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Which of the following is not part of the First Amendment?
a) Property
b) Religion
c) Speech
d) Press

The right to bear arms is the ______ Amendment.
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th

No quartering of soldiers is part of which amendment?
a) 4th
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 6th

Which amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures?
a) 8th
b) 10th
c) 7th
d) 4th

What term is associated with the 5th Amendment?
a) Due Process
b) Trial by Jury
c) Judicial Review
d) Religion

Which amendment guarantees a person a trial by jury and an attorney?
a) 5th
b) 6th
c) 7th
d) 8th

Which amendment also guarantees a person a fair trial that involves money?
a) 5th
b) 6th
c) 7th
d) 8th

No cruel or unusual punishment are part of what amendment?
a) 5th
b) 6th
c) 7th
d) 8th

Which amendment gives PEOPLE rights that are not listed in the Constitution?
a) 9th
b) 8th
c) 7th
d) 6th

Which amendment gives STATES powers not listed in the Constitution?
a) 11th
b) 10th
c) 9th
d) 8th

Which amendment required separate ballots for President and Vice President?
a) 10th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 13th

Which amendment freed the slaves?
a) 13th
b) 14th
c) 15th
d) 16th

Which amendment gave citizenship to all African Americans?
a) 13th
b) 14th
c) 15th
d) 16th

Which amendment gave all men the right to vote?
a) 13th
b) 14th
c) 15th
d) 16th

Which principle means that nobody is above the law?
a) Popular Sovereignty
b) Republicanism
c) Federalism
d) Limited Government

WE THE PEOPLE is associated with which principle?
a) Federalism
b) Popular Sovereignty
c) Checks and Balances
d) Individual Rights

The Bill of Rights is associated with which principle?
a) Checks and Balances
b) Limited Government
c) Individual Rights
d) Federalism

The balance of power between the Federal Government and the State Governments is ?
a) Separation of Powers
b) Checks and Balances
c) Republicanism
d) Federalism

Which principle gives the people the right to choose representatives to make laws for them?
a) Republicanism
b) Individual Rights
c) Checks and Balances
d) Federalism

The President has the power to veto a bill passed by Congress is an example of which principle?
a) Separation of Powers
b) Checks and Balances
c) Limited Government
d) Republicamism

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