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A, B, C, D, E & F
G, H, I, J, K & L
M, N, O, P & Q
R, S, T & U
V, W, X, Y & Z
100
Because of the First Amendment they can protest government action without fear of what?
What is punishment
100
One reason the colonists decided to fight the Revolution War was that the British had taken what away from them?
What are their rights
100
What is the term for the persons who wrote the U.S. Constitution
Who are the framers (they created the "framework" of the government).
100
The first Amendment protects freedoms of ordinary citizens and their concerns. What is the term for these rights?
What are civil liberties
100
What does the second amendment say the federal government cannot prevent states from having?
What is an armed militia
200
What does Amendment 6 guarantee?
What is the right to a “speedy and public trial”
200
What is another word for the right of citizens’ to ask the government to correct injustices?
What is the right to redress
200
Because of the 4th Amendment, what does the government need before looking through a citizen’s home or belongings?
What is a search warrant
200
What do amendments 5 through 8 deal with?
What are the rights of citizens accused of crimes.
200
Overall, what right does the Fourth Amendment extend?
What is people’s right to privacy
300
Which term means to cause to appear guilty of a crime?
What is incriminate
300
Who has the power to issue a warrant? Under what conditions?
What is a judge; only if he or she decides that it is likely that evidence of a crime will be found.
300
The Third Amendment say that the government cannot force citizens to let who stay in their homes? When does the Third Amendment apply?
What is soldiers; during peacetime
300
What phrase means that all of the procedures for fair treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime?
What is “due process of the law”
300
What is the term for the right to a lawyer and legal advice?
What is the right to counsel
400
What does the Sixth Amendment make sure of?
What is that the public is informed of what is going on in their courts?
400
What is another word for the right of citizens’ to gather together freely? Which amendment protects this right?
What is the right to assemble; the First Amendment
400
What does the Fifth amendment prevent? What does it mean?
What is double jeopardy; being tried more than once for the same crime.
400
Why has the Second Amendment become controversial in modern times?
What is because many people disagree whether or not individual citizens have the right to carry weapons
400
What must a search warrant state, or explain?
What is exactly what evidence the government is looking for
500
What does “pleading the Fifth” mean?
What is a citizen’s right to refuse to testify when that testimony might incriminate him or her
500
What does the Ninth Amendment guarantee?
What is that rights are not denied to citizens simply because they have not been mentioned in the Constitution.
500
19. Why is it important to have a “speedy and public trial”?
What is to protect citizens from being kept in jail (in a sense, punished) for long periods of time before they are even brought to trial.
500
What was the Second Amendment designed to make sure of?
What is that the states and citizens could protect themselves from the military power of the national government if it became abusive
500
What two rights protect citizens from having to defend themselves in court?
What are: - the right to know the charges being brought against them - the right to have legal counsel (a lawyer)