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FSOT-O-Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the 2nd Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Right to keep and bear arms. |
| What is the 3rd Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Protection from quartering of troops. |
| What is the 4th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Protection from unreasonable search and seizure. |
| What is the 5th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property. |
| What is the 6th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Trial by jury, speedy trial, and other rights of the accused. |
| <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>What is the 7th Ammendment of the US Constitution? </p> | <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>Civil trial by jury. </p> |
| What is the 8th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel or unusual punishment. |
| What is the 9th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights. |
| What is the 10th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | Powers of states and people. Anything not in the constitution is left to the states. |
| What is the 11th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law. |
| What is the 12th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1804): Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice president. |
| <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>What is the 13th Ammendment of the US Constitution? </p> | <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>(1865): Abolishes slavery and grants Congress power to enforce abolition. </p> |
| What is the 14th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1868): Defines United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens’ privileges or immunities and right to due process and the equal protection of the law; repeals the three-fifths compromise. |
| What is the 15th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1870): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using a citizen’s race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting. |
| What is the 16th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1913): Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income. |
| What is the 17th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1913): Establishes direct election of senators. |
| <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>What is the 18th Ammendment of the US Constitution? </p> | <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>(1919): Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of beverage alcohol. Repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment. </p> |
| What is the 19th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1920): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using a citizen’s sex as a qualification for voting. |
| What is the 20th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1933): Changes details of Congressional and presidential terms and of presidential succession. (lame duck ammendment) |
| What is the 21st Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1933): Repeals Eighteenth Amendment but permits states to retain prohibition and ban the importation of alcohol. |
| What is the 22nd Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1951): Limits president to two terms. |
| What is the 23rd Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1961): Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia. |
| What is the 24th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials. (poll taxes) |
| <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>What is the 25th Ammendment of the US Constitution? </p> | <p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>(1967): Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president. </p> |
| What is the 26th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using an age greater than 18 as a qualification to vote. |
| What is the 27th Ammendment of the US Constitution? | (1992): Limits congressional pay raises. Was one of original 12 bill of rights. |
| What does Article 1 of the US Constitution Cover? | Legislative Power |
| What does Article 2 of the US Constitution Cover? | Executive Power |
| What does Article 3 of the US Constitution Cover? | Judicial Power |
| What does Article 4 of the US Constitution Cover? | States Powers & Limits |
| What does Article 5 of the US Constitution Cover? | Process of Ammendment |
| What does Article 6 of the US Constitution Cover? | Federal Power | |
| What does Article 7 of the US Constitution Cover? | Process of Ratification |
| What was the Mayflower Compact? | (1620): First governing document of Plymoth Colony. |
| What was the Massachussets Body of Liberties? | (1641): First established legal code in New England. Compiled by the Puritan minister Nathaniel Ward. |
| What was the English Bill of Rights? | (1689): It is one of the basic documents of English constitutional law, alongside Magna Carta, the Act of Settlement and the Parliament Acts. |
| "Who Wrote ""Common Sense"" ?" | Thomas Paine. In 1776, it advocated reasons for splitting from Britain. |
| "What was ""The Rights of Man""?" | Thomas Paine wrote the Rights of Man in 1791, it is a work glorifying the French Revolution. |
| "What are ""The Federalist Papers""?" | A series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. They were first published serially in New York City newspapers. A compilation, called The Federalist, was published in 1788. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary s |
| What political party did Alexander Hamilton start? | The Federalist party in 1792, which advocated strong national government. It was opposed by Thomas Jefferson & James Madison's Republican party. |
| What were the Alien and Sedition Acts? | With war looming against a major power, France, Federalists in Congress in 1798 passed the laws to protect national security. These 4 laws limited freedom of speech, made it possible to kick out foreign nationals, and changed citizenship to be gained afte |
| What was the Alien Registration Act? | AKA - Smith Act of 1940 made it a criminal offense for anyone to conspire to overthrow the government. It also required all non-citizen adult residents to register with the government. The Act is best known for its use against political organizations and |
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