Protect rights, keep people safe, describe how people should behave.
100
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
100
What does the American legal system require?
Every person be treated fairly.
100
What did the 12th Amendment change?
The way the vice president is elected.
100
What does a county's motto symbolize?
what is important to that county
200
When do you pay taxes?
Every time you buy something
200
What is the Bill of Rights?
the first 10 amendments
200
Accused person must be told what _________________?
What he/she is charged of.
200
What was the original way president and vice presidents were elected?
Electoral College voted for two people. One with most votes was president one with next highest was vice president.
200
What is the US Motto?
e pluribus unum: out of many, one
300
When can you be excused from jury duty?
over 70, caregiver for child under 4, full time college student
300
First Amendment protects what freedoms?
religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
300
Accused person has the right to be ____________ and _____________ himself.
Speak and defend
300
How is the president and vice president decided now?
Voted by the people.
300
What does out of many, one mean?
one nation born out of 13 colonies
400
How can you be picked for jury duty?
Registered voters and people with driver's license
400
What is the 2nd and 3rd Amendment?
2nd: Right to own a gun
3rd: Cannot be forced t ohouse a soldier
400
How must the laws be written?
Clearly so people can understand them.
400
What changed the way the senators were elected?
The 17th Amendment
400
Where can we see the motto?
Great Seal of th eUN and on one side of every US coin.
500
Who MUST register for Selective Service System and when do they register?
Men at or above the age of 18.
500
What is amendment 5?
Protections when it comes to a court of law. Get a jury, can't be tried twice for the same crime, don't have to testify aganist yourself, cannot be sentenced to die without proper legal procedures.
500
The Fifth Amendment says that no person shall be "deprived of _______, _________, or ________ without due process of law."