Amendments
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution
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What are the Bill of the Rights?
This group of people counted as 3/5's of a person under the 3/5's Compromise.
What is Slaves?
The three branches of government
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What are the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches?
Name the Amendment:
Right to bear arms
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What is the second amendment?
The beginning of the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
Name the Amendment:
Freedom of Speech
What is the 1st?
The number of states that attended the convention
What is 12?
The amount of terms a president can serve for
What is two terms?
Name the Amendment:
Cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th amendment?
The event that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation involving farmers rising up.
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What is Shay's Rebellion?
Name the Amendment:
No soldier can quarter in your house without your consent
What is the 3rd Amendment?
The two houses of congress that were created through the Great Compromise were known as...
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
The system that prevents each of the three branches from having too much power
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What are checks and balances?
Name the Amendment:
Right to a speedy trial
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What is the 6th amendment?
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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Name the Amendment:
Government cannot take your property without just compensation?
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What is the 5th Amendment?
The original goal/purpose of the Constitutional Convention
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What is revise the Articles of Confederation?
The ages one needs to be to be a house member and a senator
What are 25 and 30?
Name the Amendment:
Any powers not given to the federal government belong to the states
What is the 10th amendment?
What is 7?
Name the Amendment:
Women have the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
The total amount of delegates that originally attended the convention
A power of the Judicial Branch that keeps the Legislative Branch in check.
What is Judicial Review?
Name the Amendment:
No more alcohol (prohibition)
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What is the 18th amendment?
The year the Constitution was written AND the year it was finally ratified and active
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What is 1787 and 1789