The 27 Amendments Study Guide Exam
Questions with Solutions
1st amendment - -Guarantees and protects freedoms of religion, assembly,
press, petition, and speech.
- 2nd amendment - -Gives state militias the right to bear arms or keep
weapons.
- 3rd amendment - -Says that lodging for soldiers in private homes is only
permissible with the consent of the owner.
- 4th amendment - -Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and
requires a warrant if there is a probable cause or reason to believe that a
search will produce evidence of a crime.
- 5th amendment - -Outlines legal rights of people in criminal proceedings.
Before being brought to trial for a felony, a person must be charged with a
specific crime. Persons may not be tried twice for the same crime. A person
can not be forced to give testimony against himself in court. Persons
accused of a crime are entitled to due process - that is, a fair hearing or trail.
The government may not seize private property for public use without paying
the owner a fair market price.
- 6th amendment - -Protects the rights of people in criminal cases and
guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial. The accused must be told
the charges against him and must be allowed to have a lawyer.
- 7th amendment - -Preserves the right of trial by jury in civil cases or cases
involving parties contesting private matters.
- 8th amendment - -Forbids unreasonably high ball to be set by courts. Also,
punishment may not be cruel or unusual (such as torture).
- 9th amendment - -Provides that the people retain certain rights, even
though the Constitution does not specifically list them.
- 10th amendment - -Says that powers not given to the federal government
belong to the states. This amendment limits the power of the federal
government.
- 11th amendment - -Prohibits federal courts from hearing cases lodged
against a state by a citizen in another state (ratified February 7, 1795).
Questions with Solutions
1st amendment - -Guarantees and protects freedoms of religion, assembly,
press, petition, and speech.
- 2nd amendment - -Gives state militias the right to bear arms or keep
weapons.
- 3rd amendment - -Says that lodging for soldiers in private homes is only
permissible with the consent of the owner.
- 4th amendment - -Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and
requires a warrant if there is a probable cause or reason to believe that a
search will produce evidence of a crime.
- 5th amendment - -Outlines legal rights of people in criminal proceedings.
Before being brought to trial for a felony, a person must be charged with a
specific crime. Persons may not be tried twice for the same crime. A person
can not be forced to give testimony against himself in court. Persons
accused of a crime are entitled to due process - that is, a fair hearing or trail.
The government may not seize private property for public use without paying
the owner a fair market price.
- 6th amendment - -Protects the rights of people in criminal cases and
guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial. The accused must be told
the charges against him and must be allowed to have a lawyer.
- 7th amendment - -Preserves the right of trial by jury in civil cases or cases
involving parties contesting private matters.
- 8th amendment - -Forbids unreasonably high ball to be set by courts. Also,
punishment may not be cruel or unusual (such as torture).
- 9th amendment - -Provides that the people retain certain rights, even
though the Constitution does not specifically list them.
- 10th amendment - -Says that powers not given to the federal government
belong to the states. This amendment limits the power of the federal
government.
- 11th amendment - -Prohibits federal courts from hearing cases lodged
against a state by a citizen in another state (ratified February 7, 1795).
