1. The 1st ten amendments to the Constitution are called what? The Bill of Rights 2. Name one political leader who did believe in the Bill of Rights? Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, or Patrick Henry 3. What year was independence declared from England? 1776 4. What did the anti-federalists believe? The Constitution gave to much power to the Federal Government 5. Who wrote most of the Bill of Rights? James Madison 6. What is the 1st Amendment about? Freedom of Religion, speech and press 7. What are some of the safeguards of the 1st amendment? Congress can’t establish a national religion, prohibits gov’t from stopping freedom of speech and press 8. What does the 1st Amendment not protect in the Supreme Court? Dangerous or harmful acts, acts of terrorism, threats to national security 9. What is the third freedom guaranteed by the 1st amendment and what is an example? Right to assemble/petition the gov’t: ex: Martin Luther King 10. What right does the 2nd Amendment protect? The right to bear arms 11. What was the 2nd Amendment used for more the state or the individual? State 12. What is the exception to the 3rd Amendment? If ordered by a court 13. The 4th Amendment deals with unreasonable search and seizures and what is needed to get around it? Search warrant and probable cause
14. When can police search your things? When it is reasonable
15. If evidence is seized illegally what happens to it? It is excluded from use 16. What does the 5th Amendment provide for an individual? Except during what time? Right to a trial (grand jury), except in time of war 17. What is Double Jeopardy? Can not be tried twice for same crime 18. What is the third additional concept added to the 5th Amendment? A person can not be deprived of life, liberty or property with out due process of law, imprisoned with out trial 19. What is the average time from filing to trial in Federal Court? 2 years 20. What does the 6th Amendment protect when an individual goes to trial? Speedy trial and fair trial 21. What famous court case brought about that police must inform you of your rights? The Miranda case 22. What is the 7th Amendment? Right to a jury in Federal civil and criminal cases 23. The 8th Amendment protects an individual from excess what? Bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment 24. What is an example of cruel and unusual punishment? Rack and screw, water torture, or if punishment doesn’t fit crime 25. Is the death penalty as punishment itself found unconstitutional? No 26. What have courts included in the 9th Amendment? A person’s right to privacy and right to take part in political activities 27. The Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee us what? Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness 28. How many more Amendments were passed after the Bill of Rights? 17 29. What are the Civil War Amendments? 13,14, 15
30. What Amendment put an end to slavery? 13th 31. What is the most important part of the 14th Amendment? States will not take away from individual’s freedom 32. What Amendment gives the right to vote to all men regardless of race or color? 15th amendment 33. What Amendment gives the Government the right to tax? 16th amendment 34. What Amendment gave women the right to vote? 19th amendment
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ReplyDeleteBill of Rights
1. The 1st ten amendments to the Constitution are called what?
The Bill of Rights
2. Name one political leader who did believe in the Bill of Rights?
Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, or Patrick Henry
3. What year was independence declared from England?
1776
4. What did the anti-federalists believe?
The Constitution gave to much power to the Federal Government
5. Who wrote most of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
6. What is the 1st Amendment about?
Freedom of Religion, speech and press
7. What are some of the safeguards of the 1st amendment?
Congress can’t establish a national religion, prohibits gov’t from stopping freedom of speech and press
8. What does the 1st Amendment not protect in the Supreme Court?
Dangerous or harmful acts, acts of terrorism, threats to national security
9. What is the third freedom guaranteed by the 1st amendment and what is an example?
Right to assemble/petition the gov’t: ex: Martin Luther King
10. What right does the 2nd Amendment protect?
The right to bear arms
11. What was the 2nd Amendment used for more the state or the individual?
State
12. What is the exception to the 3rd Amendment?
If ordered by a court
13. The 4th Amendment deals with unreasonable search and seizures and what is needed to get around it? Search warrant and probable cause
14. When can police search your things? When it is reasonable
15. If evidence is seized illegally what happens to it?
It is excluded from use
16. What does the 5th Amendment provide for an individual? Except during what time?
Right to a trial (grand jury), except in time of war
17. What is Double Jeopardy?
Can not be tried twice for same crime
18. What is the third additional concept added to the 5th Amendment?
A person can not be deprived of life, liberty or property with out due process of law, imprisoned with out trial
19. What is the average time from filing to trial in Federal Court?
2 years
20. What does the 6th Amendment protect when an individual goes to trial?
Speedy trial and fair trial
21. What famous court case brought about that police must inform you of your rights?
The Miranda case
22. What is the 7th Amendment?
Right to a jury in Federal civil and criminal cases
23. The 8th Amendment protects an individual from excess what?
Bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
24. What is an example of cruel and unusual punishment?
Rack and screw, water torture, or if punishment doesn’t fit crime
25. Is the death penalty as punishment itself found unconstitutional?
No
26. What have courts included in the 9th Amendment?
A person’s right to privacy and right to take part in political activities
27. The Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee us what?
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness
28. How many more Amendments were passed after the Bill of Rights?
17
29. What are the Civil War Amendments? 13,14, 15
30. What Amendment put an end to slavery?
13th
31. What is the most important part of the 14th Amendment?
States will not take away from individual’s freedom
32. What Amendment gives the right to vote to all men regardless of race or color?
15th amendment
33. What Amendment gives the Government the right to tax?
16th amendment
34. What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment