Bill of Rights
If Congress passed a law to establish an official religion for the US, they would be in violation of this amendment.
What is the 1st Amendment?
What five freedoms are granted by the 1st Amendment?
What is freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition?
Step 1 to amending the constitution
What is Proposing?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26th Amendment?
"To change"
What is amend?
This amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement
What is the 4th Amendment?
This amendment forbids excessive bail or fines and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
To propose and amendment ______ vote of both houses of Congress is required.
What is 2/3?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The right to vote
What is suffrage?
This amendment gives us the "right to bear arms"
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil (non-criminal) cases.
What is the 7th Amendment?
Step 2 in amending the constitution.
What is Ratifying?
This amendment forbade the government from denying any citizen the right to vote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th Amendment?
A special tax paid in order to vote.
What is poll tax?
This amendment prevents quartering of troops during peacetime.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This amendment guarantees us a speedy and public trial by a jury of our peers and the right to legal counsel.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The number of states needed to approve an amendment before it becomes part of the US Constitution.
What is 3/4?
This amendment outlawed one of the barriers to voting; the poll tax.
What is the 24th Amendment?
Refusing to obey laws considered unjust.
What is civil disobedience?
This amendment protects us from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This amendment makes it clear that all rights not granted to the federal government by the constitution are "reserved to the states and the American people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
_______ proposes amendments, and ______ approves them.
What is Congress and State Legislatures?
This amendment guaranteed equality to African American freedom.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Rights not listed in the Constitution that still exist and remain with the people.
What is unenumerated rights?