Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
Amendments
Amendments
Amendments
Constitutional Powers
General Knowledge
100
This amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
100
This amendment grants freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech.
What is the 1st amendment? 
100
This amendment guaranteed the right to vote for women.
What is the 19th amendment?
100
This amendment ended slavery.
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What is the 13th amendment?
100
This amendment changed the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
100
This governing body consists of 100 lawmaking members.
What is the Senate?
100
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
What is 27?
200
This amendment guarantees rights to the people that are not listed in the Bill of Rights.
What is the 9th amendment? 
200
Troops shall not be quartered in people's homes during times of peace (extra points can be awarded for knowing the stipulations for peacetime or wartime)
What is the 3rd amendment? 
200
This amendment set a 2 term limit for the President.
What is the 22nd amendment?
200
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, or transportation of "intoxicating liquors."
What is the 18th amendment?
200
This amendment cancelled the 18th amendment.
What is the 21st amendment?
200
The Federalists favored the ratification or approval of this document.
What is the Constitution?
200
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
What is ONE (legislative)?
300
This amendment limits the amount of bail/fines that can be charged
What is the 8th amendment?
300
This amendment guarantees the right to due process, indictment by a grand jury, protection against double jeopardy (bonus points for the famous one :))
What is the 5th amendment?
300
This amendment gave the right to vote without discrimination by race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
What is the 15th amendment? 
300
This amendment required the electoral college to cast a vote for BOTH President and VP?
What is the 12th amendment?
300
This amendment specified electors cannot vote for VP and Presidential candidates who are both from the same state.
What is the 12th amendment?
300
There are __ amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27?
300
How many lawmaking members are in the Senate?
What is 100?
400
This amendment guarantees the right against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
400
This amendment bans cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
400
This amendment states senators will be chosen by the people instead of by state legislature.
What is the 17th amendment?
400
This amendment created the federal income tax (and the IRS)
What is the 16th amendment?
400
This amendment changed the Presidential inauguration date to the 20th of January.
What is the 20th amendment?
400
Expressed powers are found in the US constitution. Who are these powers given to?
What is the federal government?
400
How many lawmaking members are there in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
500
This amendment guarantees a right to a trial by jury.
What is the 7th amendment?
500
Any powers not given to the United States by the Constitution are given to the states or the people.
What is the 10th amendment? 
500
This amendment gave DC 3 electoral votes, allowing them to vote in the Presidential election.
What is the 23rd amendment? 
500
This amendment changed election day to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November.
What is the 20th amendment?
500
This amendment ended poll taxes.
What is the 24th amendment?
500
The chief executive of the United States is the _____
What is the president?
500
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution is called the ________
What is the Bill of Rights?
600
This amendment prevents unlawful search & seizure without a WHAT?
What is the 4th amendment? A WARRANT.
600
This amendment states a warrant must have what to be issued?
What is probable cause/4th amendment?
600
This amendment clarified Presidential succession by the Vice President.
What is the 25th amendment?
600
This amendment specifies the Vice President, if he becomes President due to succession, can then appoint a new VP who must be approved by the House and Senate.
What is the 25th amendment?
600
This amendment set terms for Congressional pay raises - they take effect next term, and have to be re-elected to get the raise.
What is the 27th amendment? 
600
This governing body is responsible for taxes, declaring war, approving treaties..
What is Congress? (Legislative)
600
What order is the Constitution written in? There are 3 sections.
What is the Preamble, Articles, and Amendments?
700
This amendment states private property can be taken for public use WITH just compensation.
What is the 5th amendment? 
700
This amendment guarantees a speedy, public trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
700
This amendment makes citizens "all persons born or naturalized" and entitled to Due Process"
What is the 14th amendment? 
700
This amendment states federal courts do not automatically hear suits brought against a state by the citizens of another state.
What is the 11th amendment?
700
This amendment states the president can only serve for a maximum of 10 years.
What is the 22nd amendment?
700
This article of the Constitution created the judicial branch.
what is article 3 (III)?
700
What are some major failures of the Articles of Confederation?
Inability to tax
Inability to enforce laws
800
This amendment states you must be aware of the charges brought against you.
What is the 6th amendment? 
800
This amendment protects against double jeopardy.
What is the 5th amendment? 
800
According to the Separation of Powers, which branch of government is the most powerful?
What is NONE!?
800
Which branch of government interprets federal laws? Which article establishes this branch?
What is judicial?
800
Reserved powers (those not listed in the constitution) are "reserved"for who?
What are the states?
800
Article VII (7) of the Constitution says _ of 13 states needed to ratify the Constitution to approve it.
What is 9?
800
What is the structure of the legislative branch? What does it contain?
What is bicameral, Congress, House of Representatives and the Senate?