Bill of Rights
Date Bill of Rights were added to Constitution
Made slavery illegal
What is the 13th?
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement who led efforts to end Jim Crow laws and gain voting rights for African Americans in the South
Who was MLK Jr.?
Amendment that clearly defined citizenship to all American born people
What is the 14th?
Sum of money used as a security deposit in exchange for being out of jail until the actual court trial
What is bail
Search, seizure, probable cause are all in this amendment
What is the 4th?
Enables voters to elect their senators instead of state legislatures
What is the 17th?
Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Who was Rosa Parks?
Amendment that gave all men the right to vote
What is the 15th
A strong reason to think that a person or property was involved in a crime
What is probable cause
Name all of the components of the 5th Amendment
What are miranda rights, due process for accused and for eminent domain, double jeopardy etc.
Gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
Supreme Curt Case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson of 1896 separate is equal. Need full name of case!
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Amendment that gave all residents of District of Columbia the right to vote for President and VP
What is the 23rd
Spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
What is slander?
Rights of the people are reserved in this Amendment. AND give me an example of when this amendment was used to create another one
What is the 9th? Answer will vary
Makes poll taxes illegal in federal. Later Supreme Court will make it illegal for states to do so as well
What is the 24th?
Act that ended segregation in public places AND ended discrimination in hiring workers. Name the act AND tell of at least 3 ways people can be discriminated against
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964? Discrimination in terms race, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability
Amendment that lowered voting age to 18...also explain why it lowered it.
What is the 26? Vietnam war...boys drafted to fight a war and were being killed should be allowed to vote
Supreme Court case that said "separate but equal" THEN Supreme Court case that overturned it.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson AND Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Designer and writer of the amendments (It's 2 people)
Who were Jefferson and Madison?
Only amendment that was ever repealed in the Constitution (note: not on the test)
What is the 18th/Prohibition Amendment?
Term that refers to a policy meant to increase the number of minorities and women at work and at colleges
What is affirmative action?
Name the ALL amendments that have to do with voting rights for citizens (in states and district)
What are the 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26
Supreme Court case that stated students are entitled to freedom of expression of their views
What was Tinker v. DesMoines School District?