Amendments four through eight deal with rights of
a) women.
b) slaves.
c) the accused.
d) personal expression.
2)
what is the purpose of the united states bill of rights?
a) to provide more power to the national government
b) to protect individual rights of the people
c) to grant powers to the states
d) to establish the rule of law
3)
the first amendment
a) is not part of the bill of rights.
b) does not specifically mention freedom of the press.
c) protects forms of expression, including freedom of the press.
d) protects freedoms relating to the spoken word, not the written word.
4)
"i am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. as that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. we might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."

--thomas jefferson, 1810
which constitutional principle is jefferson illustrating in this letter?
a) that federal powers always supercede state powers
b) that the constitution is based on the concept of popular sovereignty
c) that the constitution is a "living document" that can change when the need arises
d) that the constitution's separation of powers provides the most stable form of government
5)
"believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man & his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, i contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole american people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof", thus building a wall of separation between church & state."
- president thomas jefferson, 1802
in this passage, jefferson is referencing what amendment?
a) fifth
b) first
c) second
d) sixth
6)
what percentage of each house of congress must approve a proposed constitutional amendment for it to be considered for ratification?
a) 1
2

b) 2
3

c) 3
4

d) 4
5

7)
what percentage of each house of state legislatures must approve a proposed constitutional amendment for it to become law?
a) 1
2

b) 2
3

c) 3
4

d) 4
5

8)
which amendment prevents government from charging excessive bails or fines and from overseeing cruel and unusual punishment?
a) fifth
b) sixth
c) eighth
d) ninth
9)
the anti-federalists feared
a) a strong local government.
b) a strong state government.
c) that the people could become too powerful and disrupt the job of the government.
d) that the national government would become too powerful and limit personal rights.
10)
when writing the constitution, why did the founding fathers most likely allow for an amendment process?
a) they feared future leaders would void the entire document, so they allowed parts to be changed.
b) they believed if they did not allow amendments to be made, other countries would become more powerful.
c) they understood the constitution contained flaws that would need to changed as society changed and time passed.
d) they knew future lawmakers may not agree with the words of the constitution, so this allows it to be changed after every presidential election.