Which is not included in the first amendment?
1. Freedom to assemble
2. Freedom of speech
3. Freedom of the press
4. Freedom to have weapons
What does the second amendment guarantee?
1. People have the right to form militias.
2. Militias are required.
3. People have the right to own weapons.
4. Only militias have the right to own weapons
The third amendment was most likely a strong reaction to...
1. the Revolutionary War.
2. the 1776 Quartering Act.
3. the confusion over various amendments.
4. the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Of these first ten, which amendment guarantees individuals that in the event they are charged with a crime, they will be given due process?
1. 4th
2. 5th
3. 6th
4. 7th
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Of these first ten, which guarantees individuals that their property cannot be searched or seized without a warrant supporting probable cause from a judge?
1. 1st
2. 4th
3. 5th
4. 9th
Based on the text from the fifth amendment, which of the following is the best defintion of probable cause?
1. A policy that governs whether a person is guilty or innocent
2. The idea that someone is probably guilty of a crime
3. A lack of evidence
4. Sufficient evidence for a warrant from a judge
The sixth amendment guarantees that those accused of a crime will have a(n) ___________________ to defend them
Which of the following amendments guarantees that those accused or convicted of a crime should not have cruel punishments imposed?
1. 8th
2. 7th
3. 9th
4. 10th
Which amendment guarantees that if a government takes away the property of an individual, fair compensation must be given (eminant domain)?
1. 7th
2. 9th
3. 5th
4. 3rd
Which amendment guarantees that those accused of a crime have a fair trial with an impartial jury?
1. 4th
2. 5th
3. 6th
4. 10th
In 1965, high school students from Des Moines, Iowa wore black arm bands in opposition to the Vietnam War. The school district prohibited them from wearing the arm bands, claiming they disrupted school. If you were an attorney for the students, which amendment would you claim was violated by the school district?
1. 4th
2. 3rd
3. 2nd
4. 1st
Those who oppose capital punishment for crimes (death penalty) would most likely claim it violates what amendment?
1. 4th
2. 8th
3. 10th
4. 7th
Which amendment guarantees that any power not given to the government within the Constitution, is granted to the states or the people?
1. 8th
2. 10th
3. 6th
4. 9th