Amendments 1-5
If Congress passed a law to establish an official religion for the US, they would be in violation of this amendment.
What is THE 1ST AMENDMENT
This amendment says we have more rights than just the ones listed in the Bill of Rights
What is THE 9TH AMENDMENT
How many states had to approve the new Constitution before it went into operation?
What is 9
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26TH AMENDMENT
The death penalty.
What is capital punishment
This amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement
What is THE 4TH AMENDMENT
This amendment prohibits excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment
What is THE 8TH AMENDMENT
This is another term for "approval"
What is RATIFICATION
This amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19TH AMENDMENT
"The right to vote"
What is SUFFRAGE
This amendment gives us the "right to bear arms"
What is THE 2ND AMENDMENT
This amendment guarantees us trial by jury in civil cases
What is THE 7TH AMENDMENT
The number of states needed to approve an amendment before it becomes part of the US Constitution
What is 3/4 (38 out of 50 states)
This amendment prohibited the government from denying the right to vote to any citizen on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
What is the 15TH AMENDMENT
Flashing someone the peace symbol is an example of this:
What is symbolic speech
This amendment prevents quartering of troops during peacetime.
What is THE 3RD AMENDMENT
This amendment guarantees us a speedy and public trial by a jury of our peers and the right to legal counsel.
What is THE 6TH AMENDMENT
The total number of amendments added to the Constitution
What is 27
This amendment outlawed one of the barriers to voting--the poll tax.
What is the 24TH AMENDMENT
Spoken lies that damage someone's reputation
What is slander
This amendment protects us from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is THE 5TH AMENDMENT
This amendment states that any powers not specifically given to the federal government are reserved for the states.
What is THE 10TH AMENDMENT
This was the year that the first 10 amendments were added to the Constitution.
What is 1791
This was the first state to allow women to vote (before a Constitutional amendment was passed to allow all women to vote) hint-it is a state out west.
What is WYOMING
Publicly damaging someone's reputation through the printed word:
What is libel