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Which Right Protects This? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on matching a situation to the right that protects it, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Which Right Protects This?

D2.Civ.4.3-5

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Draw a line from each situation to the right that protects it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A person found not guilty cannot be tried again for the same crime
  • A person gives a speech in a park criticizing a law
  • An accused person who cannot afford a lawyer is given one
  • Neighbors sign a letter asking Congress to change a law
  • A.protection from double jeopardy
  • B.the right to counsel
  • C.freedom of speech
  • D.the right to petition
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A judge may not order a cruel and unusual punishment
  • Neighbors gather peacefully outside city hall to protest
  • A newspaper prints an article criticizing the mayor
  • A jury of citizens decides a criminal case
  • A.trial by an impartial jury
  • B.the right to assemble
  • C.protection from cruel and unusual punishment
  • D.freedom of the press

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Answer key — Which Right Protects This?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A person found not guilty cannot be tried again for the same crime — A (protection from double jeopardy) 2. A person gives a speech in a park criticizing a law — C (freedom of speech) 3. An accused person who cannot afford a lawyer is given one — B (the right to counsel) 4. Neighbors sign a letter asking Congress to change a law — D (the right to petition)
  2. 2.1. A judge may not order a cruel and unusual punishment — C (protection from cruel and unusual punishment) 2. Neighbors gather peacefully outside city hall to protest — B (the right to assemble) 3. A newspaper prints an article criticizing the mayor — D (freedom of the press) 4. A jury of citizens decides a criminal case — A (trial by an impartial jury)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.