Voting Rights Amendments
This amendment states that the right to vote cannot be denied because of a citizen's race
What is the 15th amendment?
This amendment guarantees the right to freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
What is the 1st amendment?
This decision stated that requiring Amish students to attend school past the 8th grade violated the free exercise clause
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)?
This is a letter from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to a group of pastors who suggested that the civil rights movement ought to wait and be patient instead of taking protests to the street
What is Letter from Birmingham Jail?
The Articles of Confederation were scrapped, and the Constitution was created, after this rebellion showed the framers that the Articles of Confederation made the federal government too weak
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This amendment gives the federal right to vote to women
What is the 19th amendment?
This amendment abolished enslavement, except as a punishment for a crime
What is the 13th amendment?
This decision established the principal of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
This was the pen name of an Anti-Federalist in a series of essays designed to get people to reject the proposed Constitution
Who is Brutus?
This is seen as one of the strengths of the Articles of Confederation
What is
What is congress had the power to declare war and make treaties....OR
Enabled the young country to fight and win the Revolutionary War.....OR
The government under it passed the Northwest Ordinance which allowed local governments to be set up in the Northwest territories?
This amendment reserves the right to vote for Americans 18 years old and older
What is the 26th amendment?
Among other things, this amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination and double jeopardy
What is the 5th amendment?
This decision made political spending by corporations a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)?
This Federalist paper deals with the danger of faction in a democratic government
What is Federalist No. 10?
This Article of the Constitution states that there shall be no religious test that will be required as qualification to any office
What is Article VI?
This amendment states that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of poll taxes
What is the 24th amendment?
This amendment states that citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to search and seizure without a search warrant and probable cause
What is the 4th amendment?
The judgment in this case states that legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is Shaw v. Reno (1993)?
This Federalist paper states that the government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments
What is Federalist No. 51?
This Article of the Constitution explains the process for creating a Constitutional amendment
What is Article V?
This amendment established popular voting as the process under which Senators are elected
What is the 17th amendment?
This amendment reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned (enumerated) in the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment?
Established supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
This Federalist paper stated that there should be a strong, unified executive branch in the federal government
What is Federalist No. 70?
This Article of the Constitution explains the ratification process for the Constitution
What is Article VII?