Civil Rights
Name three of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
What is Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press, Freedom to Assemble, and/or Freedom to Petition?
Citizens have the responsibility to exercise this right, meaning to choose their political leaders.
What is vote?
The ________, _________, and _________ are the Three Branches of Government.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
When a president does not approve of a bill, he uses this power to reject it.
What is a veto?
True or False: The United States Constitution gives all citizens the right to vote.
False.
One part of the 5th amendment reads "No person shall be...compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..." What right is protected here and when do we need to exercise it?
What is the right to remain silent? When interacting with the police.
This is an excellent way to stay informed on the events and issues in your community.
What is Watching, Listening to, or Reading the News?
For a bill to become a law, this lawmaking body must vote to pass the bill, then this person must sign it into law.
Who are Congress and the President?
This is the word for the procedure to remove a high official, such as the President, from office.
Name one specific example of voter suppression.
What are Voter ID laws, voter roll purges, felony voting rights restrictions, voter intimidation?
Name two essential freedoms all people have according to the Declaration of Independence.
What are Equality, Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness?
This is when citizens are randomly selected to participate in a court trial, deciding which side wins the court case.
What is Jury Duty?
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices and how long does a Justice serve for?
Who is the President, and, for life?
When the Supreme Court strikes down a law, they declare it to be ______________.
What is Un-Constitutional?
Name one way that Rhode Island makes it easier for people to vote, and one way that Rhode Island restricts peoples' ability to vote.
Automatic Voter Registration, Pre-Registration, Felony Voting rights restoration, same-day voter registration. Voter ID laws.