An amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting Congress from establishing a religion, and from interfering with freedom of religious exercise, press, speech, assembly, or petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
The idea in the Second Amendment that people have an individual right to own and carry weapons
What is the right to bear arms?
100
The right of the press to write and print news and information free from government involvement; guaranteed in the First Amendment.
What is freedom of the press?
100
The names of the two major political parties in the United States today.
What is Republican and Democrat?
100
The absence of any form of government
What is anarchy?
200
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides protections to a person accused of a crime, including the right of due process. Due process is the concept that a person cannot have life, liberty, or property taken away without appropriate legal procedures and protections.
What is the 5th Amendment?
200
The right of the government to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment requires that fair compensation be made when property is taken under this
What is eminent domain?
200
The right for citizens to practice the religion of their choice without government involvement; guaranteed in the First Amendment.
What is freedom of religious exercise?
200
Political party represented by a donkey.
What is Democratic Party?
200
A form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute.
What is monarchy?
300
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. This amendment also states that warrants must only be issued with probable cause.
What is the 4th amendment?
300
The right to vote; protected in the 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments
What is suffrage?
300
The right for citizens to speak freely without government involvement; guaranteed in the First Amendment
What is freedom of speech?
300
Political party represented by the elephant.
What is Republican Party?
300
A system of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them, also known as a republic
What is representative democracy?
400
An amendment to the Constitution that provides protections and rights to a person accused of a crime including the right to a speedy trial with an impartial jury
What is the 6th Amendment?
400
A system of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle in the Fifth Amendment that a person cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and protections
What is due process of the law?
400
The right to hold public meetings and form associations without interference by the government.
What is freedom of assembly?
400
A political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need
What is Democratic Party?
400
A form of government in which a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in which no private ownership is allowed
What is Communist?
500
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides freedom from excessive bail or fines and freedom from cruel or unusual punishment for a person accused of a crime
What is the 8th Amendment?
500
Punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or other forms of punishment too severe for the crime committed
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
500
The freedom for citizens to engage in any nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or disapproving government action, directed to the judicial, executive or legislative branch; guaranteed in the First Amendment
What is freedom to petition the government?
500
A political party that believes that the federal government should play a small role in people's lives; they favor lower taxes and less government spending.
What is Republican Party?
500
A form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means