Ratification and the Bill of Rights

Question 1

Probable cause protects people’s rights by making sure that

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private property is searched only when reasonable.

Question 2

Federalists believed in the separation of powers because they wanted

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the central government to avoid monarchy.

Question 3

Why does the First Amendment place limits on government power to restrict freedom of speech in the United States?

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to protect people and the country

Question 4

The First Amendment to the US Constitution mainly guarantees rights for

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all citizens.

Question 5

According to the Seventh Amendment, people who sue companies for not paying them are guaranteed

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trials by jury.

Question 6

Under the Eighth Amendment, a person charged with a crime

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does not have to pay excessive bail.

Question 7

What was the Federalists’ argument for not adding a separate bill of rights to the Constitution?

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It might be used later to limit rights that weren’t originally listed.

Question 8

The Fifth Amendment protects people from having to

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testify against themselves in court.

Question 9

Which of the following freedoms does the First Amendment include?

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the freedom of assembly and the freedom of religion

Question 10

According to the Fifth Amendment, people who are accused of a crime

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cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

Ratification and the Bill of Rights Answers