The House of Representatives can vote to bring charges of serious crimes against the president called this.
What is impeach?
100
This protects a person's individual rights by guarding someone suspected of a crime from having officials go through their property for no reason.
What is a search warrant?
100
The right of every American to be a member of a political party is an example of this
What is the First Amendment right to freedom of assembly?
100
Opponents of gun-control laws argue that the Second Amendment was intended to protect this
What is an individual's right of self-defense?
100
The one exception to the Fifth Amendment rule that no person can have property taken from them without due process of law is called this
What is eminent domain?
200
The U.S. Census determines how many members represent each state in this government body.
What is the House of Representatives?
200
Colonists' being forced to have their belongings inspected for illegal goods by British soldiers inspired the inclusion in the Bill of Rights of this Amendment AND this rule/provision.
What is the 4th Amendment and unreasonable searches and seizures?
200
A person must move to the United States permanently and apply for citizenship to become this.
What is a naturalized citizen?
200
Individuals cannot be tried a second time for a criminal offense if a jury has found them not guilty. This is called...
What is double jeopardy?
200
This protects the accused by allowing a defendant to avoid staying in jail before and during a trial.
What is Bail?
300
List at least 3 powers which are concurrent, or shared by the states and the federal government.
taxing, borrowing money and enforcing laws
300
Legal immigrants have the privilege to become naturalized citizens if....
The are at least 18 years old and have spent 5 years in the United States.
300
The function of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments is to
protect rights not addressed by the first eight Amendments
300
How are the rights of naturalized citizens different from the rights of native-born Americans?
Unlike native-born Americans, they cannot run for president or vice president and they can lose their citizenship.
400
The government enforces the idea that it is a citizen's duty to know the law by...
Punishing lawbreakers who claim ignorance of the law.
400
How do citizens accept responsibility for protecting others' Sixth Amendment rights to a public trial?
They serve on juries.
400
Name the duty of a citizen that is encouraged, but not required.
Voting
400
This Amendment would protect an individual who peacefully protests a government policy.
What is the First Amendment?
400
What is the benefit of having a public trial?
Because the public witness the event they can make sure that the laws are being followed. With people watching, the authorities are more likely to follow the proper procedures.