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The Bill of Rights & other Amendments

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the first amendment protect ?

a)

Freedom of Speech & Press

b)

Freedom to petition the government

c)

Freedom of religion and assembly

d)

Freedom to bear arms

2.

What are the limits to the first amendment?

a)

Speak or write in a way that leads to criminal activity or efforts to overthrow the government

b)

Spreading LIES to harm the reputation of another at work or in the government

c)

Interfering with the rights of others

d)

Provoke a Riot

e)

Disturb your neighbors when campaigning

3.

What is a sum of money used as a security deposit when you’ve been arrested?

a)
Fine
b)
Penalty
c)
Bounty
d)
Bail
4.

What is the 2nd amendment?

a)
The 2nd Amendment abolishes the right to bear arms.
b)
The 2nd Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
c)
The 2nd Amendment grants the government the right to regulate arms.
d)
The 2nd Amendment is about freedom of speech.
5.

What is the 3rd amendment?

a)
The 3rd Amendment mandates the government to provide housing for soldiers.
b)
The 3rd Amendment grants the right to bear arms.
c)
The 3rd Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.
d)
The 3rd Amendment allows soldiers to live in private homes during wartime.
6.

Which amendment states no double jeopardy, no trial without an indictment by a grand jury, due process, right to remain silent, property rights=eminent domain?

a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Eighth Amendment
c)
Fourth Amendment
d)
Sixth Amendment
7.

What other amendment, besides the fifth, guarantees additional rights to those accused of crimes? 

a)

Sixth Amendment

b)

Eighth Amendment

c)

Fourth Amendment

d)

Second Amendment

8.

Name the additional rights included in the 6th Amendment.

a)

The right to a speedy trial

b)
The right to a public execution
c)

The right to an impartial jury

d)

The right to obtain witnesses and the right to legal counsel

e)

The right to be informed of the charges AND the right to confront witnesses

9.

What is the 4th amendment?

a)
The 4th Amendment allows for random searches without cause.
b)
The 4th Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
c)
The 4th Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
d)
The 4th Amendment pertains to the freedom of speech.
10.

What kind of cases does the seventh amendment deal with?

a)
Civil cases involving the right to a jury trial.
b)
Civil cases without a jury trial.
c)
Administrative cases involving the right to a jury trial.
d)
Criminal cases involving the right to a jury trial.
11.

Which amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment?

a)
Eighth Amendment
b)
Fifth Amendment
c)
First Amendment
d)
Fourteenth Amendment
12.


  1. In the tenth amendment it says that any POWERS not given to the national government in the Constitution are reserved for whom?

a)
International organizations
b)
The federal government
c)
Local municipalities
d)
The states or the people
13.

Which amendment claims that all RIGHTS not spelled out in the constitution are “retained by the people”?

a)
9th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
10th Amendment
d)
1st Amendment
14.

What is the 13th amendment?

a)
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
b)
The 13th Amendment allowed for the prohibition of alcohol.
c)
The 13th Amendment established the income tax.
d)
The 13th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
15.

What is the 14th amendment?

a)
The 14th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
b)
The 14th Amendment allows states to impose taxes on citizens.
c)
The 14th Amendment grants the right to vote to all citizens.
d)
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and ensures equal protection under the law.
16.

What is the 19th amendment?

a)
The 19th Amendment abolished slavery.
b)
The 19th Amendment established income tax.
c)
The 19th Amendment granted men the right to vote.
d)
The 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote.
17.

What is the 17th amendment?

a)
The 17th Amendment allows for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
b)
The 17th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
c)
The 17th Amendment established term limits for Senators.
d)
The 17th Amendment abolished the Electoral College.
18.

Which amendment made it illegal for a state to take away a person’s voting right based on color, race, or previous enslavement?

a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
19th Amendment
c)
24th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
19.

What did the 24th amendment end?

a)
The poll tax in federal elections.
b)
Mandatory voter registration for all citizens.
c)
Censorship of political speech.
d)
The voting age to 21 years.
20.

What is the 26th amendment?

a)
The 26th Amendment establishes a national voting holiday.
b)
The 26th Amendment allows 16-year-olds to vote.
c)
The 26th Amendment requires voter ID for all citizens.
d)
The 26th Amendment lowers the voting age to 18.
21.

Which amendment allowed for residents of Washington D.C to vote for president?

a)
21st Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
23rd Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
22.

What is the 22nd Amendment?

a)
The 22nd Amendment limits presidential terms to two.
b)
The 22nd Amendment requires a presidential candidate to be a natural-born citizen.
c)
The 22nd Amendment establishes a minimum age for the presidency.
d)
The 22nd Amendment allows unlimited presidential terms.
23.

Which amendment lays down the rules for who becomes president if the president dies or resigns?

a)
22nd Amendment
b)
1st Amendment
c)
10th Amendment
d)
25th Amendment

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