Preamble
Articles
Put It in Practice
Bill of Rights
Other Amendments
By Any Other Name
Final Jeopardy
100
What are the first three words of the Preamble?
We the People
100
Article III of the Constitution outlines which branch of government?
Judicial Branch
100
Prohibiting students from wearing t-shirts with political messages could be a violation of this right.
What is freedom of speech?
100
If the government required you to go to a specific type of worship service, this may be a violation of which amendment/right?
1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion
100
This Amendment abolished slavery.
What is Amendment XIII (13)?
100
On legal dramas, often times witnesses opt to “plead the fifth”, referring to this Constitutional right/Amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
200
One of the intentions of the Constitution is to “secure the Blessings of _____”?
liberty
200
The amendment process for the Constitution is outlined in this Article.
What is Article V (5)?
200
Prisons that do not provide inmates with food or water during their sentence may be in violation of this Constitutional right.
What is freedom from cruel and unusual punishment?
200
The right to bear arms refers to a citizen’s right to do this, while following all set rules and guidelines.
What is own a gun?
200
This Amendment granted women suffrage (the right to vote).
What is the 19th Amendment?
200
Amendment V states that no one can be tried for the same crime twice, also known by this phrase.
What is “double jeopardy”?
300
One of the intentions of the Preamble is to ensure the well-being of the people, also known as this.
What is the “general Welfare”?
300
Article I outlines the legislative branch and divides it into two houses – the House of Representatives and this.
The Senate
300
Entirely prohibiting the sale and purchase of firearms may be a violation of this Constitutional right.
What is the right to bear arms?
300
This right, found in Amendment V (5), establishes fair legal procedures or steps.
What is “due process”?
300
This Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is Amendment XXVI (26)?
300
This term refers to the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
400
The United States military, police departments, and other security-related agencies all serve to provide this
What is the “common defense”?
400
The powers of the President can be found in this Article.
Article II (2)
400
The denial of an attorney to an individual accused of murder because of inability to afford one would be considered a violation of this Constitutional right.
What is the right to legal counsel?
400
Amendment IV (4) protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by requiring those conducting the search have a Warrant based on this.
What is “probable cause”?
400
Amendment XIV (14) established citizenship and gave
What is Equal Protection Rights?
400
The right to protection from “unreasonable searches and seizures” ultimately protects this right.
What is the right to privacy?
500
This word refers to the future generations of Americans. What is it?
posterity
500
Article VI, Section 2, also known as this, establishes the Constitution as the “supreme law of the land”.
The Supremacy Clause
500
The denial of a job position based on gender may be a violation of this Constitutional right.
What is equal protection of the law?
500
Amendment X (10) states that all powers not given to the United States in the Constitution are given to these, unless prohibited by the Constitution.
What are “the states”?
500
This specific population was the first to be granted voting rights under the Amendments, specifically Amendment XV (15).
Who are African Americans (Males)?
500
This phrase refers to private property that may not be taken for public use without proper compensation (payment).
What is eminent domain?
500
Not all rights of the people are specifically listed in the United States Constitution. Rights not named in the Constitution are known as this, as outlined in the 9th Amendment.
What are unenumerated rights?