Show:
Bill of Rights
Amendments
Principles of Const
Constitution
Random
100
Judge Judy, her cases, and her court is a good example of your rights listed in this amendment.
What is amendment 7?
100
This amendment gave freedom to slaves.
What is the 13th amendment...Prohibition of Slavery.
100
People are the source of government power.
What is popular sovereignty.
100
These are the two different types of changes that can be made to the Constitution. One is written down, the other is not.
What are formal or informal amendments?
100
It would be illegal for anyone to sale, purchase, or possess liquor if this amendment was will in force.
What is the 18th amendment...prohibition of alcohol.
200
Anti- Federalists demanded that this be added to the Constitution before the states should ratify it.
What is a bill of rights?
200
This amendment allowed women a say in government.
What is the 19th amendment...Woman Sufferage.
200
Constitutionalism=government must obey the law. Which means the government is not all powerful
What is Limited Government.
200
This article describes the powers and responsibilities of the legislative branch.
What is article 1?
200
To ratify a proposed amendment, ________ of the state legislature must pass the proposed amendment.
What is three-fourths?
300
This amendment protects your right to write newspaper articles and publish and distribute those stories, as long as they are true or your opinion.
What is the first amendment?
300
You can thank this amendment for making your pay check smaller every payday, after the government takes their cut.
What is Amendment 16... power of congress to tax incomes.
300
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is Separation of Powers?
300
This article deals with the rights and responsibility of the Judicial Branch.
What is article 3?
300
Another way to ratify an official proposal (amendment) is calling a special state convention. This has only been successful for this amendment.
What is the 21st amendment...repeal the 18th.
400
In 1991, the New Haven police department arrested a man in his front yard for disturbing the peace, they entered the house and found drugs and illegal guns. He appealed his conviction by saying his rights were violated...
What is the fourth amendment.
400
This amendment allows all people to vote at age 18.
What is the 26th amendment.
400
Power divided between the State and Federal govenment.
What is Federalism?
400
This is accomplished if 2/3 of the US congress both the Senate and the House or Representatives vote on a proposed amendment-this has to happen before ratification.
What is a formal proposal?
400
What did the case Marbury Vs. Madison, which established Judicial Review give the Supreme Court the authority to do
What is determine if actions are constitutional or unconstitutional?
500
Mr. Miller was arrested, tried, and found not guilty of murdering his neighbor Mr. Davis. Two years later, he was heard talking about the crime to a friend. Mr. Davis's widow demanded a new trial, but Mr. Miller was protected under this
What is the 5th amendment... or Double Jeopardy.
500
This amendment implies that people possess so many writes, it is impossible to list them all in the Constitution.
What is the 9th amendment?
500
Veto, would be a great example of the principle of the Constitution.
What is Checks and Balances?
500
Legislative actions, Executive Actions, and Judicial Actions
What is informal ways to change the Constitution.
500
A Chicago policeman walked into David's house and found empty blue spray paint cans, the officer arrested David for vandalizing government buildings, without a lawyer present, the judge convicted him to 10 years of hard labor with no visitors. David is appealing his case--- for multiple reasons
What is 8th... 4th... 5th... 6th...