Amendments (1-5)
The first amendment covers a lot. Which listed protection is not one of them.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom to vote
Freedom to petition
Freedom to assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom to Vote is not part of the 1st amendment.
The 6th amendment gives you the right to a ____________ in criminal cases.
Jury
Eminent Domain gives the government the power to take what?
Private property for public use.
Overview. Eminent domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use, referred to as a taking. The Fifth Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners.
What does the word ratify mean?
A- Reject the proposed (treaty, contract, or agreement)
B-Remove rats from the building
C-sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
C - sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Which of Kevin's family members figured out that Kevin did NOT fly on the same plane with them?
The father (Peter McCallister)
What was Arthur reading at the beginning of the movie?
A-A magazine
B-The Naughty/Nice list
C-A letter to Santa
C -Letter to Santa
The 2nd amendment protects what protective measure.
The right to possess firearms
The 7th amendment gives you the right to a jury in _______ cases?
Civil
Double Jeopardy ensures that you cannot be tried for ___________________________.
The same crime twice.
Example: If you go to trial and are found innocent. The government cannot retry the case hoping for a different outcome.
There are two ways for a state to ratify an amendment.
The usual way - The legislate approves by what fraction?
or
Approved by special convention by the same fraction?
Both require this majority vote fraction. What is it?
1/3, 1/2, 3/4
3/4ths
How did Kevin's brother, Buzz, humiliate Kevin during their Christmas concert.
He put electric candles behind Kevin's ears.
How does Santa travel around the world?
A- Sleigh
B- Hovercraft
C - Plane
B - Hovercraft
The 3rd amendment requires citizens to quarter soldiers (house them).
TRUE OF FALSE
FALSE
Citizens do NOT have to house soldiers when and if the government says so.
The 8th amendment prohibits the government from issuing excessive ________________as forms of punishment.
bail and fines
THE AMENDMENT PROCESS
How does an amendment become an amendment? It must first be approved on a _______level. Then approved on a ____________level.
National then State
Two founding fathers did not sign the Constitution?
Must name one.
Thomas Jefferson and or John Adams
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams did not sign because they were on diplomatic missions in Europe during the convention.
Kevin stayed at The Plaza in NY while his family stayed at a run down motel in Florida. What was its name?
A- Villa de Dolphin
B - Hotel Coral Essex
C- The Blow Hole Motel
A- Villa de Dolphin
What was Arthur's brother's name?
Steve
The 4th amendment protects citizens from unreasonable _______________ and ________________?
search and seizure
The 9th amendment declares rights not mentioned in the Constitution belongs to who?
The People
The Ninth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. It says that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution.
The Ninth Amendment was James Madison's attempt to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting to the people of the United States only the specific rights it addressed.
THE AMENDMENT PROCESS
Two ways to propose amendments to the states?
1/2, 2/3, or 4/5 of the house and senate must agree.
2/3rd's
What US state is mispelled in the Constitution?
Pennsylvania
They spelled it: Pensylvania (one n)
The two bad guys (Harry and Marv) arrive in NYC via what?
A- Train car
B- Fish Truck
C- Taxi
B - Fish truck
Grandsanta and Arthur thought they had arrived in England, but where did they actually land?
Tanzania (Africa)
The 5th amendment states that a citizen cannot be deprived of life, liberty, and property without what?
Due Process (a fair trial conducted without prejudice)
Later ratified to include a person not having to self-incriminate themselves (answer questions)
The 10th amendment declares that powers not given to the national government belongs to the __________ and the people.
States
Unlike the 9th amendment, the Tenth Amendment says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn't listed, it belongs to the states or to the people.
An amendment may also be proposed by the national convention called for by what fraction of the state legislatures?
1/2, 2/3, or 4/5
2/3
The US Constitution has 4400 words in it. That is the longest or shortest Constitution written by any major government in the world.
The shortest
What was the name of the toy store, Kevin visits in NY.
D__________ Toy Chest
Duncan
Grandsanta and Arthur went on a mission to deliver a toy to a girl in Mexico. What was the toy?
Bonus if you know the girl's name? extra 100 points
a bike
Gwen