A school newspaper prints an article criticizing a new town rule. Town officials want to stop the paper from printing it, but they cannot. Which amendment protects the newspaper?

Before officers may search a family's house, they must get a warrant from a judge that names the place to be searched and the things to be seized. Which amendment sets that rule?

A group of neighbors gathers peacefully in a public park to ask the city council to change a rule. Which First Amendment freedom protects their peaceful gathering?

The Bill of Rights lists protections the national government may not take away, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to a jury trial. How many amendments make up that list?

Before the Bill of Rights could become part of the Constitution, enough states had to formally approve it. What is this formal approval process called?

Anti-Federalists argued that the new Constitution did not clearly guarantee people's rights. Why was the Bill of Rights added?

In 1789, one member of the First Congress wrote and introduced the proposed amendments that became the Bill of Rights. Who introduced them?

The Bill of Rights sets limits on what the national government may do to people.

In peacetime, the government may not make a family house soldiers in their own home without the owner's consent. Which amendment states that protection?

One amendment bars punishments that are cruel and unusual and bars bail and fines that are excessive. Which amendment is that?

A person accused of a crime must be told the charges, may have a lawyer, and must get a speedy public trial by an impartial jury. Which amendment guarantees those protections?

One amendment says that powers the Constitution does not give to the national government are kept by the states or by the people. Which amendment is that?

A person on trial cannot be forced to be a witness against himself, and the government must follow due process of law before taking a person's liberty or property. Which amendment covers this?

One amendment says the rights written down in the Constitution are not the only rights the people keep. Which amendment says that?

Congress may not set up an official church for the whole nation, and people may worship as they choose or not at all. Which First Amendment freedom is that?

Which document added written protections such as freedom of speech and the right to a jury trial to the United States Constitution?

Students sign a letter asking the city council to repair a broken playground and mail it to the council. Which First Amendment right are they using?

The Bill of Rights was already part of the Constitution when the delegates signed it in 1787.

Two neighbors go to court over a disagreement about money, and a jury hears the case. Which amendment protects a jury trial in that kind of civil case?

One amendment mentions a well regulated militia and the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Which amendment is that?

The Bill of Rights is made up of amendments to the Constitution. What is an amendment?

Which freedom is protected by the First Amendment?

True or False: The Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution in 1791.

A jury finds a person not guilty of a crime. The government cannot put that person on trial again for the same crime. Which amendment protects this?