bill of rights
bill of rights
other amendments
other amendments
amendment scenarios
amendment scenarios
key vocab
100

freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, right to petition 

what is the 1st amendment 

100

protection from unreasonable search and seizure

what is the 4th amendment 

100

amendment that outlawed slavery 

what is the 13th amendment 

100

gave women the right to vote

what is the 19th amendment 

100

The police come to your house and arrest your father for having a gun which he legally owns. What amendment has been violated?

2nd amendment 

100

A police officer pulls you over for speeding. He has you step out of the car and then searches it. He has no warrant or probably cause. What amendment protects you from this?

4th amendment 

100

this word means to testify against yourself (also tell me which amendment it belongs to)

self-incrimination, 5th

200

right to bear arms

what is the second amendment 

200

protects you from having to quarter soldiers in your house

amendment 3
200

called for direct election of senators

17th amendment

200

amendment that made poll taxes illegal 

what is the 24 amendment?

200

You choose to have your civil case heard by a jury. What amendment have you used?

7th amendment 

200

a kid decides to wear an armband to school in protest of the war in Afghanistan. which amendment is he exercising?

1st amendment 

200

what is a poll tax

you have to pay a tax to vote

300

protects from cruel and unusual punishment, excessive bail fines

8 amendment

300

right to a jury trial in civil cases

what is the 7th amendment

300

amendment that defines citizenship, and says everyone gets equal treatment under the law

what is the 14th amendment

300

amendment that says all male citizens, no matter what race, are allowed to vote

what is the 15th amendment

300

A person is found not guilty of armed robbery. The courts decide to try him again. What amendment does not allow this and why?

the 5th amendment, double jeopardy

300

a man is charged with car theft and his bail is posted at 1 million dollars. which amendment does this violate? 

8th amendment 

300

being tried for the same crime twice

double jeopardy

400

the three key things guaranteed in the 6th amendment

right to fair and speedy trial, right to trial by jury in criminal cases, and right to lawyer

400

any powers not given to the federal gov. in the constitution, are given automatically to the states/ppl

10th amendment

400

lowered voting age to 18 

26th amendment

400

The government says that states can't decide to build roads in their state. What amendment has been violated?

the 10th amendment 

400

a woman is arrested but never sees a judge. she sits in jail for 18 months. which amendment has been violated? 

5th amendment 

400

civil rights

rights guaranteed to all us citizens

500

people have rights other than ones listed in the constitution (even if a right isn't listed, we still have it)

what is the 9th amendment 

500

protection against double jeopardy, protection against self-incrimination, guarantees eminent domain and grand jury trial

what is the 5th amendment

500

gave citizens living in dc the right to vote for president

23

500

The government says that no one in America is allowed to wear the color blue anymore. What amendment says the government cannot do this?

the 9th amendment

500

the governor of florida makes  a law saying every resident has to house soldiers in their homes. which amendment does this violate? 

3rd amendment 

500

the government has to compensate you if they take your private property

eminent domain

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