Amending the Constitution
This document is the supreme law of the United States
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This is the legal process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This is what you are doing when you stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at school.
What is showing patriotism?
This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This term means moving to a new country to live.
What is immigration?
This describes a citizen who follows the law and respects others.
What is a responsible citizen?
This branch of government proposes amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is Congress?
This is one way a person can become a U.S. citizen.
What is being born in the United States?
This is one freedom protected by the First Amendment.
What is freedom of religion?
This First Amendment freedom is being used when students peacefully protest a school rule
What is freedom of assembly?
This amendment guarantees due process of law.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
These are common reasons immigrants came to the U.S. in the 1800s and early 1900s.
What are jobs, freedom, and opportunity?
This is one way citizens can serve their community.
What is volunteering?
This is the number of amendments added to the U.S. Constitution
What is 27?
This is the number of years most immigrants must live in the U.S. before applying for citizenship.
What is five years?
This freedom allows people to protest peacefully.
What is freedom of assembly?
This constitutional protection requires police to have a warrant before searching your home.
What is protection from unreasonable searches and seizures (Fourth Amendment)?
This amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This is one reason governments create immigration policies.
What is to control who enters the country?
This is why respecting the rights of others is important in civic life.
What is maintaining peace and democracy?
This fraction of states must approve an amendment for it to become law.
What is three-fourths?
This test checks knowledge of U.S. history, government, and the English language.
What is the naturalization (civics) test?
This freedom protects newspapers and journalists.
What is freedom of the press?
This action best demonstrates good citizenship in a community.
What is volunteering or serving others?
This amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This describes how U.S. immigration policies have changed over time.
What is that they have expanded and restricted immigration at different times?
This civic value shows loyalty and pride in one’s country.
What is patriotism?
This is one reason the Virginia Constitution is amended more often than the U.S. Constitution.
What is that it is easier to amend and often requires voter approval?
This is why the naturalization process is important in a democracy.
What is ensuring citizens understand U.S. laws, history, and values?
These freedoms are essential because they limit government power in a democracy.
What are First Amendment freedoms?
This process allows citizens to change the Constitution when society’s needs change.
What is the amendment process?
This legal principle ensures the government must follow fair procedures.
What is due process?
This is one way immigration has strengthened the United States.
What is increasing cultural diversity and economic growth?
These qualities help build trust in a democratic society.
What are honesty and trustworthiness?