This word means "a large formal assembly of a group with common interests, such as a political party" .
What is a convention?
100
These two words mean "An established procedure for judicial proceedings or other governmental activities designed to safeguard the legal rights of the individual."
What is due process?
100
This word means the right to vote (starts with an S).
What is suffrage?
200
This article of the U.S.Constitution describes the process to amend it.
What is the article V (5)
200
The two steps required to amend the U.S. Constitution.
What is proposal and ratification?
200
The fractional number of "yea" votes required in the U.S. Congress ( the House and Senate) to propose an amendment.
What is 2/3?
200
This constitutional amendment protects 5 of our basic freedoms.
What is amendment 1 (speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition)
200
This amendment made slavery illegal in the U.S.
What is the 13th?
300
The two ways an amendment can be proposed to the U.S. Constitution.
What is 2/3 vote by both houses the federal legislature (Congress) or by a constitutional convention called for by 2/3 of the state legislatures.
300
The number of constitutional amendments adopted after the Bill of Rights.
What is 17? (10 + 17= 27)
300
The fractional number of "yea" votes required in each state legislature to ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4
300
These two words from the fifth amendment mean citizens are protected from being tried for the exact same crime twice.
What is double jeopardy?
300
This amendment gave woman the right to vote (woman's suffrage)
What is the 19th?
400
The year the first 10 amendments were added to the U.S.
What is 1791? (The Bill of Rights was added in 1791)
400
The number of amendments proposed by the states calling for a constitutional convention.
What is none?
400
This is the only branch of the government, either federal or state, involved in the amendment process.
What is legislative?
400
These rights (two words) resulted from a Supreme Court interpretation of the 5th and 6th amendments in 1966 .
What are Miranda Rights?
400
The only amendment to ever be reversed by a later amendment.
What is the 18th (prohibition)?
500
The total number of U.S. Representatives needed to vote "yea" to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
What is 359? 292 members of the House of Representatives (435 X .67) plus 67 members of the U.S. Senate (100 X .67).
500
This is the NUMBER of states legislatures which would be needed to ratify and amendment today.
What is 38 ? (3/4=75%, .75% x 50= 38)
500
This is the only amendment ratified by state conventions.
What is the 21st ? (repealed prohibition)
500
These two words from the fifth amendment mean you are guaranteed "just compensation" if the government needs to take your land.
What is eminent domain?
500
This amendment resulted from men 18-20 being upset that they could be sent to the Vietnam War, yet were unable to vote.