Understanding the Bill of Rights

What does the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protect?

• The right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• The right to a speedy trial

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which right is guaranteed by the Second Amendment?

• The right to a fair trial

• The right to bear arms

• The right to free speech

• The right to privacy

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Explain how the Fourth Amendment protects citizens from government actions.

• It allows the government to search homes without a warrant.

• It requires a warrant for searches and seizures, ensuring privacy.

• It permits the government to seize property without compensation.

• It allows for the quartering of soldiers in private homes.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Describe a scenario where the Fifth Amendment might be invoked.

• A person is asked to testify against themselves in court.

• A person is denied the right to bear arms.

• A person is forced to house soldiers during peacetime.

• A person is prevented from speaking freely in public.

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What issue does the Eighth Amendment address?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Protection against cruel and unusual punishment

• Right to a jury trial

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Analyze how the Tenth Amendment limits the power of the federal government.

• It grants all powers to the federal government.

• It reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.

• It allows the federal government to override state laws.

• It gives the federal government the power to tax state governments.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

The Third Amendment prohibits (a)  

• Unreasonable searches and seizures
• Quartering of soldiers
• Cruel and unusual punishment
• Self-incrimination

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How does the Sixth Amendment ensure a fair trial?

• By allowing secret trials

• By guaranteeing a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

• By permitting the use of torture to obtain confessions

• By denying the right to legal counsel

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The significance of the Ninth Amendment in the context of individual rights is that it (a)   the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny other rights retained by the people.

• It limits the rights of individuals
• It ensures that the enumeration of
• It grants the government unlimited
• It allows for the establishment of

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Match the following rights with their corresponding amendments.

• Protected by the Fourth Amendment

• The right to be free from unreasonable searches

• Protected by the Third Amendment

• The right to bear arms

• Protected by the Sixth Amendment

• The right to a public trial

• Protected by the Second Amendment

• The right to not quarter soldiers

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