Important Dates
1776
Declaration of Independence
Number of original articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
Freedom to speak, write, and worship.
What are civil liberties?
a set of rules and laws that explain how a country is governed.
Constitution
Citizenship
Гражданство
1781
Adoption of the US Constitution
The opening statement of the Constitution.
What is Preamble
Amendment protecting life, liberty, and property.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
a change or addition to a law or constitution.
Amendment
Freedom of enterprise
Свобода предпринимательства
1791
Bill of Rights added (first 10 amendments)
Total amendments added so far.
What is 27?
amendments granting voting rights regardless of race or servitude.
What are the 14th and 15th Amendments?
the system in which people are owned and forced to work without freedom.
Slavery
Due process of law
Процессуальные гарантии
1920
Women gain the right to vote (19th Amendment)
First 10 amendments are called ____.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Amendment limiting a President to two terms.
What is 22nd Amendment?
the right to practice any religion.
Freedom of worship
Right to peaceful assembly
право на мирные собрания
1865
Year slavery was abolished (13th Amendment).
Principle James Madison called the backbone of liberty.
What is private property?
26th Amendment lowered voting age to ____.
What is 18?
the rights of all citizens to equal treatment and freedom.
Civil rights
Backbone of liberty
основа свободы