Braingle: 'The Bill of Rights' Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments added to the United States Constitution, which Thomas Jefferson described as, "What the people are entitled to against every government on Earth... and what no just government can refuse."

Quiz ID:	#31738
Fun:	(2.79)
Difficulty:	(1.61)
Category:	History > United States
Created By:	frenchfryguy123

#1 Which of the following is not protected by the First Amendment?

Freedom of the press
US citizens, regardless of race, can vote.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion

#2 Which of these does the Third Amendment protect?

No double jeopardy
Right to a speedy public trial
Soldiers, in time of peace, can't be quartered in a house without permission.
No excessive bail required

#3 Which of these amendments protects people from unreasonable search and seizure?

#4 The Fifth Amendment abolished slavery.

True
False

#5 Which of these amendments provides the right to meet peacefully in large groups?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Eighth Amendment

#6 The Seventh Amendment states that in suits of common law, the accused can have a jury as long as the value in controversy is greater than _________.

#7 Which of the following is described in the Eighth Amendment?

Congress's power to collect income tax
No excessive bail
Prohibition
Freedom to petition

#8 Imagine that a person is arguing that a commonly used cruel punishment violates the Eighth Amendment. According to the wording of the Eighth Amendment alone, is he or she correct in saying that peoples' right are violated by this punishment?

Yes
No

#9 Which of these amendments protects an accused person from double jeopardy, or twice being accused of the same crime?

Fifth Amendment
Third Amendment
Seventh Amendment
First Amendment

#10 The Tenth Amendment states that powers not described in the Constitution, and not forbidden by it, belong to the federal government, not to the states or the people.