Constitutional Amen. Word Scramble

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Constitutional Amen.

KHS Constitutional Amendments

Question	Answer
1st Amendment	Protects the people's right to practice religion, to speak freely, to assemble(meet), to address the government and of the press to publish.
2nd Amendment	Protects the right to own guns. There is a debate whether this is a right that protects the state, or a right that protects individuals.
3rd Amendment	Guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board.
4th Amendment	Protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason).
5th Amendment	They can't be tried twice for the same crime. Can't be forced to testify against yourself. Property can't be taken without compensation. It also contains due process guarantees.
6th Amendment	Guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer.
7th Amendment	Guarantees a jury trial in federal civil court cases. This type of case is normally no longer heard in federal court.
8th Amendment	Guarantees that punishments will be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be set.
9th Amendment	Other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated.
10th Amendment	Any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.
13th Amendment	Abolished slavery in the entire United States.
14th Amendment	Ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths counting of slaves. Includes citizenship, due process, and equal protection clauses.
15th Amendment	Ensures that race cannot be used as a criteria for voting.
16th Amendment	Congress can collect a federal income tax.
17th Amendment	Shifted the the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states.
18th Amendment	Abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed (erased).
19th Amendment	Ensures that gender cannot be used as a criteria for voting.
21st Amendment	Repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
22nd Amendment	Set a limit on the number of times a President could be elected-two four-year terms.
23rd Amendment	D.C. has 3 electors in the Electoral College
24th Amendment	Abolished voting poll taxes
26th Amendment	Ensures that any person 18 or over may vote.
2 ways to propose an amendment	2/3 of both houses of Congress or 2/3 of state legislatures ask Congress to call a constitutional convention
2 ways to ratify on amendment	3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of special state conventions

Created by: afailoni on 2010-03-16