What is one way that you can propose the amendments?
By a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress.
100
Women were allowed to vote
The 19th Amendment
100
What is one way to ratify an amendment?
By three-fourths of the state legislatures.
100
Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
The 1st Amendment
200
All persons born on U.S. territory or naturalized are citizens
The 14th Amendment
200
Abolition of slavery
The 13th Amendment
200
The right of citizens to vote will not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
The 15th Amendment
200
Right to a grand jury for capital crimes, no double jeopardy, cannot be forced to witness against oneself
What is the 5th?
200
True or False: The 6th Amendment has the right to a counsel?
True
300
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without consent of the owner
The 3rd Amendment
300
Right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures
The 4th Amendment
300
Right to a speedy and public trial with a jury of one's peers
The 6th Amendment
300
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied on the basis of failure to pay a poll tax
The 24th Amendment
300
True or False: There is a three-step process for amendments
False; two-step process
400
No excessive bail or fines; no cruel and unusual punishment
The 8th Amendment
400
Right to trial by jury in civil cases
The 7th Amendment
400
What does it mean by "cruel and unusual punishments"?
Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it.
400
What is double jeopardy?
No person can be tried twice for the same crime.
400
Powers not listed in the Constitution are reserved for the states
The 10th Amendment
500
What is another way that an amendment can be proposed?
Congress can call for a national convention.
500
What is another way to ratify an amendment?
Ratification by special conventions in three-fourths of the states.
500
Powers not listed in the Bill of Rights are still reserved to the people
The 9th Amendment
500
The 19th Amendment gave women to right to vote know as?