Civics Literacy Test Amendments
Questions With Correct Answers
1st Amendment Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Freedom of speech,
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press, assembly, religion, and petition
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details Freedom of Religion, the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of
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Expression in the Constitution. | | |
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right to bear arms
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details the right to keep a weapon and use it to protect themselves.
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3rd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-You don't have to quarter
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soldiers
|details relates to the early Quartering Act with a summary stating that
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soldiers cannot take, or live, in a person's house without permission of
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the owner.
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4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details that a person or their
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property cannot be searched the government unless they have a
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warrant for an arrest or search unless there is "probable cause" that a
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crime has been committed.
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, 5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details the need for "due
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process of the law" before punishing a person. protects you from being
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held for committing a crime unless you have been indicted correctly by
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the police
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6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-guarantees a citizen a speedy
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trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the
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chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a
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crime
7th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details trial by Jury in Civil
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Cases & the rights of those being sued. A jury trial is needed for civil
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cases
protects us from having our rights abused by the government. .
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8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details limitations on
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imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or any cruel and unusual
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punishments
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-states that the Constitutional
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Amendments does not include all of the rights of the people and the
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states(People have other rights besides the ones listed in the bill of
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rights).
Questions With Correct Answers
1st Amendment Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Freedom of speech,
| | | | | | | |
press, assembly, religion, and petition
| | | |
details Freedom of Religion, the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expression in the Constitution. | | |
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right to bear arms
| | | | | | |
details the right to keep a weapon and use it to protect themselves.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
3rd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-You don't have to quarter
| | | | | | | | |
soldiers
|details relates to the early Quartering Act with a summary stating that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
soldiers cannot take, or live, in a person's house without permission of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the owner.
|
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details that a person or their
| | | | | | | | | |
property cannot be searched the government unless they have a
| | | | | | | | | |
warrant for an arrest or search unless there is "probable cause" that a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
crime has been committed.
| | |
, 5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details the need for "due
| | | | | | | | |
process of the law" before punishing a person. protects you from being
| | | | | | | | | | | |
held for committing a crime unless you have been indicted correctly by
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the police
|
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-guarantees a citizen a speedy
| | | | | | | | |
trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
crime
7th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details trial by Jury in Civil
| | | | | | | | | |
Cases & the rights of those being sued. A jury trial is needed for civil
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cases
protects us from having our rights abused by the government. .
| | | | | | | | | |
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-details limitations on
| | | | | | |
imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or any cruel and unusual
| | | | | | | | | |
punishments
9th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-states that the Constitutional
| | | | | | | |
Amendments does not include all of the rights of the people and the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
states(People have other rights besides the ones listed in the bill of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
rights).
