Bill Of Rights
Name the five rights listened in the first amendment.
Speech
Press
Petition
Religion
Assembly
What is article 1, 2, and 3?
Legislative, Executive, And Judicial
What amendment ended slavery?
13
What is amendment 22?
- President cannot run more than 2 terms
Who was the first to sign the declaration of independence.
John Hancock
The 6th Amendment guarantees a _____, impartial, and _____ trial to all people accused of a crime.
Fair, Speedy
What is Article 4 about?
Article IV explains the duties of cooperation of the states with each other and with the federal government. It defines states' powers. States do NOT have rights. Rights are endowed by the Creator to individual people. States and businesses are created by man and given powers, but do not have rights. It ensures cooperation between the states when sharing public records, extraditing criminals and honoring the laws of the other states. Citizens from other states are to receive the same privileges & immunities as those from their own state. What is the only thing the Constit
How many times has the constitution been changed, or added to?
17 Times
Amendment 25 allows the ______ to become president in the event that they can no longer serve.
Vice President
What are our unalienable rights?
Most notable unalienable rights are Life, Liberty, and property ownership, pursuing one's talents and potential.
What's amendment 8?
Protection from excessive bail or fines, and any cruel or unusual punishment.
Article 5 describes the amendment process, there are two ways to make an amendment. In the first way, congress proposes an amendment and __ / __ must vote for it, then they present it to the states.
2/3
What's Amendment 14?
Protection of civil rights for all
What's Amendment 26?
- Changes the voting age from 21 to age 18 yrs old. During WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt lowered the minimum age for the military draft to 18 thus the slogan - “Old enough to fight, old enough to vote”.
How old do you have to be to run for president?
how long will you have had to live in the USA?
You also have to be a ______ citizen
35 Years Old
14 Years
Natural Born Citizen
Define, in detail, what Amendment 9 is and how amendment 10 is similar.
Rights are retained by the people even if they are not mentioned, listed or referred to in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Just because a right is not mentioned in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, does not mean the people do not have it, the rights are retained by the people regardless.
All powers that are not specifically delegated to the federal government, or not specifically prohibited to the states, are the powers of the states and the people.
Ensures that even rights or powers that are not told specifically are still power to the people and the states.
What article prevents states from makings laws that conflict with the constitution, stating that they would be invalid.
Article 6
What amendment prohibits alcohol, and what amendment repeals it?
18 and 21
What's amendment 23?
Allows Washington DC to have electors to vote for President
What Is Habeas Corpus?
Habeas Corpus cannot be suspended or removed. Habeas Corpus is a legal recourse that allows a person who believes they are being held without a valid cause to go before a judge to determine if the detention is lawful. The Constitution protects this right.
Which 3 Amendments protect your rights in cases? Name them and what they protect or what right they ensure to everyone.
Amendment 5 ; It is the protection of rights in criminal cases. No double jeopardy, a person can't be tried twice for the same crime, you don't have to testify against yourself, everyone gets due process, the government can't take your property without compensating you for it.
Amendment 6 ; It gives protection in criminal cases. Everyone is entitled to a speedy trial by a jury of peers, the right to be told what crime they are being accused of, and be able to meet and answer the accuser, as well as to be able to obtain witnesses in their favor and to have a lawyer defend oneself.
Amendment 7 ; Protection of rights in civil cases and trial by jury.
Article 7 states that the Constitution will be ratified when __ Of the 13 colonies approve of it. Which state was the last to sign the ratification ?
9 , Rhode Island
What amendment is associated with women's sufrage?
Amendment 19
What's amendment 20?
Sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end and also defines who succeeds the president if the president dies.
There are 2 things that both a Republic and a Democracy have in common. What is it?
They are both ruled by the people, and both elect representatives