Ch. 6 Study Guide
1. All the amendments in the Constitution today were proposed by who
/what?_____________________
2. Why does the amendment process often take a long time? ________________________
3. Why did James Madison urge Congress to quickly prepare a Bill of
Rights?___________________________
4. The Bill of Rights came out of what other prominent documents?_________________________
5. Why did Madison want the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?___________________________
6. Which group demanded the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
_______________________________
7. Where does the formal amendment process begin?_________________________________
8. Freedom of petition is the right to do what?________________________________
9. The Miranda warning explains a person’s rights under which
amendment?____________________________
10. What does the 9th amendment state?______________________________
11. What does the 10th amendment state?____________________________
12. Citizens’ rights are often difficult to interpret because the Bill of Rights is
what?__________________________
13. Interpreting rights involves weighing them against what?_______________________
14. Whose job is it to interpret the meaning of citizens’ rights?__________________________
15. Where are cases involving citizens’ rights usually heard first?__________________________
16. What did the Supreme Court rule in the Tinker case?____________________________
17. The Skokie case showed that the 1st amendment protects even
what?_______________________
18. According to Justice Hand, protecting rights is most importantly the job of
whom?________________________
19. The amendment process for the Bill of Rights began where?_________________________
20. Where can an amendment be ratified?______________________________
21. Which group wanted the Bill of Rights added to the
Constitution?__________________________
22. What does the 4th amendment protect citizens from?_________________________
23. What do accused persons have the right to?____________________________
24. Judges in our nation’s courts interpret the meaning of citizens’ what?______________________
25. Protecting the rights of citizens is the responsibility of?__________________________