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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights, why was the Bill of Rights considered necessary?
The Bill of Rights was needed to strengthen the power of the federal government.
The Bill of Rights was needed to prevent any states from ignoring federal authority.
The Bill of Rights was needed to ensure the power of Congress to pass and enforce laws.
The Bill of Rights was needed to protect the people against abuse of power by the government.
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights , who had to approve the Bill of Rights before it became law?
the President
The legislature of three-fourths of the states
the President and the Supreme Court
a strong majority of the general voting public
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following topics are covered in the Bill of Rights? Choose three options.
the rights of people charged with crimes
the freedom to worship as one chooses
the legal definition of the term citizen
the procedure for electing a President
the right to speak freely
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the most likely meaning of exercise in the following sentence?
If you participate in a peaceful protest, you exercise the right to have freedom of speech.
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ensure
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put into practice
- 5. Multiple Choice
In which of the following situations would one person most likely petition another?
Bill studies all weekend and tells his teacher he is ready to take a test.
Mike purchases his first car from the owner of a local car dealership.
Sarah and Megan compete for a spot on the high school track team.
Elena asks her boss for extra pay for the additional hours she worked.
- 6. Multiple Choice
If taking some action is prescribed by law, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of prescribed.
The law prohibits taking an action.
The law requires the action be taken.
The law offers an action as an option.
The law avoids suggesting a specific action.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Amendment 1:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and tot petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
To which of the following situation does this amendment most clearly apply?
A local government sets aside a day to celebrate citizens' contributions.
A college professor takes her computer home so she work over the weekend.
A group of people demonstrates against a law enacted by the city council.
A state court allows the government to take privately owned land to use for a new highway.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read this description of a situation, and then answer the question based on your understanding of the Bill of Rights.
During a routine traffic stop, the police checked the driver's license, and no ticket was issued. However, during the same stop, they took the passenger's cell phone without her permission and looked through her emails and text messages. A few days later, the passenger went to court to file a formal complaint.
Which of the passenger's rights may have been disregarded?
the right to due process
the right to freedom of speech
the right to freedom from an unjustified search
the right to be informed of the reason for an arrest.
- 9. Multiple Choice
During a routine traffic stop, the police checked the driver's license, and no ticket was issued. However, during the same stop, they took the passenger's cell phone without her permission and looked through her emails and text messages. A few days later, the passenger went to court to file a formal complaint.
Which statement from the Bill of Rights supports rights from the above situation?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated... Amendment IV
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury... Amendment V
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right... to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. (Amendment VI)
Excessive bail shall not be required , or excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. (Amendment VIII)
- 10. Multiple Choice
Amendment IX:
The enumeration in the Constitution, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
What is the most likely reason this amendment was included in the Bill of Rights?
Congress understood that people did not want a strong federal government.
Congress was aware that some important rights may have been overlooked.
Congress knew that only a few rights needed to be guaranteed in a democracy.
Congress worried that too many guaranteed rights would weaken government.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Which of the following situations illustrates a violation of this amendment?
A driver who received a parking ticket is charged $5,000 and has her car confiscated by the court.
A protester is arrested while demonstrating outside a business and must stand trial for breaking the peace.
A person is declared innocent of a crime by a jury but later is rearrested and tried again for the same crime.
A person who is convicted of vandalism is given the choice or working at a hoemless shelter for 60 hours or going to jail.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following rights is protected by the Bill of Rights?
A person who reaches the age of eighteen has the right to vote in all federal elections.
A person who applies for a job cannot be turned down because of his or her race or religion.
A person who is at least thirty years old and a United states citizen can serve in the U.S. Senate.
A person who is arrested for a crime has a right to know what crime he or she as been charged with.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one of the purposes of the Preamble to the Constitution?
to summarize each of the main ideas presented in the Constitution
to state the specific rights and freedoms that the Constitution protects
to describe the process by which the Constitution was written and approved
to explain the the Constitution was established by the people of the United States
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does enumeration help make the Bill of Rights easier to understand?
It shows which rights are most important so that readers can see which rights are essential and which are less valuable.
It organizes the document into ten separate rights so that readers can more quickly understand and refer to them.
It explains why certain rights are important so that readers know why they are guaranteed in the Constitution.
It provides labels for each of the rights so that readers can quickly find the one that applies to their situation.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the practical purpose of the headings used in the Bill of Rights?
They provide an example of how each right might apply.
They remind people what each right specifically guarantees.
They provide a way for people to quickly refer to a specific set of rights.
They tell which are individual rights and which are reserved for the states.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The word right has multiple meanings. One meaning is "something to which one is morally or legally entitled." In which of the following sentences does right have this meaning?
The post office is right across from the town hall.
He had a right to vote for the candidate he believed in.
They were right about the date and time of the concert.
Go straight at the STOP sign and the turn right onto Broadway.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence and think about how the word subject is used.
The subject for today's discussion is the history of fingerprinting.
The word subject has multiple meanings. Which definition applies to the word as it is used int he sentence?
an object or scene represented in a work of art
the topic or them of a conversation or research
a person who is under the authority or control of another
a specific area of knowledge learned and practiced by a professional.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence and think about the missing punctuation.
Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey and Georgia were the first states to ratify the Constitution.
Which sentence shows the correct placement of commas?
Delaware Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Georgia, were the first states to ratify the Constitution.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia, were the first to ratify the Constitution.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia were the first states to ratify the Constitution.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey , and Georgia, were the first states, to ratify the Constitution.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of parallel structure?
No male, nor no female, nor child and nor animal shall be unprotected by the law.
No male, nor any female, nor child , or nor animal shall be unprotected by the law.
No male, nor female, nor child, nor animal shall be unprotected by the law.
No male, nor a female, nor a child, nor an animal, shall be unprotected by the law.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of the serial comma?
People wanted to guard against foreign intervention provide economic security create a more efficient national government and improve political unity for the nation.
People wanted to guard against foreign intervention, provide economic security, create a more efficient national government and, improve political unity for the nation.
People wanted to guard against foreign intervention, provide economic security, create a more efficient national government, and improve political unity for the nation.
People wanted to guard against foreign intervention, provide economic security, create a more efficient national government, and improve political unity, for the nation.
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