NES Subtest 1 History| 85 questions| with complete solutions

Amendment 1 correct answer: Freedom of (or from) religion; freedom of speech; freedom to assemble; freedom to petition the government. Amendment 2 correct answer: Right to bear arms. Amendment 3 correct answer: Freedom from quartering soldiers. Amendment 4 correct answer: Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures; warrants must only be issued upon probable cause, and shall be specific. Amendment 5 correct answer: Criminal indictments must be by grand jury; freedom from double jeopardy; freedom from testifying against oneself; right to due process; right of just compensation for takings. Amendment 6 correct answer: Right to speedy trial; right to impartial jury; right to be informed of the charges upon which the accused is held; right to face accusers; right to produce witnesses for the accused; right to legal counsel. Amendment 7 correct answer: Right to jury trial in civil cases. Amendment 8 correct answer: Freedom from excessive bail or fines; freedom from cruel or unusual punishment. Judicial correct answer: the power to interpret laws and settle disputes Executive correct answer: the power to administer the law Legislative correct answer: the power to create laws Monarchy correct answer: A government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a king or queen (sometimes an emperor) who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right Oligarchy correct answer: A government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth or power Dictatorship correct answer: A form of government in which a single ruler wields absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws)