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LESSONȱ2—1ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ
representsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱ
ȱȱAnswersȱ
1.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱguaranteesȱU.S.ȱcitizensȱfreedomȱofȱspeech?ȱȱ 1.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱ(a)ȱFirst,ȱ(b)ȱFifth,ȱ(c)ȱTenthȱ
2.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱpreventsȱtheȱimposingȱofȱexcessiveȱbailȱȱ 2.ȱ______ ȱ
orȱfines?ȱ(a)ȱFourth,ȱ(b)ȱEighth,ȱ(c)ȱNinthȱ
3.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱgivesȱpowerȱtoȱtheȱstatesȱinȱareasȱnotȱcoveredȱȱ 3.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱbyȱtheȱConstitution?ȱ(a)ȱFifth,ȱ(b)ȱEighth,ȱ(c)ȱTenthȱ
4.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱstatesȱthatȱU.S.ȱcitizensȱmayȱkeepȱandȱȱ 4.ȱ______ ȱ
bearȱarms?ȱ(a)ȱFirst,ȱ(b)ȱSecond,ȱ(c)ȱFifthȱ
5.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱguaranteesȱtheȱrightȱtoȱaȱspeedyȱandȱȱ 5.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱpublicȱtrial?ȱ(a)ȱFifth,ȱ(b)ȱSixth,ȱ(c)ȱTenthȱ
6.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱprovidesȱforȱfreedomȱofȱtheȱpress?ȱ(a)ȱFirst,ȱȱ 6.ȱ______ ȱ
(b)ȱFifth,ȱ(c)ȱSixthȱ
7.ȱWhatȱareȱtheȱbenefitsȱentitledȱtoȱaȱpersonȱbyȱlaw?ȱ(a)ȱcivilȱrights,ȱȱ 7.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱ(b)ȱlegalȱduties,ȱ(c)ȱcivilȱandȱlegalȱrightsȱȱ
8.ȱWhatȱareȱtheȱpersonalȱandȱnaturalȱrightsȱguaranteedȱtoȱȱ 8.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱU.S.ȱcitizens?ȱ(a)ȱcivilȱrights,ȱ(b)ȱprivacyȱrights,ȱ(c)ȱlegalȱrightsȱ
9.ȱWhatȱareȱrightsȱthatȱareȱnotȱexplicitlyȱlistedȱinȱtheȱConstitutionȱȱ 9.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱbutȱareȱrecognizedȱbyȱcourts?ȱ(a)ȱcivilȱrights,ȱ(b)ȱdueȱprocessȱrights,ȱȱ
ȱ(c)ȱperipheralȱrightsȱ
10.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱabolishedȱslavery?ȱ(a)ȱEleventh,ȱ(b)ȱTwelfth,ȱȱ 10.ȱ______ ȱ
(c)ȱThirteenthȱ
11.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱgaveȱfreedȱslavesȱtheȱrightȱtoȱvote?ȱȱ 11.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱ(a)ȱThirteenth,ȱ(b)ȱFourteenth,ȱ(c)ȱFifteenthȱ
12.ȱWhichȱamendmentȱforbidsȱstatesȱtoȱdepriveȱanyȱpersonȱofȱȱ 12.ȱ______ ȱ
ȱlife,ȱliberty,ȱorȱpropertyȱwithoutȱdueȱprocessȱofȱlaw?ȱȱ
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