Test your knowledge of the Bill of Rights.
How many of these Jr. High quick quiz questions can you answer?
1. Congress cannot prohibit the free exercise of _____________.
2. Who cannot be quartered in your home without your permission? ___________
3. As an American, you have the right to keep and bear_______.
4. The police cannot search your house without having probable cause and must have this piece of paper called a ___________.
5. You cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or ___________ without Due Process of Law.
6. If you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a speedy and public _______________.
7. If you are put on trial, you have the right to a trial by _____________.
8. If you are arrested, you cannot be charged excessive __________, nor excessive fines imposed on you, nor can authorities do cruel and unusual punishment to you.
9. The Constitution spells out (or enumerates) certain ____________ that you have.
10. Powers that the Constitution does NOT give to the federal government are reserved to the states and to the _______________.
It is always helpful to review our founding documents and occasionally test our knowledge. Did you learn anything new? Only a few of my Jr. High school students knew what a warrant, trial, jury, or bail was. One student who was quite proficient in these terms said he was a regular viewer of Court TV.
Some of our fellow participants here at Common Sense Civics and Citizenship are in the law profession. They receive an automatic “A”. The rest of us must answer at least 8 questions correctly to pass the quiz.
Answers:
- Religion
- Soldiers
- Arms
- Warrant
- Property
- Trial
- Jury
- Bail
- Rights
- People
So, how did you do?
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