1st amendment
What is the "establishment clause" in the First Amendment?
The government cannot establish an official religion for the United States.
Which amendment protects a citizen's right to own guns?
2nd Amendment
In courts, Double Jeopardy refers to what?
Being tried for the same crime twice.
If someone were given a life sentence in jail for stealing a lollipop, which amendment would be violated?
The Eighth Amendment
How did the Twenty-sixth Amendment affect voting rights?
It lowered the voting age from 21 down to 18 years old.
Which civil liberty listed in the First Amendment allows a group the right to hold a parade on a holiday?
Freedom of assembly (which means to gather)
Which amendment says you don't have to quarter (house) soldiers?
The Third Amendment
The "right to remain silent" is also sometimes called "protection against self-______"
Incrimination
If I had to pay $100,000,000 for bail when I stole a t-shirt, which amendment would be violated?
The Eighth Amendment
List one example of voting restrictions implemented in the Jim Crow South to try to stop African Americans from voting.
Literacy tests OR poll taxes
Which civil liberty listed in the First Amendment allows me to send an email to a congressperson telling them that I don't like their policy?
Freedom of petition
If the police search my house and take my air fryer without a warrant, what amendment has been violated?
The Fourth Amendment
Public
What kind of case does the 7th Amendment deal with?
Civil (not criminal) cases
The 19th Amendment gave ______ the right to vote.
Women
If a student in a public school is punished for refusing to participate in a class prayer, what civil liberty from the First Amendment does that violate?
Freedom of Religion
The Courts have defined the right to bear arms as the rights of the citizens to own guns for ________.
Self-protection/defense
Which amendment gives me the right to a lawyer in a criminal case even if I can't afford one?
The Sixth Amendment
Which amendment says that state governments have the right to make laws about things that the Constitution doesn't clearly say the federal government can make laws about?
The Tenth Amendment
What does the 17th Amendment give people the right to do?
Vote directly for their Senators.
Explain what bail is (yes I know this is an 8th Amendment question but it didn't fit in that column).
Bail is the money you pay to get out of jail until your court date but you MUST promise to return for your trial.
A person has his land taken by the government through eminent domain and in return is given a fair market value for his property. The man says he does not have to move.
Is this a violation of his rights?
No, the Fifth Amendment only says that he has to be paid a fair price.
This amendment establishes that American citizens have rights beyond those written down in the Constitution.
The 9th Amendment
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were passed after which war?
The Civil War