Bill of Rights
Name the 2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is a preamble?
An introduction
How many amendments are there in total?
27 amendments
Who were the original people that had voting rights in the U.S?
White male with property or land
Name the 4th amendment
Right against "seizures and searches
What does constitution mean?
Rules that establish or guide our government
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
(full date)
July 4th, 1776
What was the civil rights movement?
A movement that promoted equal rights for African Americans and minorities
Which was the first state that gave women voting rights?
Wyoming
What is the 5th amendment?
Name the 2 parts
Protection against double jeopardy and due process
What does Article 2 of the Constitution describe?
Executive branch
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
(Name 2 people)
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
Name 3 leaders of the civil rights movement
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, DuBois, and Washington Carver
What was the reason why the voting age was lowered to 18?
Vietnam War. If they were old enough to fight, they were old enough to vote. 26 amendment.
What is the 1st amendment?
Name all 5
Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
What is the (full date) that the U.S. Constitution was signed?
September 17, 1787
What are the 3 unalienable rights?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who was the president that signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B Johnson
Name 3 ways people would prevent African Americans from voting even after the 15 amendment was passed.
Grandfather clause. Poll tax. Literary test. KKK. Police brutality. Unfair testing
What is the 9th and 10th amendment?
9th- other rights not stated in the Constitution
10th- reserved power to the states
Who wrote the U.S. Constitution? What was our first constitution?
James Madison and the Articles of Confederation
Name 7 out of the 13 colonies
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
Name the 2 amendments that involve the use of alcohol. Also, explain what they did.
18th amendment- banned alcohol
21st- repealed or cancelled the 18th amendment
Give the proper order in which people received their voting rights.
(There are 6 groups)
White man with no land. African Americans. Women. Native Americans. Washington D.C. residents. 18 year olds.