The Bill of Rights Study Guide

What does "due process" mean?

• Citizens know when their taxes are due.

• U.S. citizens have protections when they are accused of a crime.

• Establish the judicial branch of governement.

Why is the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights so important?

• It is the first one they came up with.

• It lets citizens know they are important.

• It protects our Freedoms of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly.

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False

Because the Constitutional Convention delegates wanted to protect individual rights, what did they insist on adding to the U.S. Constitution?

• the Preamble

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

"Laws apply to everyone equally."

• rule of law

• rule of thumb

• rule of the U.S. Constitution

Choose all that describe the Declaration of Independence (2 answers).

• announced the colonists' decision to break from King George III

• made up the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• listed the colonies' grievances against Great Britain

Choose all that describe the Articles of Confederation (2 answers).

• established a process for changing the government

• created a weak government with no president and a one-house Congress

• established the first national government uniting the American colonies

Choose all that describe the U.S. Constitution (2 answers).

• the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• established a process for changing the government

• established a strong national government with a president and a two-house Congress

Choose all that describe the Bill of Rights (2 answers).

• made up of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• protects individual rights such as Freedoms of speech and religion

• announced colonists' decision to break from King George III

People have other rights that are not included in the Bill of Rights or the U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False