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The Bill of Rights
Amendment Process
Amendments
Court Decisions
Courts
100
The Bill of Rights were propesed by these.
What is Congress
100
This is why the amendment process takes a long time.
What is it must win borad support?
100
This amendment protects individual freedoms.
What is The First Amendment?
100
The SOKIE case showed that the First Amendment protects this.
What is unpopular opinions?
100
Local courts is where these types of cases are usually heard first.
What is involving citizens' rights?
200
This group demanded that the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution.
Who were people wary of the government?
200
The amendment process for the Bill of Rights started here.
What is Congress
200
The Ninth Amendment states that citizens rights are this.
What is are not limited to those listed in the Constitution.
200
According to Justice Hand, protecting rights is most importantly the job of these.
Who are American citizens?
200
Which amendment applyies to the argument of "If you are old enough to fight, you are old enough to vote".
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?
300
This allows the public to ask a government official for help.
What is Freedom of petition?
300
State legislatures are the only ones who can do this.
What is ratify an amendment?
300
Unreasonable search and seizures are protected by this amendment.
What is The Fourth Amendment?
300
PLESSY v. FERGUSON ruled that segregation was legal as long as this was the case.
What is facilities for blacks and whites were of equal quality.
300
Both sides in a court case are called this.
What is parties?
400
The Bill of Rights are often difficult to interpret.
What is a broad description of rights?
400
Several constitutionak amendments reflect the chante in attitude about this.
What is who has the right to vote?
400
The Fourteenth Amendment did this.
What is gave African Americans citizenship?
400
In PHILLIPS v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATI0N, the Supreme Court ruled that a company could not do this?
What is have different hiring policies for women and men.
400
The framework for the federal court system was created by this.
What is Constitution.
500
This group wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalist
500
In addition to an amendment, and earlier interpretation, a Presidential veto, this can also change a Supreme Court decision.
What is a later court decision?
500
The Twenty-Fourth ended this.
What is the poll tax?
500
The Superme Court helps adapt the Constitution to our changing society by doing this.
What is applying new principles to new situations?
500
The workhorse of the federal court system are called this.
What is the district courts?