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Constitutional Amendments

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  • What is the definition of suffrage?
    Vote
  • Which amendment included the "equal protection" clause which extended the protections from the Bill of Rights to the states.
    14th
  • This amendment abolished slavery
    13th
  • This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment
    8th
  • Which amendments protect the rights of the accused? There are 4 and they are all in the Bill of Rights
    4, 5, 6, 8
  • Which of the 5 principles of the Constitution are being addressed by amendments 15, 17, 19, 24, and 26
    Popular sovereignty
  • Identify ONE method used by the South to deny African Americans their rights
    Literacy tests, Grandfather Clause, Jim Crow Laws, Poll taxes
  • This amendment was brought about by the Vietnam War
    26th
  • What does due process of law mean?
    The government must protect your natural rights; the government cannot deny you rights guaranteed in the Constitution; the government must follow the law
  • There are two steps in the amendments process- what are they?
    2/3 of both houses and 3/4 of state legislatures must pass the amendment
  • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called
    Bill of Rights
  • The name given to the three amendments passed after the Civil War
    Reconstruction/ Civil War/ Civil Rights Amendments
  • This amendment protects against illegal search and seizure
    4th
  • Which of the 5 principles of the Constitution are being addressed by the 1st amendment?
    Limited government
  • Which of the 5 principles of the Constitution addresses the split of power between Federal and State governments?
    Federalism
  • This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
    26th
  • This amendment includes due process, eminent domain, and the right to a grand jury
    5th
  • This amendment said people have additional rights that might not be in the Bill of Rights
    9th
  • What famous document written by President Lincoln was the foundation of the 13th amendment?
    Emancipation Proclamation
  • During the ratification process which group wanted the Bill of Rights?
    Anti-Federalists
  • This amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial and to know the charges against you
    6th
  • The right for the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws is called what?
    Judicial Review
  • Which amendments prevent excessive bail?
    8th
  • This amendment gave women the right to vote
    19th
  • This amendment protects your right to own a gun
    2nd
  • This amendment granted U.S. citizenship to all former slaves
    14th
  • Women gained the right to vote by demonstrating their abilities in which war?
    WWI
  • What does the 3rd Amendment prevent the government from doing?
    Requiring citizens to house soldiers (Quartering Act)
  • This amendment guaranteed black men the right to vote
    15th
  • This amendment protects freedom of speech, press, and religion
    1st
  • This amendment required all states to provide due process of law
    14th
  • We the People is an example of which of the 5 principles of the Constitution?
    Popular sovereignty
  • This amendment called for the direct election of Senators
    17th
  • This amendment states that all powers not specifically given to the federal government belong to the states or people
    10th
  • This amendment eliminated poll taxes
    24th
  • What Supreme Court case establish judicial review?
    Marbury v. Madison
  • The right to petition the government can be found in which amendment?
    1st