Amendments
This states that US citizens have the right to bare arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This amendment allows freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and protest.
What is the 1st amendment?
You are called to the office because the principal thinks you vandalized the restroom. You refuse to answer any questions. Give the amendment you are using.
What is the 5th amendment?
You start a petition to have video games allowed in school.
What is the first amendment?
This is the authority of a president to refuse to sign bills into law.
What is a veto?
This amendment says "You do not have to quarter Soldiers".
What is the 3rd amendment?
This amendment says "people have the right to a fair trial".
What is the 5th amendment?
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?
James Madison goes to a store and buys a handgun. He brings it home to protect his family.
What is the 2nd amendment?
This is a change to the Constitution, which requires a supermajority (2/3) of Congress or states to propose and a 3/4 majority of states to ratify (approve).
What is an amendment?
This amendment states that people have the right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
This amendment says you "can not search a person's property without a warrant".
What is the 4th amendment?
Due to the expense of a war with Iraq, the government asks American households to provide the cost to feed and house three Soldiers.
What is the 3rd amendment?
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 trial for at least 3 years.
What is the 6th amendment?
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
This amendment states: no excessive bail or fines, no cruel or unusual punishment. What is the amendment, what does that mean, and give an example.
What is the 8th amendment?
This amendment states that people who have a disagreement over more than $20 can have a trial by jury.
What is the 7th amendment?
You are fined $5,000 for stealing a candy bar.
What is the 8th amendment?
Instead of having a regular court proceeding, the judge tells you to come to his office to settle the matter.
What is the 7th amendment?
This is the division of power between a central (national or federal) government and regional (state and local) government.
What is federalism?
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 state of Georgia sets a maximum speed limit of 70 miles per hour that everyone who drives in this state must follow.
What is the 10th amendment?
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?
The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, goals, and reasoning.
What is a preamble?