Bill of Rights
The right of the people to express their political view is protected in our government by the
What is the 1st Amendment?
The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
"The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose _____ to this Constitution...."
- excerpt from Article V of The United States Constitution
What word should go in the blank in this passage?
What are Amendments?
The 19th Amendment
What is gave women the right to vote?
Additions or changes made to the Constitution are called
What are amendments?
The "Five Freedoms" basic to American life can be found in which of these?
What is the 1st Amendment?
The concept of __________ is one of the major principles in the Declaration of Independence.
What are natural rights?
What percentage of state legislatures must approve a proposed Constitutional amendment for it to become law?
What is 3/4?
The 13th, 14th, and 15 Amendments MOST impacted the rights of which group?
Who are African Americans?
Lawyers conducting a case are called
What is a counsel?
What is the primary purpose of the First Amendment to the Constitution?
What is to guarantee basic civil liberties?
According to the ideals of government as espoused by the Enlightenment, all citizens have the right to life, liberty, and property. These rights are known as
What is our natural rights?
What percentage of each house of Congress must approve a proposed Constitutional amendment for it to be considered for ratification?
What are 2/3?
Amendments 15, 19, and 26 all deal with suffrage. Suffrage is
What is the right to vote?
A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime
What is no double jeopardy?
Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
The Tenth Amendment is important because it reflects the constitutional principle of
What is Federalism?
Which Amendment prevents government from charging excessive bails or fines AND from overseeing cruel and unusual punishment?
What is Eighth Amendment?
An amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution after which of these events?
What is 3/4th of the states ratify it?
At this stage in your life, which amendment to the U.S. Constitution could impact you MOST in the near future?
What is the 26th Amendment?
We cannot afford to testify against ourselves
What is to Plead the Fifth?
What is the purpose of the United States Bill of Rights?
What is to protect individual rights of the people?
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides protection from self-incrimination. What does self-incrimination mean?
What is acting as a witness against yourself?
Which part of the Federal government is MOST involved in the amendment process?
What is Congress?
The use of "poll taxes" as a means of racial discrimination was MOST effectively stopped by which of these methods?
What is a Constitutional amendment?
The government must follow fair, public and transparent procedures before taking away someone's life, liberty, or property.
What is due process?