Vocabulary 1
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote.
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution.
Name all 5 Rights in the 1st Amendment.
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition
Speech
What does the 10th Amendment guarantee?
Reserved Powers of State's Rights
What amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
What does prohibit mean?
To ban or forbit
What is Double Jeopardy?
Being charged twice for the same crime.
What amendment protects your right to bear arms.
2nd Amendment
What does the 9th Amendment protect?
Rights not listed in the Constitution
What amendment defined citizenship and voter?
14th Amendment
What is a poll tax?
A tax charged to be able to vote.
What is Due Process?
The rights of someone accused of a crime.
What does the 3rd Amendment protect against?
Quartering Soldiers
What Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishments and excessive fines?
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment
What is a Literacy Test?
A test used to determine if someone was eligible to vote; a reading test.
What is Eminent Domain?
The government can claim your property for the public good, but must pay you reasonable compensation.
What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant.
What does the 7th amendment protect?
The right to a civil trial.
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What are Civil Rights?
The basic rights of citizens to be free from unequal treatment based on certain characteristics.
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BONUS!
Name 1 right protected by the 5th Amendment.
Self-Incrimination
Double Jeopardy
Eminent Domain
Due Process
Grand Jury
Name 1 right protected by the 6th Amendment.
Speedy Jury Trial
Informed of Charges
Confront Witnesses
Right to an Attorney
What amendment protected the voting rights of former slaves?
15th Amendment