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The Bill of Rights Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

2.

What does the 2nd Amendment protect?

a)

The right to bear arms

b)

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures

c)

The right to a speedy and public trial

d)

Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

3.

Which amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

4.

The 5th Amendment protects against double jeopardy. What does double jeopardy mean?

a)

Being tried twice for the same crime

b)

Being judged by a jury of peers

c)

The right to remain silent

d)

The right to a lawyer

5.

Which amendment provides the right to a speedy and public trial?

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

6.

What does the 4th Amendment protect against?

a)

Cruel and unusual punishment

b)

Unreasonable searches and seizures

c)

Self-incrimination

d)

Quartering of soldiers in private homes

7.

Which amendment addresses the rights of people in civil cases?

a)

5th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

8.

The 10th Amendment states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to whom?

a)

The President

b)

The States or the people

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

Congress

9.

Which amendment protects the right to refuse to quarter soldiers in private homes?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

10.

The 9th Amendment states that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by whom?

a)

The Federal Government

b)

The States

c)

The people

d)

Congress

11.

Which amendment ensures the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

12.

What does the 5th Amendment protect against, besides double jeopardy?

a)

The right to bear arms

b)

Self-incrimination

c)

Cruel and unusual punishment

d)

Unreasonable searches and seizures

13.

Which amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel in criminal cases?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

14.

The 1st Amendment protects the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. What does this mean?

a)

You can sue the government if you are injured by a public official.

b)

You can hold public meetings to discuss government policy.

c)

You can ask the government to correct or improve an unfair situation.

d)

You can vote out government officials who do not perform their duties.

15.

Which amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, to the states themselves, or to the people?

a)

9th Amendment

b)

10th Amendment

c)

11th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment