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Important Facts
Amendments 1-5
Amendments 6-10
Branches of Government
Rights and Responsibilities
100
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
Who is James Madison
100
The amendment that states : you have the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment
100
This amendment states: unlisted rights are not necessarily denied.
What is the ninth amendment
100

What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?

What are legislative, executive, and judicial?

100
What is a responsibility?
What is the expectation that you will take care of certain things or preform duties
200
When the U.S. Constitution was ratified, many Americans did not believe that all of their rights/freedoms were protected. Changes were made to the Constitution. What were these changes called?
What are amendments
200
This amendment states: troops may not be quartered in homes in peacetime.
What is the third amendment
200
This amendment states: powers not delegated to the United States (or denied completely to the states)are reserved to the states.
What is amendment ten
200

This branch of government makes the laws for our country.

What is the legislative branch?

300
When was the Bill of Rights approved?
What is 1791?
300
This amendment states: no unreasonable searches or seizures
What is the fourth amendment
300
This amendment covers the rights given in criminal cases: right to a speedy public trial, right to an impartial jury, etc.
What is amendment six
300

The judicial branch uses this document to determine what the government can and cannot do.

What is the U.S. Constitution?

400
What does "due process of law" mean?
What is the requirement that every person be treated fairly, the government must follow rules established by law.
400
The fifth amendment protects the rights of the accused. What does this mean? Name at least two specific rights that are protected under amendment 5.
What is the rights of any person that is being blamed with a crime. No double jeopardy, forcing a person to testify against him/her self, no loss of life, liberty, or property without due process,
400
This amendment covers rights protected in civil cases. What is this amendment and how much money (at least) has to be involved in the case?
What is the seventh amendment
400

Name the two houses (parts) of Congress.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

500
What is the difference between rights and responsibilities?
What is (critical thinking) Rights: things that you are allowed to do because of nature or because of law. Responsibility: the expectation that yo will take care of certain things or preform duties.
500
Name and give an example of all of the rights protected by the First amendment.
What is freedoms of speech, assembly, petition, press, and religion. Ex: ...
500
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 eighth amendment, (critical thinking)
500

Do students have responsibilities? If so, list two examples. If not, then explain why.

What is YES: respecting authority, being prepared for class, tolerating others, obeying school rules, etc