How did the Anti-Federalists feel about the Constitution?
The Anti-Federalists disliked the Constitution.
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What does the 2nd Amendment allow citizens to have?
It allows citizens to keep and bear arms/own a gun.
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What does the 8th Amendment protect against?
It protects against cruel and unusual punishments.
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What Amendment allows you to vote at the age of 18?
26th Amendment
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What does amendment mean?
changes or additions to the Constitution
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How did the Federalists feel about the Constitution?
The Federalists liked the Constitution.
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What does the 3rd Amendment state?
The 3rd Amendment states that people do not have to let soldiers live in their homes in times of war or peace.
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What does the 7th Amendment talk about in regard to civil cases?
It says that you can have a trial by jury in a civil case.
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Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
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Which group feared a strong central government, the Federalists or Anti-Federalists?
Anti-Federalists?
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What did the Anti-Federalists want to include in the Constitution?
They wanted to include a list of citizen's rights .
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What are the five freedoms listed in the first amendment?
Freedom of speech, the press, to assemble, to protest, and religion
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What are two thing the 6th Amendment protects against?
It says you have the right to a speedy and public trial. It also states that you can confront a witness against you and force a witness to testify for you. Finally, it talks about miranda rights.
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What does the 13th Amendment outlaw?
It outlaws slavery.
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What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments known as?
The Civil War Amendments
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Why did the Federalists not want to include a list of citizen's rights?
The Federalists felt that the Constitution was fine as is. They though it would be impossible to include every single right of citizens.
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What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
It protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. It says that a police officer needs a warrant or probable cause.
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What does the 9th Amendment state?
Any rights not listed in the Constitution still belong to the people.
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What does the 15th Amendment allow African American males to do?
vote
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Wheat years did the Civil War Amendments come about?
The 1860s and 70s
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What compromise did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists come to?
They agreed to create a Bill of Rights and to include it in the Constitution.
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What are two things that the 5th Amendment protects against?
It says that you don't have to testify against yourself, it protects you from being tried twice (double jeopardy), gives you due process of law, and talks about eminent domain.
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What does the 10th Amendment state?
Any rights or responsibilities not specifically listed for the federal government go to the state governments.
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What does the 14th Amendment state?
Anyone born or naturalized in the US has equal rights under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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What categories can the rights in the Bill of Rights be put into?
individual freedoms, protections from government abuse and power, rights of the accused