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Constitution
Miscellaneous
100
Soldiers cannot take or live in a person's house
What is the 3rd Amendment?
100
Provides a speedy and public trial by jury
What is the sixth amendment?
100
the first 10 amendments are also referred to this
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
1787
What is the year the Constitution was written?
100
George Washington
Who was the first president of the United States?
200
People have the right to petition the Government and the fright of freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly
What is the first amendment?
200
Prevents those accused of suffering cruel and unusual punishment
What is the eighth amendment?
200
gave African American men the right to vote and addressed black suffrage
What is the 15th amendment?
200
Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch
What are the three branches the Constitution divides the government into?
200
Robert E Lee
Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army?
300
Protects against unreasonable and unlawful search and seizure of property
What is the 4th amendment?
300
Provides each state with powers that are not specifically assigned to the nation's government in the Constitution
What is the tenth amendment?
300
Abolition of slavery in 1865
What is the 13th amendment?
300
5
What is the number of men that drafted the Constitution?
300
Ulysses S Grant
Who was the commanding general of the Union army?
400
Grants the right to bear arms
What is the second amendment?
400
States that no one's right should be used to infringe on the rights of another
What is the ninth amendment?
400
deals with citizenship and equal protection
What is the 14th amendment?
400
a two-thirds vote by Congress
What is the most common way to pass an amendment?
400
William Sherman
Who is the Union general that led the March to the Sea?
500
Allows all citizens due process
What is the fifth amendment?
500
Allows a trial by jury to be held for certain civil disputes
What is the seventh amendment?
500
James Madison
Who is the writer of the first 10 amendments?
500
Guarantees that the citizens of the United States have their rights protected
What are the Bill of Rights or first 10 amendments?
500
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who is the Confederate general that got his nickname after the First Battle of Bull Run?