First Amendment
I'm the foremost shield of your spoken thoughts, the guardian of your words.
What is the freedom of speech?
Early America. Traitor. Also, the first name is a way you can have your eggs prepared.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
I'm a colossal figure, a beacon so bold, welcomed by immigrants, a story untold. In New York Harbor, where dreams take flight, what am I that shines through the darkest night?
What is the Statue of Liberty?
In 1954, this case ended the "separate but equal" doctrine, striking down racial segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v Board?
This document, drafted in 1787, serves as the supreme law of the land in the United States.
What is the US Constitution?
I'm the wall between church and state, ensuring no favoritism's in fate.
What is freedom of religion?
Civil War. Famous for assonating the president. "Sic Semper Tyrannis!"
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
I'm a stately abode where leaders dwell, where the Oval Office casts its spell. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue's grand view, what am I, where the nation's decisions ensue?
What is the White House?
In 1896, this Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
This man was Abe Lincoln's second running mate, and would go on to be one of the presidents' impeached!
Who was Andrew Johnson?
I'm the ink-stained sentinel, the sentinel of news.
What is freedom of the press?
"I'm just a patsy!" That's what the assassin of the youngest president in US history had to say shortly before his own demise.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
I'm where justice is blind, with columns so grand, where the highest court in the land takes a stand.
What is the Supreme Court Building?
In 1966, the Supreme Court established the requirement that law enforcement officers inform arrested persons of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney, known as the "Miranda warning."
What is Miranda v Arizona?
Name at least 2 presidents who lost the popular vote, but won the electoral college vote and became president.
Who are John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush, Donald Trump.
I'm the constitutional allowance for assembly without strife, where citizens unite to voice their shared life.
What is the right to assemble peaceably?
Most notorious of American gangsters. Organized crime in Chicago in the 20s and 30s. Inspiration for Scarface.
Who was Al Capone?
I stand tall with a gleaming dome, where laws are made and debates find a home.
What is the US Capitol?
In 1973, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to elect abortive procedures, based on the right to privacy.
What is Roe v Wade?
I'm a place where paperwork goes to disappear, a maze of forms that can drive you to tears.
What is government bureaucracy?
I'm your voice on paper, your plea in black ink.
What is the right to petition the government for a dress of grievances?
Cattle Rustler, gunslinger, murderer and escape artist. Died young at the age of 21 (though the real age of death might have been much younger).
What was Billy the Kid?
I'm where the Declaration was debated and signed, where the Founding Fathers' vision aligned.
What is Independence Hall?
In 1944, this Supreme Court case addressed the constitutionality of the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. What
What is Korematsu v United States?
Who was the first woman to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court?
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?