5 Random Amendments #1
The 19th Amendment added more _____.
Voters.
The 6th Amendment is the rights of the ______.
Accused.
The 10th Amendment states that powers are ______ to the state?
Reserved.
The 2nd Amendment allows people to own what?
Firearms.
The 5th Amendment is your ________ rights.
Miranda.
The 1st Amendment allows freedom of speech, petition, religion, press, and what else?
Assembly.
The 11th Amendment prohibits the Federal Government from interfering in what?
State Supreme Court cases.
The 9th Amendment states that U.S citizens have other rights even though they are not listed in the _______.
Consitution.
The 17th Amendment affects what basic principle?
Popular sovereignty.
The 4th Amendment prohibits what?
Unreasonable search and seizures.
The 20th Amendment made the day _______ __ the day the President and Congress take office.
January 20th.
The 22nd Amendment limits the Presidential Term limit to 2 years, this used to be a common practice until this president won Office 4 times in a row.
Franklin D. Rosevelt.
How many electoral college votes did the 23rd Amendment give to D.C?
3.
The 24th Amendment mainly aided what ethnic group?
African-Americans.
During WHICH WAR did the saying "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote!" become common?
The Vietnam War.
The 3rd Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in civilian households, why was this put into the Bill of Rights?
Because during the American Revolution, people were outraged at Great Britain quartering soldiers in their homes.
The 15th Amendment declares what?
All men regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion can vote.
The reason for the 12th Amendment was so ________.
Opposite political parties did not get President AND vice president.
The 8th Amendment states that excessive _____, cruel and / or unusual _________, are prohibited.
excessive bail, and cruel and / or unusual punishments.
The 7th Amendment requires a _____ __ _____ in civil cases.
Trial by Jury.
The 16th Amendment allows the Federal Government to collect income tax. Which Senator proposed the 16th Amendment?
United States Senator Norris Brown.
The 18th Amendment helped this Mafia Gang gain power by manufacturing / selling alcohol.
(Hint- Al Capone)
5 Points Gang.
The 25th Amendment lists who gets the Presidency if the current president dies, resigns, or is unfit to serve. The order of succession is ______.
(List the ENTIRE cabinet IN ORDER!!!)
Vice President - Speaker of the House - President pro-Tempore - Secretary of State - Secretary of the Treasury - Secretary of Defense - Attorney General - Secretary of the Interior - Secretary of Agriculture - Secretary of Commerce - Secretary of Labor - Secretary of Health and Human Services - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Secretary of Transportation - Secretary of Energy - Secretary of Education - Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Secretary of Homeland Security. (Tripple Points if you got this right)
The 13th Amendment was ratified on ______, and ______ of the 36 states ratified it.
(EXACT answer)
December 6th, 1865.
27 States.
The 27th Amendment states that changes in Congressional salaries will take place after the next election, the raise date is ________.
January 3rd.