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Amendments Part 2

Amendment process and real life examples

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What is the first step to adding an amendment to the Constitution? The amendment must be proposed.
How can an amendment be proposed? 2 ways- Both involve 2/3! 1.) 2/3 vote in congress (house and senate) or 2.) a national convention including 2/3 of all states
What is the second step to adding an amendment to the Constitution? The amendment must be ratified.
How can an amendment be ratified? 2 ways- Both involve 3/4! 1.) 3/4 of state legislatures can vote for it or 2.) 3/4 of states can hold ratifying conventions that approve the amendment.
What amendments involve maintaining a representative democracy? Any amendment that involves the public being able to vote for, or choose, government representatives. ( 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26)
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect individual freedoms.
Which amendments expand voting rights? 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. You can't be sent to prison for 20 years for stealing a candy bar. 8th amendment- No cruel or unusual punishment
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. You can stand outside the capital building with a bunch of friends and protest against a new law. 1st amendment- Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech (RAPPS)
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. When you are being charged with a crime, you do not have to answer any questions. 5th amendment- The right to due process
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. You have the right to own a gun. 2nd amendment- The right to bear arms.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. You do not have to let someone go through your book bag if there is no reasonable reason. 4th amendment- Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. If you are accused of a civil crime, not criminal, you still have the right to a trial by a jury. 7th amendment- Civil cases are tried by a jury.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. If you are charged of a crime, you must have a speedy trial. 6th amendment- Right to a speedy trial.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. A soldier comes to your front door and tells your parents that he wants to spend the night at your house. Your parents say no. 3rd amendment- Prevents the government from requiring that a person quarter, or house, soldiers.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. You tell a friend that you have a specific right. Your friend says you do not have this right because it is not in the Constitution. You are correct. 9th amendment - You have additional rights besides what's in the Constitution.
Name the amendment that protects your rights in this situation. The state of Georgia says it has certain powers that are not in the Constitution. Is this possible? 10th amendment- Powers not listed in the Constitution belong to the states or individuals.
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