Bill of Rights
How many amendments make up the bill of rights?
10
How many rights are distinguished in the first amendment
5
What amendment includes the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you?
Amendment 6
What amendment prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states?
Amendment 11
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
What amendment gives the freedom of speech?
The first
What amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?
Amendment 4
What amendment tells us that the existence of a written constitution should not be treated as an excuse for ignoring nontextual rights?
Amendment 9
What amendment forever abolished slavery?
Amendment 13
What state didn't send delegates to the constitutional convention?
Rhode Island
Was the bill of rights part of the original constitution?
No
What amendment was put in place to counter the Quartering Act?
Amendment 3
What amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants?
Amendment 8
What amendment gave african american men the right to vote?
Amendment 15
What five states ratified the constitution first?
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut
Who wrote the bill of rights?
James Madison
What is the major function of the second amendment?
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia.
What amendment says that the federal government only has the powers delegated in the Constitution?
Amendment 10
What amendment requires a person to receive a majority of the electoral votes for vice president for that person to be elected vice president by the Electoral College?
Amendment 12
Who wrote the constitution?
James Madison
What rights does the first amendment protect?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly.
What amendment gives the people the right to a trial by grand jury?
Amendment 5
What amendment extends the right to a jury trial to federal civil cases such as car accidents, disputes between corporations for breach of contract, or most discrimination or employment disputes?
Amendment 7
What amendment granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people?
Amendment 14
How many delegates signed the constitution?
56