Amendments
This Amendment ended slavery.
13th
What does it mean to "amend" something?
To change something in order to improve it
What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Declare the 13 Colonies' separation from Great Britian
What is the job of the legislative branch?
To make laws
What were the four qualifications for the first eligible voters in the US?
White, adult, male, property-owners
This Amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th
When the president "vetoes" a bill, that means that they...
What is known as "the Supreme Law of the Land" ?
The Constitution
What is the name of the movement that resulted in women gaining the right to vote?
Women's Suffrage Movement
This Amendment is coming under attack today because it grants birthright citizenship.
14th
Someone's personal opinions/beliefs
What is one promise made by the US government in the preamble of the Constitution?
The government will...
"establish justice," "ensure domestic tranquility," "provide for the common defense," "promote the general welfare," and "ensure the blessings of liberty, for ourselves and our posterity."
What is the role of the judicial branch?
In which year were Native Americans granted US citizenship?
1924
This Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
26th
"Suffrage" refers to the right to...
Vote
What are the first ten amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
What is different about the House of Representatives and the Senate?
House of Representatives is larger
House of Representatives is based on population
Each state has = representation in the Senate
African American men gained the right to vote in which year?
1870
What are the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments collectively referred to as?
The Reconstruction Amendments
"The Social Contract" is an agreement between what two parties that help to bring order to society?
People and the government
What is described in the articles of the constitution?
How the three branches of government work
What is the role of the executive branch?
Wong Kim Arc's supreme court case demonstrated that which group of people still had the right to birth right citizenship?
Non-white immigrants