Vocabulary
What is another word for "amend"?
Change
What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution formally known as?
The Bill of Rights
Which Amendment protects the right to bear arms?
The Second Amendment
What websites are traditionally ones that contain the most reliable information? (.___)
.gov, .org, and .edu
Local government
When the states ratified the Constitution, they basically gave their what?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What are three of the five "rights" categories most Amendments fall under?
Individual Rights, protection from an abusive government, rights of the accused, voting rights, and natural rights.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Which Amendment ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What must you consider when you are looking at and evaluating information on line?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Disemboweling, beheading, public dissecting, or burning someone alive would violate the 8th Amendment. What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
What is cruel and unusual punishment
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What does "enumerated" mean?
Listed
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To list and define the rights of the people
What amendments later extended voting rights in order to include more of "We the People"?
15th, 19th, & 26th
What are three (3) possible purposes of online information?
Entertain, inform, persuade, provoke
Why is intentionally difficult to amend the Constitution?
Founders wanted to ensure stability!
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are also known as what?
The Civil War Amendments
Who opposed adding a Bill of Rights and why?
Federalists felt it was unnecessary - the Constitution had it covered. They also felt it was impossible to list all the rights.
Who did the 14th Amendment extend and guarantee citizenship rights to?
Formerly enslaved people.
How do you recognize propaganda or information designed to provoke?
It is usually inflammatory or creates an emotional response in you.
Why was there an amendment added that basically stated that the Bill of Rights did not include all the rights available to citizens?
Because it addressed Federalists concerns that you couldn't list all the rights that needed protection.
Sharing power between the national, state, and local governments is known as what?
What is federalism
Who refused to sign the Constitution and why?
Anti-federalists feared the Constitution was too powerful and that more needed to be done to protect the rights of the people.
What are 4 of the 5 freedoms of expression protected by the 1st Amendment?
What are speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Information that is designed to persuade you will usually contain what?
Sound logic and credible evidence
What does it mean when someone at a trial says, "I plead the 5th!"
They refuse to answer a question because they might be forced to testify against themselves, which the 5th Amendment protects against!