The First Amendment
Amendments 2-5
Amendments 6-10
Vocabulary
6 Additional Amendments
100
The five freedoms in the first amendment.
What are freedom of religion, press, petition, assembly and speech?
100
The Amendment that protects your right to privacy and says you need a search warrant to enter someone's home.
What is the fourth amendment?
100
The sixth amendment says you get a ? to represent you even if you can't afford one.
What is a lawyer?
100
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
100
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
200
Speaking false words that can harm someone's reputation.
What is slander?
200
The right guaranteed in the 2nd amendment.
What is the right to bear arms.?
200
The 7th amendment says you have the right to this type of trial by jury for cases involving money or property.
What are civil trials?
200
Taxes that had to be paid in order to vote.
What are poll taxes?
200
This amendment outlawed slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
300
The right to ask the government to hear your concerns.
What is the right to petition?
300
In the 5th Amendment, this is your right not to have to testify if you are the defendant.
What is "the right to remain silent," or "the right not to incriminate yourself.?"
300
The 8th amendment says this can not be excessive (too much).
What is bail?
300
Being tried twice for the same crime. (The 5th amendment forbids it.)
What is double jeopardy?
300
The amendment that gave ALL men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
400
A crime that involves harming a person’s reputation by printing lies about him or her.
What is libel?
400
This amendment says the government can't put soldiers in your home during times of peace.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
400
The 8th amendment forbids what kind of punishment?
What is cruel and unusual?
400
To formally accuse an individual of a crime.
What is to "indict?"
400
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
500
The banning of printed materials or films merely because they contain alarming or offensive ideas.
What is censorship?
500
The power the government has to take private property for public use. (But the 5th amendment says the government must pay you for it.)
What is eminent domain?
500
This amendment says rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.
What is the 9th amendment?
500
Guaranteed in the 5th amendment, this group decides if there is enough evidence to go to trial.
What is the grand jury?
500
This amendment made all people born here, U.S. citizens and said the states can not take away your life, liberty or property without due process of law.
What is the 14th amendment?
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