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1What five freedom are written in the first amendment?
- ALife
- BSpeech
- CAssembly
- DReligion
- EPetition
- FPress
2What is the second amendment?
- ARight to bear arms
- BRight to eminent domain
- CRight to Due Process
3What is the third amendment?
- Ano soldier will be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner.
- Bright to bear arms
- Cno unreasonable searches and seizures without a search warrant
4What is the fourth amendment?
- ANo quartering of soldier without the owners consent
- BNo unreasonable searches and seizures without a search warrant and probable cause.
5What rights are in the 5th Amendment
- ARight to a Grand Jury Indictment--grand jury decided if there is enough evidence to accuse.
- BDue process- right to a fair trial/ law must be fairly applied
- C"Take the Fifth" defendants do not have to testify at their own trial.
- DEminent Domain: power to take personal property to benefit the public, but the owner must be fairly compensated.
- Eno double jeopardy-cannot be tried twice for the same crime
- Fright to a speedy and public trial
- Gright to hear and question witnesses
6What is the sixth amendment
- AEminent Domain
- BRight to a speedy and fair trial
- CRight to know the charges against them
- DRight to hear and question witnesses
- ERight to an attorney
- FBans cruel and unusual punishments
7In the seventh amendment, juries cannot decide civil cases
- ATrue
- BFalse
8What is the eight amendment
- Aeminent domain, bail, and bans cruel and unusual punishment
- Bbans cruel and unusual punishment and sets bail if defendant does not arrive at trial
- Cno death penalities
9Thirteenth amendment:
- A- gave African Americans citizenship
- people born in US or naturalized are citizens of US and state they live in
- states must treat all citizens equally - BAfrican-American men have the right to vote
- CAbolishes slavery
- A- gave African Americans citizenship
10Fourteenth Amendment:
- Agave African Americans citizenship
- BAfrican-American men have the right to vote
- Cstates must treat all citizens equally
- Dpeople born in US or naturalized are citizens of US and state they live in
11Fifteenth Amendment
- AAbolishes slavery
- Bgave African Americans citizenship
- people born in US or naturalized are citizens of US and state they live in
- states must treat all citizens equally - CGave African-American men the right to vote
1216th Amendment:
- Acreated the federal income tax
- Bsenators are elected by popular vote instead of by state legislatures
- Cif something happens to president, vice president becomes president and appoints new VP with approval of congress
13Seventeenth Amendment
- Aelectors will vote twice, once for president, once for VP
- Bsenators are elected by popular vote instead of by state legislatures
- Cmoved the voting age from 21 to 18
- Dended prohibition of alcohol
14Eighteenth Amendment
- Aalcohol cannot be manufactured, transported, etc. in the US
- Bended prohibition of alcohol
- Cif congress vote itself a pay raise, it won’t go into effect until after the next election
- Dsenators are elected by popular vote instead of by state legislatures
15Twelfth Amendment
- Aelectors will vote twice, once for president once for VP
- Btwo terms only for the pres.
16Nineteenth Amendment states:
- AWomen have the right to vote
- Bwomen should be treated equally
- Cabolished prohibition amendment
17Twentieth Amendment states:
- Agave D.C three electoral votes
- Bcongress starts it’s new term on January 3rd
- Cinaugurated on January 20th
18Twenty-first Amendment states:
- Aended prohibition of alchohol
- Balcohol cannot be manufactured, transported, etc. in the US
- Cmoved the voting age from 21 to 18
19Twenty-second amendment states:
- Atwo terms only for the president
- Bif something happens to president, VP becomes president and appoints new VP with approval of congress
- Celectors will vote twice, once for pres., once for VP
20Twenty-third amendment states:
- Agave the district of Columbia 3 electoral votes
- Bgave women the right to vote
- Celiminated a poll tax as a requirement to vote
21Twenty-fourth Amendment:
- Aeliminated a poll tax as a requirement to vote
- Bcongress starts it’s new term on January 3rd
inaugurated on January 20th - Cmoved the voting age from 21 to 18
22Twenty-fifth amendment states:
- Aif something happens to president, VP becomes president and appoints new VP with approval of congress
- Btwo terms only for the pres.
- Csenators are elected by popular vote instead of by state legislatures
- Dcongress starts it’s new term on January 3rd
inaugurated on January 20th
23Twenty-sixth amendment:
- Amoved the voting age from 21 to 18
- Bif something happens to pres., VP becomes pres. and appoints new VP with approval of congress
- Cended prohibition of alcohol
- Dalcohol cannot be manufactured, transported, etc. in the US
24What is the 27th amendment?
- Aif congress vote itself a pay raise, it won’t go into effect until after the next election
- Bestablishes income tax
- Celectors will vote twice, once for pres., once for VP
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