Bill of Rights
This amendment protects you from having to quarter troops during times of peace or war.
What is the 3rd Amendment.
Luke was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to bring him to trial again anyway. Which amendment has been violated?
The fifth amendment gives you the right to be silent. This protects you from _________ ______________
What is Self incrimination
The thirteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution did what?
What is abolished slavery.
What concept did Montesquieu come up with?
What is separation of powers.
The fourth amendment protects you from illegal search and seizure. Which 2 things would an officer need to legally search and seize?
What are:
Probable cause
Search Warrant
In a civil trial where the dispute was more than $20, both sides were denied a jury trial.
What is the 7th amendment (civil case. Criminal is 6th amendment)
Plessy v. Ferguson (think water fountains), established the principle of ____________ _____ _____________
What is "separate but equal"
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th amendment
There are 2 types of citizens. What are they?
What are:
Natural born
Naturalized
Protection against double jeopardy and the right to due process are part of which amendment?
What is the 5th amendment.
For no apparent reason, the police stopped Rita while she was driving and began to search through the trunk and her personal luggage without proper approval.
What is the 4th Amendment (illegal search and seizure)
Women and African American minorities fought for ___________, or the right to vote.
What is "suffrage"
The 24th amendment banned poll taxes. What are these?
What are taxes on people that aspired to vote
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense". What was he referring to?
What is "it was common sense to become independent and break away from G.B."
Which amendments grant a trial by jury (no matter if it's civil or criminal)
The US Attorney General ordered all American citizens to turn in their rifles and hand guns by noon on Saturday.
What is the 2nd amendment (right to bear arms)
The fifth amendment guarantees each citizen the right to due process. What does this mean?
What is a "Fair legal process"
Women's suffrage is often associated with which amendment?
what is the 19th amendment.
Senate-100 members
House of Representatives-435 members
Name the 5 freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment
What are:
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
(RAPPS)
Judge M.T. Nasty ordered a doctor to cut off the right hand of Marty, a convicted pickpocket.
What is the 8th amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
There are 27 amendments. What is an amendment?
What is a "change to the constitution"
the 14th amendment guarantees equal protection under the law to all citizens. Which phrase is associated with the 14th amendment?
What is Due Process
What are the 6 goals of the preamble?
What are:
form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.