Do you know your rights? Constitution Pre-Quiz Game Created by your Wonderful teacher. Created by...

Do you know your rights?

Constitution Pre-Quiz GameCreated by your Wonderful

teacher.

Created by Cris Higginbotham, copyright 2003

Instructions

This game is made up of two teams. The students are one team and your teacher is the other team.Each student will take a turn at the SmartBoard.You may not take any material with you to the Board, but you may rely on the help of classmates and they may use their copy of the Constitution.Be careful, your teacher may have recruited spies within the classroom to help her win the game!Write information on the SmartBoard as students supply you with evidence and then make your choice.If you get the question correct, your team gets a point, if you get it wrong, the teacher gets a point.

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Question 1

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Question 25Question 18Question 11

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Question 15 Question 22

Question #1

Does the Constitution give us our rights or does it just guarantee our rights?

The Constitution Gives us our rightsThe Constitution only guarantees our rights.

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The Constitution only guarantees our rights.

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Question #1

Sorry, you are wrong!

Go to correct answer

Question #2

Which Amendment gives us rights when we are accused of a crime?

The 3rd Amendment

The 5th Amendment

The 8th Amendment

List evidence here

The Fifth Amendment

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Protection for persons and their property

Question #2



Question #3

Which Amendment gives you the right to a speedy trial?

The Fourth AmendmentThe Fifth AmendmentThe Sixth Amendment

List evidence here

The Sixth Amendment

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Rights of persons accused of crime

Question #3



Question #4

Which amendment gives you the right of trial by jury in Civil Cases?

The Sixth AmendmentThe Seventh AmendmentThe Eighth Amendment

List evidence here

The Seventh Amendment

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Right of trial by jury in suits at common

law

Question #4



Question #5

Look at Amendment 17, 18, 20, and 21. Which one of these Amendments have been replaced?

The 17th Amendment

The 18th Amendment

The 20th Amendment

The 21st Amendment

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The 18th Amendment

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Prohibition of manufacture and sale

of liquor

Question #5



Question #6

Look at the 20th Amendment. If the President-elect dies, who becomes President at the beginning of the term for which he was elected?

The Vice-PresidentThe Secretary of StateThe Presidential candidate with the next highest votes

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The Vice-President

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20th Amendment of office of President, Vice-President;

Time Congress shall assemble.

Question #6



Question #7

The constitutional Convention met to Amend the Articles of Confederation, but chose to do away with them instead and write the Constitution. Only 11 of the 13 states agreed. Under the rules of Amendment of the Articles of Confederation, was this legal?

YesNo

List evidence here

No

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No, the Articles of Confederation require that 100% of the states agree to

amendments

Question #7



Question #8

Is the Constitution a living document?

YesNo

List evidence here

Yes

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The Constitution can be changed due to the

Amendment process

Question #8



Question #9

Check out the 12th Amendment. Who actually elects the President and Vice-President?

The people of the United StatesThe Electoral College

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The Electoral College

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Regulation of the Electoral College.

Question #9



Question #10

How many Senators do we have?

It varies due to population50 Senators100 Senators

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100 Senators

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Two for each state.

Question #10



Question #11

How many branches of government do we have?

TwoThreeFour

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3 Branches

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Legislative BranchJudicial Branch

Executive Branch

Question #11



Question #12

What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Articles of ConfederationThe Bill of RightsThe Constitutional Ten

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The Bill of Rights

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The first 10 Amendments to the

Constitution.

1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly

and petition

3. Quartering soldiers

2. Right to keep and bear

arms

5. Protection of persons

and property

10. Powers reserved to states

and people

4. Right of search and

seizure

7. Trial by jury

8. Excessive bail and

punishment

9. Constitution does not list all personal

rights

6. Right of person

accused of crime

Question #12



Question #13

Look at Article 3, Section 3, How many witnesses are required to convict someone of treason?

2 witnesses7 witnessesNo witnesses needed.

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2 witnesses

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No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of

two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Question #13



Question #14

What is the length of term of office for a President?

4 years6 years8 years

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4 years

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Article 2, Section 1 “He shall hold office

during the term of four years…”

Question #14



Question #15

What is the maximum number of terms to which a President may be elected?

2 terms4 termsUnlimited terms

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2 terms

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22nd Amendment: This was adopted in 1951 in response to

President Roosevelt’s 4 terms in office.

Question #15



Question #16

Which is the constitutional basis for free speech?

The First AmendmentThe Fifth AmendmentThe Ninth Amendment

List evidence here

The First Amendment

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Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; right of assembly

and petition

Question #16



Question #17

Which is the constitutional amendment that freed the slaves?

The 11th Amendment

The 13th Amendment

The 17th Amendment

List evidence here

The 13th Amendment

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Abolition of slavery

Question #17



Question #18

Which Amendment protects the voting rights of women?

The 17th Amendment

The 19th Amendment

The 21st Amendment

List evidence here

The 19th Amendment

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Suffrage rights granted to

women in 1919

Question #18



Question #19

This amendment outlawed a poll tax in national elections.

The 21st Amendment

The 23rd Amendment

The 24th Amendment

List evidence here

The 24th Amendment

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Barring poll tax in Federal elections.

Question #19



Question #20

This amendment made citizens of former slaves and protected their rights. This amendment was also meant to punish the Southern States for succeeding from the Union.

The 13th Amendment

The 14th Amendment

The 15th Amendment

List evidence here

The 14th Amendment

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Guarantee of protection to all

citizens

Question #20



Question #21

Which amendment repealed prohibition?

The 20th Amendment

The 21st Amendment

The 22nd Amendment

List evidence here

The 21st Amendment

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Repeal of Prohibition (the ban on alcohol)

Question #21



Question #22

Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?

The 23rd Amendment

The 24th Amendment

The 26th Amendment

List evidence here

The 26th Amendment

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Suffrage rights granted to persons age 18 and older

Question #22



Question #23

Which amendment says that “No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner…”?

The 2nd Amendment

The 3rd Amendment

The 8th Amendment

List evidence here

The 3rd Amendment

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Quartering soldiers

Question #23



Question #24

Which amendment protects us against excessive bail and punishment?

The 6th Amendment

The 8th Amendment

The 11th Amendment

List evidence here

The 8th Amendment

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Protection against excessive

bail and punishments

Question #24



Question #25

Which amendment gives powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the States?

The 5th Amendment

The 10th Amendment

The 16th Amendment

List evidence here

The 10th Amendment

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Powers reserved for the states and

the people

Question #25



Question #26

Which amendment regulates search and seizure?

The 4th AmendmentThe 7th AmendmentThe 13th Amendment

List evidence here

The 4th Amendment

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Regulation of right of search

and seizure

Question #26



Question #27

Which amendment was proposed as one of the original Bill of Rights in 1789, but was not ratified until 1992?


List evidence here

The 27th Amendment

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Change in compensation for Senators and

Representatives shall not take place until after an

election

Question #27



Question #28

Which amendment gives the Federal Government the right to levy taxes?


List evidence here

The 16th Amendment

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Question #28



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