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First Amendment
Voting Rights & Other Stuff
Civil War Amendments
Fifth Amendment
Other Amendments
100
Criticizing the government is protected by this freedom in the First Amendment
What is freedom of speech
100
Granted Women's suffrage
What is the 19th Amendment
100
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
100
The right to not testify against yourself is known as "pleading the 5th"
What is the right to remain silent
100
This amendment gives a citizen the right to own guns
What is the Second Amendment
200
The establishment clause says the government cannot create a state religion. This is protected under what First Amendment freedom?
What is freedom of religion
200
These two amendments extended suffrage to new groups of people
What are the 15th and 19th Amendments
200
This amendment defined an American citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the United States
What is the 14th Amendment
200
Being tried for the same crime twice
What is double jeopardy
200
This amendment would be used by lawyers to support a case that the punishment received is too serious for the crime committed
What is the 8th Amendment
300
A newspaper can print an article describing crimes a politician has committed with this First Amendment freedom
What is freedom of the press
300
In the 1960's citizens of Washington, D.C. got the right to vote in national elections from this amendment
What is the 23rd Amendment
300
The group of amendments that freed slaves and helped guarantee their civil rights during the 1800s
What are the Civil War Amendments
300
This allows federal government to take your home but requires them to pay a fair price for it
What is eminent domain
300
This amendment gives the right to an attorney
What is the 6th Amendment
400
A group of citizens can gather to protest a law by this First Amendment protection
What is freedom of assembly
400
This amendment was passed in reaction to Britain's practice of quartering British soldiers in colonists homes
What is the Third Amendment
400
In the 1900s these were used to prevent African Americans from voting
What are poll taxes
400
The rights to have a trial by jury and to call witnesses in one's defense are examples of this
What is due process
400
Many people argued the Patriot Act violated this amendment
What is the 4th Amendment
500
Citizens may request the government to act on specific matters using this First Amendment freedom
What is freedom to petition
500
Police need search warrants to search your home to find evidence of a crime thanks to this amendment
What is the 4th Amendment
500
This amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
500
This group of people would decide whether evidence supports an indictment
What is a grand jury
500
This amendment gave Americans a greater voice in their government by allowing people to directly elect senators
What is the 17th Amendment