The First Amendment allows you to have what freedoms? 

What right does the Second Amendment give you? 

The Third Amendment safeguards citizens from unreasonable search and seizure

 The 4th amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures.

What is "I plead the fifth" referencing? 

Where do additional due process rights to people accused of crimes come from? 

Right to a trial by a jury of their peers 

7th Amendment 

If there's a breach of contract what do you have the right to? 

What Amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment? 

Which amendment protects our rights even if they're not listed? 

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to what 

No state may be sued in a federal court or a foreign country 

To ensure they'll be from the same party 

Why does the elector cast votes separately for president and vice president? 

What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments referenced as?

Before the Amendments, the Congress didn't have the ability to levy income tax. Which amendment changed this? 

Gave people the right to vote for their senators

What does the 17th Amendment allow U.S. to do?

Prohibition outlawed the selling, making, transporting, importing, or exporting of alcohol. Did it outlaw drinking alcohol too? 

Did men want women to have the right to vote? 

What does a Lame Duck mean? 

Why was there a repeal of Prohibition? 

Who created the presidential tenure? 

How many electoral votes does D.C. have? 

Besides the poll tax what else was required to vote? 

Who will become president if the president is removed from office? 

Why was the voting age changed? 

Congress can set salaries and give themselves a raise but the raise doesn't take effect until when? 

During war, could congress pass a law requiring private citizens to feed and house some soldiers?

A search warrant is a document signed by a judge. 

What is a search warrant and why is it an important document?

What is double jeopardy?

What is eminent domain?

Who has guaranteed rights? 

What does the Bill of Rights include? 

Freedom of religion, speech, press, rights of assembly, and to petition

Right to bear arms

No quartering of soldiers without the consent of the people

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

Due process rights in criminal cases. Protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and establishes grand jury proceedings and just compensation

Rights to a fair and speedy trial, impartial jury, right to counsel, and right to force witnesses for defense

Right to a trial by jury in civil (non-criminal) cases.

No excessive bails, fines, or cruel and unusual punishments

Powers and rights are retained by the people. The enumeration (listing) of rights in the Constitution or Bill of Rights does not imply that that list is exclusive.

Powers not delegated to the national government are retained by the states or people

States have immunity from being sued by citizens of another state (or citizens of a foreign state).

Provides for election of President and VP. Establishes the current operation of the electoral college and the current process for electing the VP. 

States must provide due process of law, respect all citizens' civil rights and protect equal protection of the law. Defined citizenship and citizens' rights.

Gave Congress the power to pass a federal income tax

Provides for the election of U.S. senators by the people rather than by state legislatures

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages

Set terms for the President and Congress, "lame duck" amendment that moved date when Congress and the President take office from March to January. January 3 for Congress; January 20 for president. 

Granted suffrage to the citizens of Washington, DC in election of the president by providing DC with 3 electoral votes

Granted suffrage to 18,19, and 20-year-olds

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Amendments Trivia (50 questions & answers)