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History of Plessy
this is the ...Bill of...
Misc...
The First Five
The First Five
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Homer Plessy was born a slave yes or no
No he was born in 1862 but at a time when northern troops were liberating slaves in louisiana
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the bill of rights is written to protect all the rights of the
people
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How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights
There are ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights
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What does the 2nd Amendment say...
Second Amendment: The right to form a militia and to keep and bear arms.
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What Rights were NYPD violating with illegal search and seizure (stop and frisk)
The fourth Amendment
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What Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery
the 13th amendment
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In a Monarchy who has all the power
The King
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What is an amendment?
A Change to the Constitution
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What does the 3rd Amendment state...
Third Amendment: The right not to have soldiers in one's home
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What does Double Jeopardy mean and what amendment mentions this right?
5th Amendment you cannot be tried for a crime that you have been found not guilty of twice
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What law was HOmer PLessy challenging
Segregation laws the train laws
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In a Democracy who has the power
we the people.
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What group or groups of Americans did the Bill of Rights not apply to in the year 1791
African Americans, Women and Native Americans
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What Amendment talks about Freedom of religion
The First Amendment
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When Doctor King gave speeches talking about how wrong the segregation laws were what amendment gave him this right
The first amendment, freedom of Speech and the right to protest the government.
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Tell what HOmer did
He boarded a train went in the white section announced he was black so that he could be arrested and then challenge the segregation.
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What 3 words start the Constitution...
We the People....
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Can you name another Important Amendment that gave people their rights
13th Amendment ended slavery 14th Amendment gave ex- slaves their full rights 19 Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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What Amendment states you have to be indicted by a Grand Jury to be tried for a crime
The Fifth Amendment
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What amendment talks about how important it is that we have a free press meaning newspapers/tv/books/internet can criticise the government?
The first Amendment.
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As a result of Plessy losing his case in the Supreme Court a new crop of laws grew under the idea of
Separate but equal
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Who are "we the people"
The voters, the people
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We the people means that
the power is in the people's hands. That we have the power.
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What is another way that includes the number of the Amendment to say that you will not be testifying against yourself
I plead the fifth
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Name all four freedoms the first Amendment gives
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Press Freedom to Protest and Assemble Freedom of Religion