5 Freedoms
Your right to go out on the street corner and say "I hate the President, he stinks".
Freedom of Speech
The Boston Globe publishes a story saying the governor throws binders at the heads of her employees and she swears and threatens people. This is untrue, what is it called?
Libel
Gave women the right to vote
19th amendment
This amendment is all about civil cases
7th amendment
This government agency is in the news after two high profile murders in Minneapolis Minnesota.
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
Does the United States have an official religion?
No. You are free to worship as you please.
Someone running for President keeps saying his opponent is a devil worshiper who drinks goats blood. This is untrue and damages their reputation. What's that called?
Slander
Ended slavery
13th amendment
What is bail?
money you hand over to the court in order to await trial outside of prison.
This student in your 8th grade civics class wants to live in a Libertarian utopia where you can drive without a license and there are no trespassing laws.
Nolan Flynn
The New York Times publishes a story saying the President has stolen money from tax payers. Even after pressure from the White House, the Times keeps the story up. How is this protected?
Freedom of the press
The rights you have that can't be infringed
Civil Liberties
Gave citizenship to African Americans after the Civil War
14th amendment
This amendment says you have to be clearly told of the charges against you?
6th
How many amendments are there in the constitution?
27
Your right to get together with your friends and protest against the government
Assembly
You don't have to testify against yourself in court, what's that called?
self-incrimination
During which war was the voting age lowered to 18?
Vietnam
Uh-oh! Looks like someone was convicted of murdering their business partner and taking all the money! You are about to be sentenced to prison, but which amendment prevents any cruel and unusual punishments from happening to you?
The 8th amendment
How many senators are there total in the United States?
100 (2 from every state)
You're tired of all these gosh darn potholes, so you decide to get a bunch of signatures asking the mayor to do something about it. What is this called?
Freedom to Petition the government
What amendment protects the broke boys from having to pay a poll tax to vote for President?
24th amendment
The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote, but they were still prevented from doing so across the south. How was this done? (multiple correct options)
Poll Taxes
Literacy Tests
Intimidation
This amendment allowed people to vote directly for their senators
17th amendment
How many total people serve in Congress?
535 (100 in the Senate and 435 in the House)