The Bill of Rights

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  1. The Bill of Rights is made up of amendments:

    2. Your answer:
    11-27
    1-27
    5-10
    1-10

  2. Which of these best describes the first amendment?

    3. Your answer:
    The rights given to those accused of a crime
    The right to bear arms
    The no quartering right
    The rights essential to free people

  3. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the first amendment?

    4. Your answer:
    freedom of speech
    freedom of press
    freedom of travel
    freedom of religion

  4. Which of the following statements is not true about our religious freedoms in the United States?

    5. Your answer:
    We have the right to worship any or no religion
    The President can establish a national church
    We have separation of church and state
    The government cannot favor one religion over another

  5. Which of the freedoms of the first amendment is best described as "the right to express your ideas and opinions and listen to those of others."

    6. Your answer:
    freedom of speech
    freedom of religion
    freedom of press
    freedom of assembly

  6. One limitation on free speech is that you may be sued in court for _____________, or knowingly making false statements that hurt another person's reputation.

    7. Your answer:
    bad mouthing
    slander
    libel
    defamation

  7. When you are free to express your thoughts and opinions in writing you are exercising which of the first amendment freedoms?

    8. Your answer:
    speech
    petiton
    press
    assembly

  8. If you knowlingly write or print a false statement about another person that damages their reputation you could be sued for:

    9. Your answer:
    false advertising
    slander
    defamation
    libel

  9. A person who writes to the President to stop our involvement in Iraq is exercising their freedom of:

    10. Your answer:
    press
    assembly
    religion
    petition

  10. One limit on our freedom of assembly, or our right to meet or gather with others to discuss problems and issues would be:

    11. Your answer:
    You may only discuss the positive aspects of our government
    Your meeting must remain peaceful
    You may not discuss your religious beliefs with those of another religion
    You may only meet during the day so that you are not disturbing the peace

  11. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the founding fathers included the second amendment, or our right to bear arms, in the Constitution?

    12. Your answer:
    So the states could be protected by a militia
    So that those volunteering for the militia would be armed
    So that the new government could be forcefully overthrown if necessary
    So that people could make a living making and selling guns

  12. The third amendment, or the no quartering right, was most likely added to the Constitution because of what the former colonists had experienced under the ______________ Acts.

    13. Your answer:
    Sugar
    Townshend
    Stamp
    Intolerable

  13. The fourth amendment protects us from:

    14. Your answer:
    Testifying against ourselves
    Getting caught commiting a crime
    Unreasonable searches and seizures
    The government seizing our private property

  14. In order to lawfully seize property from your home as evidence of a crime, the police must obtain a search warrant. All of the following except for ________________ need to be included in the warrant.

    15. Your answer:
    A judges signature
    The names of the police officers authorized to search
    A list of items to possibly be seized
    The address of the place to be searched

  15. The case of _________________, established the exclusionary rule. This means that any evidence seized from your property that was not listed on the search warrant is inadmissable in court.

    16. Your answer:
    Bethel School District vs. Frazier
    Texas vs. Johnson
    Mapp vs. Ohio
    New Jersey vs. TLO

  16. The case that established that schools only need a "reasonable suspicion" not a warrant obtained by "probable cause" to search a students belongings is called:

    17. Your answer:
    Tinker vs. Des Moines
    New Jersey vs. TLO
    Bethel School District vs. Frazier
    West Virginia vs. Barnette

  17. Which of the following is not one of the rights of the accused protected by the fifth amendment?

    18. Your answer:
    Protection against self incrimination
    Protection against double jeopardy
    The guarantee that you cannot have your life, liberty, or property taken away without due process of law
    The right to a lawyer

  18. According to the fifth amendment, a person accused of a crime must first be _______________, or formally accused.

    19. Your answer:
    Indicted
    Sentenced
    Tried
    Questioned

  19. The group that determines whether or not there is enough evidence to send someone to trial where they could be punished if found guilty is called:

    20. Your answer:
    The grand jury
    The petit jury
    The trial jury
    The hung jury

  20. According to the fifth amendment, the government also has the right of _________________. This means that they can seize your private property for public use if they give fair compensation.

    21. Your answer:
    Eminent Domain
    Suffrage
    Double jeopardy
    Due process

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