The Bill of Rights
Chapter 15 Social Studies Test
New Words
Select the term or terms to fill in
the blanks using key terms from
the chapter.
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1. Changes to the Constitution are called
__________.
liberties/freedoms
B. Bill of Rights
C. amendments
D. rights of the accused
A.
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2. The first 10 amendments to the U.S.
Constitution are known as the __________.
liberties/freedoms
B. Bill of Rights
C. amendments
D. rights of the accused
A.
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3. The Bill of Rights protects the rights and
__________ of American citizens, such as
freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
liberties/freedoms
B. Bill of Rights
C. amendments
D. rights of the accused
A.
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4. The Bill of Rights ensures that people suspected
of crimes have basic rights, such as the right to
a lawyer. These are known as the __________.
liberties/freedoms
B. Bill of Rights
C. amendments
D. rights of the accused
A.
Just the Facts
Part 1
For each statement, choose the
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, or 8th
amendment.
Just the Facts
5. This amendment protects citizens against cruel
and unusual punishment when they break the
law.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
6. This amendment protects people’s right to own
certain kinds of guns.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
7. This amendment protects people from being put
on trial twice for the same crime (double
jeopardy). It also protects people from being
forced to be witnesses against themselves.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
8. This amendment protects the freedom of
speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
9. This amendment protects the right to a fair,
speedy, and public trial. It also protects the right
of people accused of a crime to have a lawyer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
10. This amendment protects citizens against
unreasonable search and seizure.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
Part 2
Each statement represents something the
U.S. government cannot legally do. For each
statement, select the amendment that
protects citizens from these government
actions.
Just the Facts
11. Police enter a citizen’s house without good
reason or permission from a judge. The police
search for evidence to try to solve a crime.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
12. A judge puts a person in jail for six years for
not stopping at a red light.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
13. A person accused of a crime cannot afford a
lawyer. She is forced to defend herself in court.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
14. A person accused of a crime is found “not
guilty” at his first trial. The government decides
to put him on trial again. At the second trial, he
is found “guilty” and is put in jail.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
15. The government closes a newspaper for
printing articles that criticize the president.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment
Just the Facts
16. The government confiscates (takes away) all
guns from citizens.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
1st amendment
2nd amendment
4th amendment
5th amendment
6th amendment
8th amendment