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civics-amendments
| QUESTION | ANSWER |
|---|---|
| Describes power of national government | constitution |
| how many amendments are there? | 27 |
| what is the first amendment? | freedom of speech press assembly petition and religion |
| what do amendments 2 and 4 do? | protect ameicans from abuses by the govenment |
| the right to serve in a militia and bear arms | 2nd amendment |
| citizens arent forced to quarter or house any military personal in their homes | 3rd amendment |
| protects americans from an unreasonable search and seizure | 4th amendment |
| process of conviting someone of a crime | 5th amendment |
| doesnt allow someone to be put on trial twice for the same crime after being found not guilt | double jeopardy |
| government cant take private property for public use | eminent domain |
| criminal cases-each defendant is made aware of the charges against them and appointed a lawyer if they cant afford one | 6th amendment |
| cicil cases- right to a jury trial if the amount in queston exseeds $20-can be settled outside of court | 7th amendment |
| protects against excessive bail-money paid to court by the accussed person guarantees their appearance in court | 8th amendment |
| protects americans rights not listed in the constitution (choose career, spouse, friend) | 9th amendment |
| protects all those rights that are guaranteed to the states by the constitution (reserved powers)-education, traffic etc. | 10th amendment |
| limits of freedom of religion | sacrafising someone |
| limits on freedom of assembly | loud party/disturbs neighbors |
| limits of freedom of speech | slander or giving away of military secrets |
| limits of press | printing lies about someone else |
| a formal request to the government | petition |
| who did the bill of rights exclude? | women, african americans, and individuals under 21 |
| allowed states to pass laws that violated these rights | reserved powers |
| freed all slaves in U.S | 13th amendment |
| citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S "equal protection under the law" | 14th amendment |
| suffrage to all black males | 15th amendment |
| right to vote | suffrage |
| allowed voters to choose their senators directly instead of the state legistlature | 17th amendment |
| women suffrage-wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote | 19th amendment |
| allowed residents in washington d.c the ablility to vote in a national election | 23rd amendment |
| outlawed poll taxes in any state | 24th amendment |
| made the legal voting age 18 | 26th amendment |
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