Bill of Rights
Other Bill of Rights Protections
Furthering Civil Right Liberties
Civil rights and other amendments
Potpourri
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What is the second amendment
The right to bear arms
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What is a search warrant?
A document signed by the court system which gives the police the right to search somebody's property.
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What is suffrage?
Right to vote
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What is segregation?
The separation of people based of the color of their skin or other factors (religion, home location....)
100
Name all people in the group "Guardians of the Galaxy"
1st movie
"Drax, Gamora, Rocket, Peter Quill, Groot
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How could your freedom of speech be limited?
If you are using it to cause panic or harm on to other people or the government.
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What is bail?
Set amount of money an accused person pays the courts to make sure they come back to their court case.
200
What are civil rights?
guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics.
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What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that allowed "separate but equal" to exist.
200
What two teams have the most super bowl wins?
Patriots and Steelers.
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What is freedom of the press?
The government cannot censor the press or cause them to change their story in anyway. The news can report on whatever it wants as long as it is need spreading misinformation.
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What does accused mean?
The accused = people who are being held for a crime or are being pursued by the police. They are accused of a crime.
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What is the nickname given to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment, why?
Civil War Amendments, happened as a result of the civil war.
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What amendment protects against "unreasonable search and seizures".
4th amendment -> Cannot just go into somebody's property without the correct steps.
300
Who has won the most gold medals ever in the olympics?
Michael Phelps
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What rights does the first amendment protect? (5 of them)
Speech, Religion, press, assembly, and petition of the government.
400
What does double jeopardy protect your from...
Part of the 5th amendment
You can not be tried twice for the same crime if you were found innocent
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What did the 14th amendment do?
Gave "equal protection under the law" to everyone who is a U.S. citizen.
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How were sit ins a form of non violent protest?
Peacefully sitting in a restaurant but refusing to leave based of the color of their skin.
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What is self incrimination?
It is being forced/or just saying incriminating things against yourself. That is what the fifth amendment gives you the right to remain silent, so you don't have to incriminate yourself or others.
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What does the 9th amendment actually do?
“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
It says that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution.
RIGHTS RETAINED BY THE PEOPLE
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What amendment gave woman the right to vote?
19th
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What was a poll tax?
Tax on voting
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