Reading Comprehension - Bill of Rights Ducksters

1. What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?

• a. The Declaration of Independence

• b. The Emancipation Proclamation

• c. The Constitution

• d. The Gettysburg Address

• e. The Pledge of Allegiance

2. How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?

• a. Just the 1st

• b. 3

• c. 5

• d. The first 10

• e. All 27 amendments are included.

3. Which amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms?

• a. The second

• b. The third

• c. The fifth

• d. The tenth

• e. The first

4. Who wrote the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?

• a. John Adams

• b. James Madison

• c. George Washington

• d. Thomas Jefferson

• e. Abraham Lincoln

5. Which of the following describes the Bill of Rights?

• a. A document that insures the basic freedoms of the citizens of the United States.

• b. A document that limits the powers and controls of the government.

• c. A document that protects the freedom of religion and speech.

• d. All of the above.

• e. None of the above.

6. Which amendment guarantees citizens the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech?

• a. The first

• b. The second

• c. The fifth

• d. The ninth

• e. The tenth

7. What right does the fifth amendment protect?

• a. The right to bear arms

• b. Freedom of speech

• c. The right to legal representation

• d. Freedom of religion

• e. The right to choose not to testify against oneself

8. True or False: The ninth amendment states that 100% of the rights of the citizens are called out in the Constitution. That they have no rights beyond what the Constitution says.

• a. TRUE

• b. FALSE

9. According to the tenth amendment, who gets all of the powers that are not specifically called out in the Constitution?

• a. The President

• b. The people and the states

• c. The Congress

• d. The Supreme Court

• e. The government

10. What are some documents that the writers used to base the Bill of Rights off of?

• a. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Magna Carta

• b. The Articles of the Confederation, the Gettysburg Address, and the English Rights Law

• c. The Magna Carta, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights

• d. The Emancipation Proclamation, the Magna Carta, and the Articles of the Confederation

• e. The Constitution, the Articles of the Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence