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  • The Bill of Rights make up the first ______________ amendments to the Constitution.
    12
    10
    5
    18
  • The First Amendment reflects which Principle of the Constitution?
    Separation of Powers
    Federalism
    Popular Sovereignty
    Limited Government
  • Which Principle? The government only has the powers given to it by the Constitution
    Popular Sovereignty
    Federalism
    Checks and Balances
    Limited Government
  • Amendment: Right to a fair and speedy trial
    1st
    3rd
    2nd
    6th
  • Which amendment protects our rights to own a gun to protect ourselves?
    Tenth Amendment
    Ninth Amendment
    First Amendment
    Second Amendment
  • Amendent: allows you the right to have a jury even in a civil case?
    2nd
    1st
    7th
    8th
  • Amendment: protects citizens from being tried for a serious crime without enough evidence?
    4th
    1st
    5th
    2nd
  • The Bill of Rights was ratified on December _______, _____________.
    4th, 1776
    15th, 1791
    10th, 1800
    18th, 1994
  • Amendment: Right to a grand jury
    6th
    8th
    1st
    5th
  • Amendment: The right NOT to have soldiers take over your house for food and shelter.
    1st
    5th
    7th
    3rd
  • Amendment: Right to know the charges against you
    8th
    1st
    6th
    5th
  • Which amendment stops government from forcing people to house and feed soldiers in their homes?
    Fourth Amendment
    Eighth Amendment
    Third Amendment
    First Amendment
  • Amendment: Freedom of Press
    1st
    2nd
    5th
    8th
  • Amendment: State's rights are protected by the _____ amendment (Federalism)
    Ninth
    Fifth
    Tenth
    Sixth
  • Amendment: Jack and his friends were sentenced to 20 years in prison for throwing eggs
    8th
    9th
    7th
    6th
  • Amendment: The police cannot fine me $1,000,000,000 for a speeding ticket
    Second Amendment
    Fifth Amendment
    Fourth Amendment
    Eighth Amendment
  • I went out wearing a shirt with a peace symbol, but a policeman said I had to take it off.
    4th Amendment - Freedom from illegal searches
    2nd Amendment - Right to own a gun
    1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech and Expression
    10th Amendment - States rights
  • Which Principle? Each branch has the ability to keep the other branches "in their lane"
    Popular Sovereignty
    Limited Government
    Checks and Balances
    Separation of Powers
  • Which amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, and freedom to assemble?
    Fourth Amendment
    First Amendment
    Second Amendment
    Third Amendment
  • Which amendment protects citizens from excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment?
    Second Amendment
    Eighth Amendment
    First Amendment
    Fourth Amendment
  • Amendment: The right to a speedy trial...
    10th
    6th
    2nd
    4th
  • Which Principle? Power lies with the People
    Federalism
    Limited Government
    Checks and Balances
    Popular Sovereignty
  • The First Amendment protects our right to freedom of ________________.
    Voting
    Gun Ownership
    Land Ownership
    Speech
  • Amendment: Right to bear arms
    4th
    6th
    5th
    2nd
  • Amendment: Prevents illegal search and seizure
    4th
    6th
    5th
    1st
  • Amendment: You don't have to give police permission to search your home/car because of the ____ amendment
    4th
    2nd
    1st
    8th
  • Which amendment says anything the Constitution doesn't control should be left up to the states?
    Second Amendment
    First Amendment
    Tenth Amendment
    Ninth Amendment
  • Amendment: The government cannot tell me what religion to follow because of the _______ amendment.
    1st
    9th
    2nd
    4th
  • Amendment: protects news media and allows them to report the truth to us.
    4th
    1st
    2nd
    3rd
  • Which Principle? Power is divided between federal and state governments?
    Federalism
    Limited Government
    Separation of Powers
    Popular Sovereignty
  • My band was told by the sheriff that we couldn't play our music because it was a bad influence.
    3rd Amendment - Quartering of soldiers
    1st Amendment - Freedom of speech and expression
    5th Amendment - right to a fair and legal trial
    8th Amendment - No cruel or unusual punishment
  • Amendment protects us from being forced to testify against ourselves or our wife/husband?
    5ht
    4th
    1st
    2nd
  • Which Amendment gives us the right to a lawyer and a speedy trial if accused of a crime?
    Tenth Amendment
    First Amendment
    Fourth Amendment
    Sixth Amendment
  • Amendment: Jackie and her friends want to have a peaceful protest in the park
    3rd
    10th
    1st
    8th
  • Amendment: Freedom of Speech
    2nd
    1st
    5th
    8th
  • Which amendment declares that people also have rights not mentioned in the Constitution?
    Fourth Amendment
    Tenth Amendment
    Ninth Amendment
    Eighth Amendment
  • Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
    6th
    8th
    4th
    5th
  • Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
    Fifth Amendment
    Sixth Amendment
    Fifth Amendment
    Fourth Amendment
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