Bill of Rights Quiz

Question 1

What is the 1st Amendment?

Answer 1

Protection of 5 rights

Question 2

What is the 2nd Amendment?

Answer 2

Right to bear arms

Question 3

What is the 3rd Amendment?

Answer 3

Quartering of troops

Question 4

What is the 4th Amendment?

Answer 4

Search and Seizure

Question 5

What is the 5th Amendment?

Answer 5

Criminal Proceedings and Eminent Domain

Question 6

What is the 6th Amendment?

Answer 6

Criminal Proceedings

Question 7

What is the 7th Amendment?

Answer 7

Civil cases right to trial

Question 8

What is the 8th Amendment?

Answer 8

Punishment of Crimes

Question 9

What is the 9th Amendment?

Answer 9

The Enumerated Rights

Question 10

What is the 10th Amendment?

Answer 10

Powers reserved for the states

Question 11

Which Amendment deals with freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?

Answer 11

The First Amendment

Question 12

Which Amendment deals with that no soldiers can be housed in your house?

Answer 12

The Third Amendment

Question 13

Which Amendment deals with that one must have a warrant and show “probable cause”?

Answer 13

The Fourth Amendment?

Question 14

What is probable cause?

Answer 14

Reasonable belief that a person has committed a crime

Question 15

Who wrote the first ten amendments?

Answer 15

James Madison

Question 16

Which Amendment requires a license, a federal background check , must have a permit for a concealed weapon and limits on automatic assault weapons?

Answer 16

The Second Amendment

Question 17

Which Amendment entails

1. The right to a grand jury
2. Protects the accused against “double jeopardy”
3. Protects against self-incrimination
4. Due Process- The government must respect all legal rights of its citizens
5. Eminent Domain- protects personal property- which allows for private property to be purchased for public use

Answer 17

The Fifth Amendment

Question 18

Which Amendment entails

1. The right to a speedy public trial
2. Right to an impartial *petite jury (12)- decides quilt or innocence
3. The accused must be informed of the crime and read their rights (Miranda Rights)
4. Right to witnesses
5. Right of an attorney (lawyer)

Answer 18

The Sixth Amendment

Question 19

Which Amendment
1. right to a jury in any dispute over $30
2. Bench Trial: When you wave the right to a jury and let a judge make the ruling
Civil Case: a dispute between two or more parties involving money (Lawsuits)
Criminal Case: a case in which a person is accused of committing a crime.

Answer 19

The Seventh Amendment

Question 20

Which Amendment

1. Protects against “cruel and unusual” punishment
2. est. Bail: a sum of money posted to guarantee you will appeal for your court date

Answer 20

The Eighth Amendment

Question 21

Which Amendment
Any power or right not specifically listed in the Constitution as belonging to the federal government belongs to the individual states or the American people themselves

Answer 21

The Tenth Amendment

Question 22

Which Amendment

Rights of the people are not limited to rights listed e Constitution (Privacy, travel, voting, etc)

Answer 22

The Ninth Amendment

Question 23

What are the bill of rights known as?

Answer 23

the Soul of the Constitution