Bill of Rights
Which amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.
I
What does "suffrage" mean?
Voting rights
What Supreme court case ended segregation in schools?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. In re Gault
C. Miranda v. Arizona
D. Brown v. Board of Education (BOE)
Brown V. BOE
True or false: Amending the Constitution is harder than passing a law?
True
Which amendment states that someone can not be tried more than once for the same crime (double jeopardy)
5th!
Which amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines or cruel or unusual punishment?
8th!
Which Amendment gave African Americans voting rights?
19th Amendment
Supreme Court case that said segregation was NOT unconstitutional.
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Brown v. BOE
C. In re Gault
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
Which article of the Constitution contains the amendment process?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
E. V
E!
Which amendment gives people the right to a PUBLIC AND SPEEDY TRIAL?!
6th
Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship, equal protection, and due process?
14th Amendment
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that held that juveniles accused of crimes in a delinquency proceeding must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults.
A. In re Gault
B.Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
C. Miranda v Arizona
A. In re Gault
What are two ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution?
A. Through Congress & a National Convention
B.Through Congress & State Conventions
The 19th amendment allowed which group of people the right to vote?
Women
Which amendment guarantees the right to jury trial in civil suits involving $20.00 or more.
7th
Which amendment eliminated poll taxes
24th Amendment
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Miranda v Arizona
C. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Miranda v Arizona
What are two ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution?
A. Through Congress & State legislatures
B. Through Congress & a National Convention
B!
Which amendment allowed people living in D.C to vote in presidential elections?
23rd
Which amendment requires grand jury indictment for a serious crime, bans double jeopardy, no loss of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
FIF!
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th amendment
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm
District of Columbia v. Heller
What option is the last step in amending the constitution?
A: Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.
B:Two-thirds of both houses of Congress ratify the amendment.
A!
The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay. <br>". . . our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press . . . " Why should this freedom be guarded?
A. to keep the government from becoming the primary information source
B. to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit
C. to keep the news media from controlling the political process
D. to provide the government with an accurate information source
A. to keep the government from becoming the primary information source