Question 1

What year was the Fourteenth Amendment ratified?

Accepted Answer

c) 1868

Question 2

_____________________ wished the Constitution \"had been prefaced with a bill of rights.\"

Accepted Answer

c) George Mason

Question 3

The Eighteeth Amendment encouraged the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States, but imposed a sales tax.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What part of the Constitution was not defined until after the Convention?

Accepted Answer

b) the Bill of Rights

Question 5

What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?

Accepted Answer

a) 1865

Question 6

Which three Amendments were added to the Constitution after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

a) 13th, 14tth, and 15th

Question 7

Using your knowledge of how amendments are added to the United States Constitution, write an essay in which you propose either that the process for adding amendments should be simplified or that the process should remain as it is now. Remember to support your arguments with facts and logical reasoning.

Accepted Answer

I strongly believe that they should stay the same. I have a good reason too. My reason is that people don\'t like new. we have had this system for so long that it would be confusing to change it. also it would take time and money we don\'t have.

Question 8

The First Amendment safeguards the basic rights of children. It ensures their rights to a quality education.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bails, fines and

Accepted Answer

b) prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

Question 10

The Sixth Amendment ensures the right to a

Accepted Answer

d) Fair Trial

Question 11

Women were granted the right to vote by the

Accepted Answer

c) Nineteenth Amendment.

Question 12

The first ten amendments of the Constitution are collectively referred to as______________________.

Accepted Answer

a) the Bill of Rights

Question 13

What part of the Constitution abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

d) the Thirteenth Amendment

Question 14

The Tenth Amendment ensures that any rights not delegated to the Federal Government are retained by the States and the people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Slavery was officially abolished with the passage of the Twelfth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

A Constitutional amendment can be initiated through a national convention called by _____________ at the request of two thirds of the state legislatures.

Accepted Answer

b) Congress

Question 17

to give evidence against others or oneself

Accepted Answer

incrimination

Question 18

Unlike other amendments, the Twenty-First Amendment was ratified

Accepted Answer

b) by approval from special conventions in three-fourths of the states.

Question 19

The Fifth Amendment protects a person from

Accepted Answer

b) self-incrimination.

Question 20

In a movie, you hear an actor say, \"I choose to remain silent.\" This is also known as pleading the __________, a reference to the amendment that gives a person the right to remain silent.

Accepted Answer

b) Fifth

Question 21

Because British troops stayed in people\'s homes against their will during the American Revolution, the Bill of Rights denies soldiers the right to __________ in private residences without permission of the owner.

Accepted Answer

b) quarter

Question 22

Describe the rights of any criminal accused of a crime as it is defined in the Fifth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

to not self-incriminate

Question 23

Which of the following is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

b) the right to a fair trial

Question 24

Which of the following amendments address crime and punishment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

c) i, ii, iii, and iv only

Question 25

The First Amendment of the Constitution is one of the most important parts of the Bill of Rights. What specific rights does this amendment guarantee to every American citizen?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly

Question 26

A criminal complains that he has been given a sentence that is far too severe for the crime he has committed. His lawyer argues that this goes against his rights as defined by the Bill of Rights. Which amendment would the criminal\'s lawyer use to prove that his client\'s rights were violated, and how would he use it?

Accepted Answer

the eighth amendment

Question 27

The Sixth Amendment guarantees that no one will ever face \"double jeopardy.\" What is double jeopardy?

Accepted Answer

c) when a criminal faces trial for the same crime twice

Question 28

Analyze how two court casesâEngel v. Vitale (1962) and West Virginia Board of Education V. Barnette (1943)âconfirmed the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.

Accepted Answer

The ruling affirmed that, in the United States, church and state were separate.

Question 29

The Ninth Amendment of the Constitution is below. What is the main purpose of this amendment, and why is it so general?

Accepted Answer

to protect the rights of the people, it is to open-ended

Question 30

The First Amendment right to freedom of religion was central in deciding the outcome to which of the following trials?

Accepted Answer

A) Engel v. Vitale

Question 31

The amount of money that is required for an accused person to await their trial outside of a prison cell is called __________. If a person can\'t make __________, they must await their trial in jail. (Note: The same word answers both blanks.)

Accepted Answer

A) bail

Question 32

One of the original purposes of the Bill of Rights was to restrict the power of government over the lives of individuals.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The Second Amendment reads as follows: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Which of the following BEST represents the meaning of the underlined word? (infringed)

Accepted Answer

B) broken

Question 34

People who believe the death penalty is unconstitutional are most likely to cite which amendment in the Bill of Rights to support their case?

Accepted Answer

C) Eighth

Question 35

The right to petition and assemble against the government is guaranteed by the First Amendment. Which of the following is NOT included in this right?

Accepted Answer

D) the right to assemble at military bases or prisons

Question 36

Which amendment was introduced to prevent anyone from assuming that the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights are the only protected rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Ninth

Question 37

As it relates to the Fourth Amendment, the legal term that means that there is good reason to believe that a location contains evidence and that a search warrant should be issued is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

B) probable cause

Question 38

Which amendment causes the most friction between gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association?

Accepted Answer

D) Second Amendment

Question 39

A high school student refuses to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of the school day. A teacher screams at the student and says that the student is legally required to say the Pledge of Allegiance. The student claims that the Bill of Rights says that he/she does not have to. Which amendment would he/she cite to prove this point?

Accepted Answer

A) First

Question 40

The Arizona state constitution is far more detailed because it must also address local issues.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Which has the more detailed constitution?

Accepted Answer

a) state governments

Question 42

The local governments are responsible for providing public education to its residents.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Approximately how many elected officials are there in the United States?

Accepted Answer

d) 500,000

Question 44

Describe some of the general differences between a State and the US constitution.

Accepted Answer

state is more detailed

Question 45

Describe how local government affects our daily life?

Accepted Answer

They don\'t let us do fun stuff.

Question 46

The states are responsible for creating legistlation that ensures the maintenance of the local infrastructure such as: garbage collection,. road, police and firefighters.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

The Bill of Rights\' sole purpose is to reduce the rights and freedom of it citizens.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 48

The Arizona state constitution is far more detailed than the United Stated constitution.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

Which of the following has the main responsibility for public education in the United States?

Accepted Answer

c) state government

Question 50

process by which citizens act directly to cause change

Accepted Answer

constitutional initiative

Question 51

The local goverments are responsible for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

d) All of the above

Question 52

All forms of government in the United States must comply with___________________.

Accepted Answer

c) the federal constitution

Question 53

The ___________ is responsible for granting licenses to doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

Accepted Answer

b) state government

Question 54

Which of the following is NOT a state responsibility?

Accepted Answer

c) maintaining a military

Question 55

________________________________ is one of the state\'s main responsibilities to public education?

Accepted Answer

a) Setting general school standards

Question 56

Which of the following is most responsible for providing police and fire protection?

Accepted Answer

b) local government

Question 57

How do most state constitutions differ from the United States Constitution?

Accepted Answer

b) Most state constitutions are longer and more detailed.

Question 58

The State constitutions include three branches: Legistlative, Executive, and Judicial.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

_____________ governments are responsible for highway and park maintenance.

Accepted Answer

a) state

Question 60

In the United States, state and local governments have very little, if any power to create laws.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 61

A ___________________ is the process by which voters can put a bill directly before the legistlature.

Accepted Answer

b) constitutional initative

Question 62

On what service do local governments spend the most, and how does the state government\'s role in this service differ from the local government\'s role?

Accepted Answer

a) Education; state governments set standards for schools, but local governments run the schools.

Question 63

US citizens have the right to hold public office.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 64

Civic responsibility is not an important part of US citizenship.

Accepted Answer

false

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