Amendments
This amendment states that US citizens have the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment
This amendment provides US citizens with their basic freedoms (Press, Religion, etc).
What is the 1st Amendment?
Powers that are given only to the national government
What are Enumerated Powers?
You start a petition to have video games banned from stores.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This decision stated that for each black man counted as 3/5ths of a person for population/representation purposes.
What is the 3/5th compromise?
This amendment states that US citizens do not have to quarter soldiers.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This amendment states that US citizens have the right to a fair trial, and to not incriminate themselves.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Allows the government to stretch the powers of government beyond the specified power in the Constitution.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? (Elastic)
The police pull you over and demand to search your car. They search every part of the car and take some of your personal items.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This decision created the bicameral legislature: House of Representatives determines by population, and Senate with equal representation per state.
What is the Great Compromise?
This amendment states that US citizens have the right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
This amendment ensures US citizens have the right to not be searched without a warrant or probable cause.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Government power is divided to and in some cases shared among the different branches of government.
What is Separation of Power?
A woman is arrested for breaking into her friend's house and stealing something. She is sent to jail and told she won't be going to trail for at least 3 years.
What is the 6th Amendment?
These are freedoms from/against the government.
What are Civil Liberties?
This amendment states that US citizens have the right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This amendment ensures that citizens have the right to a trial by jury when dealing in Civil Cases.
What is the 7th amendment?
This was a right given by the 26th Amendment.
What is the right to vote for all citizens 18+?
You are fined $5,000 for stealing a candy bar.
What is the 8th Amendment?
These are rights that all citizens share.
What are Civil Rights?
This amendment states that people have rights outside of those stated in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?
This amendment states that any powers not stated in the Constitution belong to state.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The 15th amendment bestowed this right.
What is the right for all black men to vote?
Your neighbor looks in your mailbox to see what kind of mail you get. You decided to contact the police because it violates your right to privacy.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Process by which the Supreme Court began to apply citizen’s constitutional rights against state laws after the 14th amendment.
What is Incorporation?