Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
What is it declared that the colonists were now freed / independent from the King / England
What did the Constitution do?
What is It established the law of the land (the new Untied States)
What does amendment mean?
What is a change or addition to something
True or False: One of the grievances in the Dec of I was that the colonists could not publicly speak poorly about the king.
True
What is the first amendment?
What is the freedom of speech, religion, press, and protest
How many grievances were listed in the Declaration of Independence?
27
True or False: The US Constitution has not changed in any manner since its creation.
False
What does grievances mean?
What is Issues / reasons for leaving
One of the grievances the colonists listed in the Declaration of Independence was that they were being taxed by the British government without representation. Where did they address this issue in the Constitution?
Article 1, Section 2
What is the second amendment?
What is the right to bear arms?
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
How many of the amendments to Constitution are considered to be apart of the Bill of Rights?
What does impartial mean?
What is without bias
How did the constitution address the issue of the king having too much power (which was listed as a grievance in the Dec of Ind)?
What is the Checks and Balances System?
What is amendment six?
The right to a public and speedy trial with an impartial jury
Why did the British government / King began to tax the colonists?
What does Double Jeopardy mean?
What is it is illegal to to try someone more than once for the same crime
One of the grievances the colonists listed was that the King required them to go where for trials?
What is abroad / england
What is the third amendment?
What is it's illegal to require the quartering of soldiers
What war was caused by the colonists declaring war?
How many amendments are there to the US Constitution currently?
27
What does 'quartering' mean?
What is soldiers, unwelcomingly, living in a citizens' home
The fourth amendment to the Constitution was created because of what issue the colonists had with the British?
Colonists’ homes could be searched without warrants