#1 BillofRights
What is the 1st amendment?
Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly; right of petition.
What is the 6th amendment?
Requires that those accused are told the specific charges, entitled to a jury trial, must have or be given a lawyer, and hear & question all against them.
What is the Constitution?
The constitution is a basic set of written principles to which a state or other organism is acknowledged to be governed. (something close to that)
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, & Judical.
What is the 2nd amendment?
The right to bear arms.
What is the 7th amendment?
Allows for people to have civil trials, trials to seek damages from others.
Who wrote the Constitution?
James Madison.
Who was the first to sign the Constitution?
George Washington.
What is the 3rd amendment?
Limits power of national government to force Americans to house soldiers during peacetime.
What is the 8th amendment?
No excessive bail/fine, no cruel or unusual punishment.
How many major goals are in the Preamble?
How many Articles are in the Constitution?
What is the 4th amendment?
Protection against unreasonable/unlawful search and seizures.
What is the 9th amendment?
Rights of people are NOT only the ones stated in the Constitution.
Who was the oldest to sign the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin.
What are 2 of the 7 listed Articles? (any of the 7)
Any of these: 1.lists powers of legislative branch, 2.lists powers of executive branch, 3.lists powers of judicial branch, 4.explains relationship between states and states & the national government, 5.outlines how the constitution can be changed, 6.outlines oaths and establishes debt responsibility, 7.states that 9 states are enough to make the Const. law of the land.
What is the 5th amendment?
Due process, Double Jeopardy, and Self Incrimination.
What is the 10th amendment?
Powers not given to the federal government belong to the people and the states.
Who didn't sign the Constitution? (at least 1 of 3)
Any or all of these: George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Randolph.
What are 3 of the 6 major goals in the Preamble? (any of the 6)
Any of these: 1."form a more perfect Union" 2."establish Justice" 3."insure domestic Tranquility" 4."provide for the common defense" 5."promote general Welfare" 6."secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"