Constitution Facts
When was the constitution ratified?
1789
What does the 1st Amendment state?
Freedom of speech, Freedom of Religion, and Freedom of Press
A change in the constitution is called a___
Law
What does the 7th amendment state?
Right to trial by jury.
Who suggested the 12 Amendments?
James Madison
What does the 2nd Amendment state?
Right to bear arms.
The Bill of Rights protects individual rights....T/F
True
What does the 8th amendment state?
No cruel and unusual punishment.
What document existed before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
True/False: The Constitution did not protect against the individual rights of the people?
True.
What does the 5th amendment state?
You have to have a grand jury before you have a punishment for a crime.
What is the 9th amendment?
All rights not listed in the constitution belong to the people not the government
What defines what the Government can and can't do?
Bill of Rights?
Constitution?
Declaration of Independence?
The Constitution
What does the 3rd amendment state?
Government is not allowed to come into your home and stay.
What does the 4th amendment state?
You have to have a search warrant to look through peoples things.
If you were driving down the road and the police stopped you and said i need to search your car now, do you have to let them? What amendment says yes or no?
4th amendment
How many branches of government did the constitution provide for?
three
How many Amendments are in the BOR?
10
What does the 6th amendment state?
The right to a speedy and quick trial.
What is the 10th amendment?
Rights are to the states if not in the constitution.