Amendment 1
Amendments 2-3
Amendments 4-8
Amendments 9-10
Constitution History
100
This freedom makes sure that we can get together and talk about our opinions without the government stopping us.
The freedom of Assembly
100
This Amendment says that we have the right to own guns to protect ourselves from wars and for hunting.
Amendment 2
100
This amendment says you cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
Amendment 5
100
This amendment says that there are other rights that the people have that the Constitution doesn't talk about. The people can have so many rights that could never be written down in one document.
Amendment 9
100
What country did the colonies separate from?
England
200
This freedom says that we can go to whatever church we want to or not go to church at all if we choose.
Freedom of Religion
200
This Amendment says that soldiers can't come into our homes and demand to live there. We don't have to give them food and shelter if we don't want to.
Amendment 3
200
This amendment says that the police have to have a warrant before they can search your home to prove you did something wrong.
Amendment 4
200
TEAM QUESTION! Name the three branches of government, not just the letters. Give the full names of them.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
200
What does the word amendment mean?
A change or an update to the constitution.
300
This freedom says that we can write a letter to the government saying that we want to have something changed. The more people that sign the letter, the better it is for getting things changed.
Freedom of Petition
300
What does no quartering of troops mean?
That soldiers can't demand to live in our house and that we don't have to let them in or give them food and shelter.
300
This amendment says that if someone owes you money, and it's more than $20, there has to be a trial with a jury.
Amendment 7
300
This amendment says the states have power over the situations that affect them. The government can't control every situation that affects each state differently.
Amendment 10
300
About how many years after the Revolutionary War was the Bill of Rights written?
13
400
This freedom says that we can say what we want to about the government without getting in trouble.
Freedom of speech.
400
What does the right to bear arms mean?
We can own guns to protect ourselves in case there is a war and to hunt for food.
400
This amendment says that you have to have a speedy trial. You can't be kept in jail forever just waiting around for your trial to happen.
Amendment 6
400
Who does the Constitution say controls powers that aren't talked about in the constitution?
the states
400
How many colonies were there?
13
500
This freedom says that the TV news, the newspapers, and magazines can tell people the truth, even if the government doesn't really like it.
Freedom of speech
500
TEAM QUESTION! Name all 5 freedoms from the first amendment.
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, religion.
500
This amendment says that the punishment has to match the crime. There can't be any cruel or unusual punishments or really high bail payments.
Amendment 8
500
TEAM QUESTION! What year did the colonies separate from the King of England?
1776
500
TEAM QUESTION! Each person on your team has to say the whole Preamble.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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