U.S. Constitution Amendments

Vocabulary

100

This means fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.

What is Due Process (Due Process of Law)?

200

This means a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

What is Indictment?

300

This means a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

What is Double Jeopardy?

400

This means the powers that are specifically assigned to various branches of the federal government.

What are Delegated Powers (Enumerated/Expressed Powers)?

500

This means the government has the right to take private property, usually land, for public use with payment of compensation.

What is Eminent Domain?

Amendments Category 1

100

This amendment gave women the right to vote, while this amendment changed the voting age to 18 years old.

What are the 19th Amendment and the 26th Amendment?

200

This amendment authorizes income tax.

What is the 16th Amendment?

300

This amendment stated that the people will directly elect the senators of each state, while this amendment gave Washington D.C. three electoral votes.

What are the 17th Amendment and the 23rd Amendment?

400

This amendment states the President's term begins on January 20th, and Congress begins their term on January 3rd. Also, this Amendment is sometimes called this name because a person defeated now remains the President less time after his/her defeat.

What is the 20th Amendment? Which is also known as the Lame Duck Amendment?

500

Determine the Bill of Rights Amendment that is being violated. Scenario: Jazmyn just bought her first home. She was super excited to be a new home owner. As she was unpacking her things into the new house, she heard a knock at her door. It was a Naval officer. The officer told Jazmyn that her new home belongs to him now because he needed a place to stay while being stationed in this area.

What is the 3rd Amendment?

Amendments Category 2

100

This amendment states the people have rights beyond what is written in the U.S. Constitution, such as privacy.

What is the 9th Amendment?

200

This amendment prohibits a poll tax. It outlaws polling places from charging people money to vote.

What is the 24th Amendment?

300

These are the five freedoms that the 1st Amendment grants.

What is freedom of religion, freedom of assembly (to assemble), freedom of press, freedom of petition, and freedom of speech?

400

This amendment abolished slavery, while this other amendment granted citizenship to ALL people born or naturalized in the United States. Finally, this next amendment stated the right to vote cannot be taken away due to race, color, or being a former slave.

What are the 13th Amendment, the 14th Amendment, and the 15th Amendment?

500

Determine the two Bill of Rights Amendments that are being violated. Scenario: The National Government went to the State of Illinois and told the state that they were not allowed to have a regulated militia. The Federal Government then proceeded to inform the state that they were going to go to all the registered gun owners of the state's homes to search for guns and seize all the guns from their homes.

What are the 2nd Amendment and the 4th Amendment?

Amendments Category 3

100

This amendment limits a president to only being able to serve two terms.

What is the 22nd Amendment?

200

This amendment has indictment by a GRAND jury, no double jeopardy, right to remain silent, Due Process of Law must be followed by everyone, and Eminent Domain.

What is the 5th Amendment?

300

The 6th Amendment guarantees a trial by jury, guarantees a public and speedy trial, the accused must be told the exact charge against them, and the accused have the right to hear and question ALL witnesses against them and call witnesses in their own defense. This amendment grants one more thing.

What is the right to a lawyer?

400

This amendment expresses that any power not given to the National Government are reserved for the states or the people, while this other amendment states that a citizen of another state or another country cannot sue a state in a federal court.

What are the 10th Amendment and the 11th Amendment?

500

Determine the Bill of Rights Amendment that is being violated. Scenario: Ivan made a very poor decision on Monday. He decided to go into a bank and yell, "There is a bomb in this bank." He was arrested for bringing unwanted panic to the employees and customers of the bank. The judge granted Ivan a trial by jury. The jury found him guilty, and the judge sentenced Ivan to prison for 15 years where he would have to live in a room that is 4-feet by 4-feet with no toilet or bed.

What is the 8th Amendment?

Amendments Category 4

100

This is the name for the first 10 amendments.

What is the Bill of Rights?

200

This amendment limits congressional pay raises.

What is the 27th Amendment?

300

This amendment outlawed the making, selling, transporting, and exporting of alcoholic beverages, and this other amendment repealed the amendment that did the outlawing of alcoholic beverages.

What are the 18th Amendment and the 21st Amendment?

400

This amendment changed the election of the President and the Vice President to being put on separate ballots and using the Electoral College system, while this other amendment stated that if a president was removed from office by death or resignation, then the Vice President becomes President.

What are the 12th Amendment and the 25th Amendment?

500

Determine the Bill of Rights Amendment that is being violated. Scenario: Sally was looking forward to wearing her new white dress to work the next day. It cost her a bet more than what she wanted to pay, but she felt the quality and style was worth the $85 dollars. When she got to work the next day, Sally's boss, Susan, saw the dress and became mad with jealousy. She took a bottle of ink from her desk, and threw it all over Sally's beautiful white dress. Sally was outraged. She brought a lawsuit against her boss, but the courthouse told her she had no case.

What is the 7th Amendment?