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The Five Question Quiz

  1. What do the words "the people" refer to in the First Amendment, which says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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  2. What do the words "the people" refer to in the Second Amendment, which says "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

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  3. What do the words "the people" refer to in the Fourth Amendment which says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

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  4. What do the words "the people" refer to in the Ninth Amendment which says "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

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  5. What do the words "the people" refer to in the Tenth Amendment which says "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

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    6. Note: This quiz previously used the term ‘‘Individual citizens’’ rather than ‘‘Individuals’’ until a friend pointed out that the people were sovereign individuals at the time the constitution was written, and that they (we) still are. My dictionary makes the following distinctions:
    per·son n. 1: a human being
    cit·i·zen n. 1: an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman
    2 a: a member of a state b: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it
    3: a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state
    CITIZEN, SUBJECT, NATIONAL mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. CITIZEN is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people . SUBJECT implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. NATIONAL designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside the state.

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