<p>Constitutional Amendment Take-Home Quiz</p><p>Answer the following questions using the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution and any current rulings regarding those amendments </p><p>1. Harry has been arrested for criticizing the mayor of Bumville. What amendment protects Harry’s right to do this? </p><p> a. 1st b. 2nd c. 4th d. 6th </p><p>2. What is NOT addressed by the 5th Amendment?</p><p> a. You cannot be charged with a felony unless indicted by a Grand Jury</p><p> b. You cannot be forced to testify against yourself</p><p> c. You must be given a speedy, fair trial</p><p> d. Your property cannot be taken for public use without fair compensation </p><p>3. Which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms?</p><p> a. 1st b. 2nd c. 7th d. 10th </p><p>4. The police want to search Bill’s car. They have secured a warrant from a judge. What amendment is being violated? </p><p> a. 3rd b. 4th c. 5th d. None</p><p>5. In court, the prosecutor asks you if you helped in a recent burglary. You refuse to answer. What amendment gives you this right? </p><p> a. 2nd b. 5th c. 6th d. 7th </p><p>6. Congress wants to establish a national curriculum. The Constitution does not specifically give it this power. What amendment decides who gets this power? </p><p> a. 7th b. 8th c. 9th d. 10th </p><p>7. OJ Simpson is on the Letterman Show and states that he did, indeed, kill his wife. What amendment prevents him from being put on trial again for murder?</p><p> a. 3rd b. 4th c. 5th d. 6th </p><p>8. The police have arrested you and you have not been told why. What amendment is being violated?</p><p> a. 4th b. 5th c. 6th d. 8th 9. You have been arrested. During your arraignment, the judge states you have the right to counsel. What amendment is he observing?</p><p> a. 4th b. 5th c. 6th d. 7th </p><p>10. You are being sued by your landlord for back rent. You both want a jury to decide. What amendment guarantees this right? </p><p> a. 3rd b. 5th c.7th d. 8th </p><p>11. What amendment guaranteed that any rights already enjoyed by the citizens of a state would not be infringed by the Bill of Rights?</p><p> a. 1st b. 5th c. 8th d. 9th </p><p>12. The police arrest you for shoplifting. They don’t take you to jail but instead take you to a field outside of town and execute you. What amendment has been violated?</p><p> a. 4th b. 5th c. 6th d. 9th </p><p>13. The police arrest you for shoplifting. You are given a trial and been found guilty. You are sentenced to death by beheading. What amendment is being violated?</p><p> a. 4th b. 6th c. 7th d. 8th </p><p>14. You are arrested for stealing candy from little kids on Halloween night. At your arraignment the judge sets your bail at one million dollars. What amendment is being violated?</p><p> a. 4th b. 5th c. 8th d. 9th </p><p>15. You are in a crowded airport and you yell “Bomb!” You are arrested. What amendment has been violated?</p><p> a. 1st b. 4th c. 6th d. None</p><p>16. The US Congress declares that America now has an official state religion called Luvtutaxya. What amendment has been violated?</p><p> a. 1st b. 5th c. 8th d. None</p><p>17. Fort Hood loses half its barracks space due to fire. The base commander asks private citizens to take soldiers into their homes. What amendment is being violated?</p><p> a. 2nd b. 3rd c. 10th d. None</p><p>18. A police officer has a warrant to search your car. After he searches your car he proceeds to search your house. Can he do this legally? </p><p> a. Yes b. No 19. The Federalists wrote their essays under what pen name?</p><p> a. Cato b. Publius c. Cincinnatus d. Roscoe</p><p>20. During time of war, a soldier is arrested for treason and held. He has not been indicted by a grand jury. What amendment is being violated?</p><p> a. 4th b. 5th c. 6th d. None</p>