Constitutional Amendments
true or false -
Another example of a Constitutional Amendment is the right to free speech, guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
What is true?
The Wright Brothers had their first flight in this southern state, which uses "First in Flight" on its license plates.
Where is North Carolina?
part of a city where most of the people there are minorities
What is a ghetto?
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean in this plane, The Spirit of St. ___________.
What is Louis?
He was the President when the stock market crashed in 1929.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
true or false -
The President of the United States can add an Amendment to the Constitution.
What is false?
Henry Ford built his Model T's in this northern state.
Where is Michigan?
the practice of trying to control the human race by controlling which people may become parents
What is eugenics?
Wall Street, the center of America's economic system, is located in this very large eastern city.
Where is New York City?
He won the election of 1932.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This Amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote. (number, please)
What is the 19th Amendment?
Babe Ruth played baseball mostly for the Yankees in this huge city.
Where is New York?
someone who helps people buy and sell stocks
What is a stock broker?
The right to vote (for women) begins with this often-confused "s" word.
What is suffrage?
Our 30th President was often referred to as "Silent Cal."
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
This Amendment to the Constitution made it illegal to buy, sell, or transport alcohol. (number, please)
What is the 18th Amendment?
Al Smith was the first Roman Catholic nominated to run as President of the United States. He used to be governor of this big state to the north of Pennsylvania.
Where is New York?
money a borrower pays over and above the amount of his/her loan for the use of money loaned
What is interest?
To show how broke they were, many men had their empty pockets inside out calling them this.
What are Hoover flags?
Our 29th President died of natural causes at age 57 while in office.
Who was Warren G. Harding?
This proposed Amendment to the Constitution dealing with women's rights has never quite made it. (3 words)
What is the Equal Rights Amendment? (ERA)
Al Capone was a crime boss in this mid-western city.
Where is Chicago?
This French term means for the government to "let do" or "not get involved."
What is laissez-faire?
the political party of Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
What is Republican?
This woman of the 1920s led the temperance movement using a hatchet.
Who was Carrie Nation?