Vocab.
Amendments
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The right to vote
What is Suffrage
100
This Amendment states that rights not listed in the Constitution are PROTECTED.
What is the NINTH AMENDMENT
100
Gauranteed women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment
100
Being tried for the same crime twice
What is Double Jeopardy
100
Power held by both the state and federal government are called..
What is Concurrent powers
200
Sum of money paid before casting a ballot
What is Poll Tax
200
This Amendment allows you to use e-mail to criticize government policy.
What is the FIRST AMENDMENT
200
Abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
200
Their purpose is to decide whether evidence supports as indictment. They are....
What is a Grand Jury
200
Which is an example of the ability of CONGRESS to check anothr branch. a) judicial review b) approving nominations c)veto power or d) appointing judges
What is approving nominations.
300
Restricted rights of African Americans after the Civil War
What are Black Codes
300
In 1964, the 24th Amendment helped fulfill the prominse of the 15th Amendment by outlawing ______ _______ in National Elections.
What is poll tax
300
Protects an accused person's right to remain silent
What is the 5th Amendment
300
They gained the right to vote in National Elections in the 1960's
What is residents of the District of Colombia
300
If you were 21 years old in 1960, you would have the legal right to vote in national elctions unless you were
What is a resident of Washington D.C.
400
Extended civil liberties to African Americans
What are Civil War Amendments
400
Double jeopardy is one wat the ___________ of _________ secures fair, legal treatment for citizens.
What is Bill of Rights
400
Judges need to issue a search warrant to search people's home
What is the 4th Amendment
400
The 14th and 15th Amendments were written and ratified because the __________________ Amendment had not guaranteed the full rights to ____________ slaves.
What is 13th and former
400
What are the five basic freedoms?
What is The right to Free speech Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition.
500
This case rules that state governments must honor the Bill of Rights
What is Gitlow v. New York
500
Because the 15th Amendment did not directly address the issue, state governments spent many years denying __________________.
What is women suffrage
500
Gave people the right to vote for senators directly
What is the 27th Amendment
500
Which war helped promote interst in an amendment to lower the voting age.
What is Vietnam War
500
One example of a Text Feature....
What is Table of Contents, Timeline, Graph, Charts, etc.
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