Day 1 Vocabulary
The process of becoming a member of a country and having full rights and responsibilities under that country's law.
What is a citizen?
What is a limited government?
The right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
A local resident was given a 10 year jail sentence for jaywalking.
What is the 8th Amendment?
The process of becoming a citizen in a country you were not born in.
What is naturalization?
State governments and the single federal government share power in this system.
What is federalism?
The right to not quarter soldiers.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Police searched every student at the local high school today. No reason for the action was given.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The act of betraying your country and the Constitution.
What is treason?
The original agreement made by the first 13 states in 1777.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The President has ordered the National Guard to go to every major city in the country. Local families will need to board soldiers in their homes.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The authority of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
A famous athlete accused of murdering his teammate was immediately sentenced to life in prison.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Male citizens between the ages of 18 and 26 must register here in case of a national emergency.
What is the Selective Service System?
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
No cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
The Supreme Court ruled that individuals are not allowed to wear any religious symbols outside of their homes or places of worship.
What is the 1st Amendment?