is being violated?

a)

6th amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

7th amendment

d)

No Violation

16.

Which amendment does this image display?

a)

Amendment 5

b)

Amendment 6

c)

Amendment 7

d)

Amendment 8

17.

Which amendment does this image demonstrate?

a)

Amendment 2

b)

Amendment 3

c)

Amendment 4

d)

Amendment 5

18.

Which amendment does this image indicate?

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 2

c)

Amendment 3

d)

Amendment 4

19.

Which amendment does this image pertain to?

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 2

c)

Amendment 3

d)

Amendment 4

20.

Match the following amendments to the example.😋

a)

Religion

1.

1st Amendment

b)

Right to Bear Arms

2.

2nd

c)

Quartering of Soldiers

3.

3rd

21.

This scenario describes which amendment... A dentist is being sued for $500,000. He wants a jury to hear the case but the judge refuses his request.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

e)

10th Amendment

22.

This scenario describes which amendment... The federal government tells the state of Wyoming that they must adopt new standards into their high school classrooms. Wyoming’s Department of Education says, “No, the states are in charge of setting their education standards.”

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

e)

10th Amendment

23.

This scenario describes which amendment... A 20 year old college student starts his own newspaper, which often prints articles making fun of the local mayor. The mayor is angry and gets his aides to take the papers off the stand before they can be distributed.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

e)

10th Amendment

24.
Page 97- What did the 13th amendment do?
a)
Give women the right to vote
b)
Give African Americans the right to vote
c)
Lowered the voting age to 18
d)
Freed the slaves
25.
Schools have the right to limit a student's freedom of speech and of the press.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
26.

This case involved students and their 1st amendment rights. The students were protesting the Vietnam War and got into trouble initially for their protest.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c)

In re Gault

d)

Brown v. Board

27.
This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Gideon v Wainwright
28.

What is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

a)

self-incrimination

b)

reflection

c)

self-process

d)

judicial review

29.

Which SCOTUS Case declared teachers cannot be required to set aside a minute for moment of silence?

a)

Lemon v. Kurtzman

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Abingdon Schools v. Schempp

d)

Wallace v. Jaffree

30.

In T.L.O. vs. New Jersey, the Supreme Court said ___________

a)

Separate but equal is unconstitutional

b)

Reasonable suspicion is not enough to search a student in school

c)

Reasonable suspicion is enough to search a student in school

d)

Students do not have a right to free speech in school

31.

Match the amendment with the protection it guarantees

a)

Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

1.

13th

Amendment

b)

Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of race, color,

or previous condition of servitude.

2.

14th

Amendment

c)

Ensures all persons born in the U.S. have the right to vote regardless of

race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

3.

15th

Amendment

32.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

a)

Slavery was abolished

b)

The North winning the Civil War

c)

Black Codes, poll taxes, and literacy tests

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

33.

The 15th Amendment allowed African American men and women to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The 13th Amendment abolished _.

a)

the draft

b)

slavery

35.

Reasons for the failure of the 18th amendment included:

a)

It led to a rise in crime rates

b)

The Women's Suffrage movement was successful

c)

It resulted in a decline in tax revenue

d)

It was hard to enforce

36.

The 22nd amendment limits the president two terms in office. It was passed after _______________________ was elected 4 times.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

37.

The 18th Amendment, Prohibition, was repealed by the ____ Amendment. This is the only amendment in US history to get rid of an earlier amendment.

a)

11th

b)

21st

c)

27th

d)

15th

38.

Which amendment banned the use of poll taxes?

a)

26th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

23rd amendment

d)

24th amendment

39.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th amendment

b)

15th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

26th amendment

40.

Which amendment set the voting age to 18?

a)

26th amendment

b)

24th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

23rd amendment

41.
What do the broken chains in the image represent?
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
42.
The newspaper below details an important step in amending the U.S. Constitution. How did the passage of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
a)
Women were allowed to contribute to political campaigns.
b)
Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights.
c)
Women were allowed to hold public offices.
d)
Women were allowed to vote in national elections.
43.

VOCAB TIME: Suffrage means...

a)

To do away with something

b)

The right to vote

44.

Jim is 18 years old and Billy is 17. What amendment allows Jim to vote in the next election but not Billy.

a)

13th

b)

24th

c)

28th

d)

26th

45.

VOCAB TIME: Abolish means to...

a)

have the right to vote

b)

do away with something

46.

After the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870,

a)

African Americans finally achieved full suffrage and the support of all state governments.

b)

women landowners were allowed to vote.

c)

many Southern states passed laws to keep African Americans from voting.

d)

all women were allowed to vote.

47.

Amendments 15, 19, and 26 deal particularly with which of the following?

a)

Civil

b)

Women's

c)

Voting

d)

States

48.

Many southern states restricted African Americans right to vote through the use of:

a)

Poll taxes

b)

Literacy tests

c)

Intimidation

d)

All of the above

49.

Which of the following officially ended all public segregation and prohibited employment dscrimination?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

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