WorksheetsThe Bill of Rights Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
5th Amendment
8th Amendment
What does the 2nd Amendment protect?
The right to bear arms
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
The right to a speedy and public trial
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Which amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments?
4th Amendment
6th Amendment
8th Amendment
10th Amendment
The 5th Amendment protects against double jeopardy. What does double jeopardy mean?
Being tried twice for the same crime
Being judged by a jury of peers
The right to remain silent
The right to a lawyer
Which amendment provides the right to a speedy and public trial?
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Cruel and unusual punishment
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Self-incrimination
Quartering of soldiers in private homes
Which amendment addresses the rights of people in civil cases?
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
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?
The President
The States or the people
The Supreme Court
Congress
Which amendment protects the right to refuse to quarter soldiers in private homes?
1st Amendment
3rd Amendment
5th Amendment
9th Amendment
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?
The Federal Government
The States
The people
Congress
Which amendment ensures the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20?
4th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
What does the 5th Amendment protect against, besides double jeopardy?
The right to bear arms
Self-incrimination
Cruel and unusual punishment
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Which amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel in criminal cases?
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
The 1st Amendment protects the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. What does this mean?
You can sue the government if you are injured by a public official.
You can hold public meetings to discuss government policy.
You can ask the government to correct or improve an unfair situation.
You can vote out government officials who do not perform their duties.
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?
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
11th Amendment
12th Amendment
