Constitutional Protections
What amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press?
First Amendment
What is the legal term for being formally charged with a crime?
indict
What is the right to vote called?
Suffrage
What term describes rights guaranteed to all citizens?
civil rights
What do you call a formal request?
petition
Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What is the name of the document a judge issues that allows police to search a person's property?
Search warrant
What practice required payment to vote and was used to prevent poor people from voting?
poll taxes
What do we call false written statements that harm reputation?
libel
What do we call it when goods are limited by law to a certain amount per household?
ration
Name the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
What is the protection called that prevents someone from being forced to testify against themselves?
Self-incrimination; 5th Amendment
Who could vote under the original Constitution?
land-owning, white men
If someone publicly says a false statement that harms another person's reputation by spoken word, what is that called?
slander
What do we call money or property given to court to guarantee appearance at trial?
bail
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
Fifteenth Amendment
What is the name for the group that decides whether there is enough evidence to indict a person?
Jury
Which amendment grants citizens in Washington, D.C., the right to vote for president?
23rd Amendment
What government power allows taking private property for public use, usually with compensation?
eminent domain
What do we call a formal accusation of someone?
indictment
Which amendment extended voting rights to women?
19th Amendment
What is the legal term for trying a person a second time for the same crime (prohibited by the Constitution)?
Double jeopardy
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment
What do we call the just and fair application of the law to an accused person's case?
due process of law
At what age must men register for the draft in the United States?
18