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8th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 10

Rights & Amendments

The Bill of Rights and beyond

What your child practices

What the first ten amendments protect, the Reconstruction Amendments, and why rights come with limits and responsibilities.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 8.C.IR.9; 8.C.DP.11 · rights and responsibilities under the Constitution, and liberty in tension with the common good

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which amendment says you don't have to testify against yourself?

    • The Second Amendment
    • The Ninth Amendment
    • The Third Amendment
    • The Fifth Amendment

  2. Question 2

    Why do rights have limits?

    • One person's rights can't harm others' rights or safety
    • Limits are random
    • Rights don't exist
    • Only the president has rights

  3. Question 3

    The Ninth Amendment says…

    • People have other rights besides those listed
    • Only listed rights exist
    • States can ignore rights
    • The president has all rights

  4. Question 4

    Which amendment guarantees a speedy and public trial with a lawyer?

    • The First Amendment
    • The Tenth Amendment
    • The Sixth Amendment
    • The Fourth Amendment

  5. Question 5

    Police want to search a home. What does the Fourth Amendment usually require?

    • Nothing
    • A tax payment
    • A warrant based on probable cause
    • The owner's birthday

  6. Question 6

    The Seventh Amendment protects…

    • The right to a jury trial in many civil cases
    • Voting rights
    • Freedom of religion
    • The right to bear arms

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