Amendments
How many Amendments do we have?
27 Amendments
Which Amendment protects your freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition?
The First Amendment
What are the three branches of government?
The Legislative branch, Executive branches and Judicial Branch.
Who is in the Legislative Branch?
Congress.
Senate and House of representative.
Whats does veto mean?
No or Denied
The 13th Amendment
The right to Bear arms
a. 1st amendment
b. 4th amendment
c. 2nd amendment
d. 19th amendment
The Second Amendment
True or False
People vote for the president directly.
False
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What does Ratify mean?
Yes or approved
Gave blacks the right to vote.
The 15th amendment
Arrests and searches
How many Senators in congress?
100
True or false
Washington D.C. is the U.S capital
True
How many Amendments in the Bill of Rights?
10 amendments
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Granted blacks citizenship and equal rights.
What does the 3rd amendment protect you from?
The quartering of Soldiers
1. The Three-Fifths Compromise meant that _____.
a. for every five slaves, three would be counted towards population
b. for every three slaves, five would be counted toward population
c. for every five slave owners, three slaves could be added to the total state population
d. for every three slave owners, five slaves could be added to the total state population
a. for every five slaves, three would be counted towards population
a law requiring escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.
a. Fugitive Slave act
b. Electoral College
C. Executive branch
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793,
Who was the first president?
George Washington
What are the two steps to adding an amendment to the constitution?
Step 1 is proposal and step 2 is to ratify.
True or False: You give up some of your Fourth Amendment rights in certain situations such as flying on a public airline.
True
What right helps to insure that government officials follow the law and does not hold trials in secret?
Right to a public trial
What does double jeopardy mean?
You can not be charged for the same crime twice.
How many stars are on the American flag?
50