Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)

Question 0

Amendment 2

Answer 0

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

Question 1

Amendment 1

Answer 1

Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.

Question 2

Amendment 3

Answer 2

Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent during peacetime.

Question 3

Amendment 4

Answer 3

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.

Question 4

Amendment 5

Answer 4

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Question 5

Amendment 6

Answer 5

Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.

Question 6

Amendment 7

Answer 6

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.

Question 7

Amendment 8

Answer 7

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 8

Amendment 9

Answer 8

Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.

Question 9

Amendment 10

Answer 9

Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.