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Chapter 10
Bill of Rights
Study Guide and Answers
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1. What does the Bill of Rights do?
The Bill of Rights lists our basic rights.
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2. Who is the person mainly responsible for the
Bill of Rights?
James Madison is the person mainlyresponsible for the Bill of Rights.
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3. The Bill of Rights is part of which document?
The Bill of Rights is part of the United States
Constitution.
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4. Whose job is it to protect our rights listed in
the bill of rights?
It is the job of the federal courts (judicialbranch) to protect our rights.
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5. What are the five rights listed in the first amendment?
Freedom of speech: includes symbolic speech; does not includespeech that could endanger the public safety.
Religion: Right to believe whatever you want, but you cant do
whatever you want in the name of religion (cant break the law). Press: The free flow of information and ideas; cant print lies or
information that could be helpful to an enemy in wartime.
Assembly: Use public property for meetings and demonstrations(i.e. parades, protests, political rallies). Must be done legally andpeaceably.
Right to petition: Means you can appeal to the government if youreunhappy about something or some policy.
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6. Give one example of speech NOTprotected
under the first amendment.
An example of speech not protected underthe first amendment would be crying fire in
a crowded movie theater (anything that could
potentially endanger the public safety).
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7. What does the second amendment give us
the right to?
The second amendment gives us the right tobear arms.
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9. What does the fourth amendment protect us
from?
The fourth amendment protects us from
unreasonable search and seizure.
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10. What is needed in order to search or seize
property?
A warrant is needed, which must be issued bya judge, in order to search and seize property.
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11. What five rights are we guaranteed under the FifthAmendment?
Right to a grand jury: determines whether or not thegovernment has enough evidence to bring someone to
trial. Double jeopardy: Once a person has been found not guilty,
he cannot be tried again for the same crime.
Self incrimination: A person has the right to remain silent;he does not have to testify against himself.
Due process: The government must follow a clear set ofrules (a process) as it carries out the law.
Just compensation: If the government has to takesomeones land, they will offer a fair price.
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12. What is the right stated in the Miranda
Warning?
The main right stated in the Miranda
Warning is the right to remain silent.
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13. What are the four rights stated under the
sixth amendment?
Right to a speedy and public trial, and animpartial jury.
Right to a jury of people that live in the
defendants area (jury of your peers).
To hear and question all witnesses
Right to an attorney
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14. As stated in the seventh amendment, we
have the right to which type of trial
depending on how much money a person is
being sued for? What can a judge NOTdo?
Under the seventh amendment, we have the
right to a jury trial depending on how much
money is at stake in a civil trial. A judge
cannot overturn a decision made by a jury.
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15. What are the four things that are prohibited
under the eighth amendment?
The four things that are prohibited (or not
allowed) under the eighth amendment are:
excessive fines, excessive bail, cruel and
unusual punishments, and poor prison
conditions.
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16. Under the ninth amendment, rights not
listed in the Bill of Rights belong to whom?
According to the ninth amendment, rights notlisted in the Bill of Rights belong to the people.
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17. The tenth amendment states that powers
not given to the national government are
reserved for whom?
According to the tenth amendment, powers
not specifically given to the national
government are reserved for the people and
the states.
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18. What is meant by the term double
jeopardy?
The term double
Jeopardy refers to a person
being retriedfor a crime in which he has
already been acquitted, or found not guilty.
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19. What does it mean to be indicted by a
grand jury?
To be indicted by a grand jury means that a
person will be going to trial and will retain all
of the rights listed in the fifth, sixth, seventh,
and eighth amendments.