Bill of Rights
Second Amendment
right to bear arms
Nineteenth Amendment
Allowed adult women to vote
Reynolds v. United States
Freedoms that must be protected FROM government intrusion are called what?
civil liberties
Who is currently serving as President of the United States?
Donald J. Trump
First Amendment
Freedom of expression
Fifteenth Amendment
Allowed all adult black men to vote.
Miller v. California
freedoms that extend to everyone that the government must protect are called what?
Civil rights
Who is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
Third Amendment
No forced quartering of troops
Amendment that ended poll taxes in federal elections
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Case that ended segregation
Brown v. Board of Ed. of Topeka, Kansas
Term that refers to speech that endangers national security
Sedition
Who is currently the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate?
Mitch McConnell
Which amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination and double-jeopardy?
The Fifth Amendment
Those between eighteen and twenty-one years of age could vote
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Made it illegal to advocate for or to teach others to overthrow the government
Smith Act
Term that refers to attempts to undermine the authority or existence of the government
subversion
What action did President Trump take last Friday in regard to boarder security?
Signed legislation/ declared a national emergency.
Which amendment ensures a "speedy and public trial"?
Sixth Amendment
Allowed women to vote
Nineteenth Amendment
What did Brown v. Board of Education do?
Made segregation in schools illegal
Which clause in the Constitution prevents the government from establishing or supporting a particular religion?
Establishment Clause
What happened on Friday in Aurora Illinois?
There was a shooting at a manufacturing plant that killed 5 people, injured several others including 5 police officers.