Bill Of Rights

Question 1

What are Civil Liberties?

Answer 1

Constitutionally established guarantees and freedoms that protect citizens against arbitrary government interference.

Question 2

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments in the Constitution.

Question 3

What are Federalist?

Answer 3

A group that was in favor of a more powerful central government.

Question 4

What are Anti Federalist?

Answer 4

In favor of more power to the States.

Question 5

Why were the Bill of Rights put into the Constitution?

Answer 5

George Mason a (Delegate of Virginia) and other states wouldn’t ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights included. James Madison compromised and included the Bill of Rights after the states had ratified the Constitution. (1787)

Question 6

What did James Madison believe?

Answer 6

A free government by the people had no right to trample on Civil Liberties anyway. What’s the point in spelling it all out. If we start listing out specific rights there’s a chance we could miss something. Thus better not to specifically mention anything at all.

Question 7

Where did James Madison get inspiration for the Bill of Rights?

Answer 7

James Madison drew heavily from George Mason’s own work in the Virginia Declaration of Rights included in Virginia’s Constitution.

Question 8

What does the First Amendment help protect?

Answer 8

Protects Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.

Question 9

What does the 2nd Amendment help protect?

Answer 9

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

Question 10

What does the 3rd Amendment help protect?

Answer 10

Protects citizens from having soldiers quartered in their houses.

Question 11

What does the 4th Amendment help protect?

Answer 11

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures of personal property and effects.

Question 12

What does the 5th Amendment help protect?

Answer 12

The 5th Amendment deals with the rights of citizens when they are accused of crimes.

Question 13

What does the 6th Amendment help protect?

Answer 13

The 6th Amendment explains the process of when a person is accused of a crime. And explains the protections they’re entitled to.

Question 14

What does the 7th Amendment help protect?

Answer 14

The 7th Amendment guarantees the right to trial by a jury of your peers.

Question 15

What does the 8th Amendment help protect?

Answer 15

Protects cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail.

Question 16

What does the 9th Amendment help protect?

Answer 16

The 9th Amendment acknowledges if there are rights not mentioned, their exclusion doesn’t mean such rights are not protected.

Question 17

What does the 10th Amendment help protect?

Answer 17

The 10th Amendment states that any powers not explicitly granted by the constitution to the Federal Government belong to the States

Question 18

What does the 14th Amendment help protect?

Answer 18

The 14th Amendment states that the Bill of Rights apply on the State level as well. Gave rights to all citizens born in the United States of America.

Question 19

What does the 15th Amendment help protect?

Answer 19

The 15th Amendment grants African Americans the right to vote.

Question 20

What does the 19th Amendment help protect?

Answer 20

The 19th Amendment grants Women the right to Vote.

Question 21

What does the 13th Amendment help protect?

Answer 21

The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery.