Amendments

Question 1

13th amendment (slavery and involuntary servitude)

Answer 1

slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited in the u.s. and any place subject to U.S. jurisdiction unless it is punishment for a crime that the person has been duly convicted of

Question 2

14th amendment sect. 1 discusses

Answer 2

1) how to become a U.S. citizen and state citizen, 2) bans states from using laws to abridge privileges or immunities of U.S. citizens
3) prohibits states from depriving ANY PERSON of life, liberty, or property without due process
4) prohibits states from denying ANY PERSON within its jurisdiction equal protection of laws

Question 3

14th amendment sect 2 discusses : (representatives)

Answer 3

• how to account for representatives for a state, excludes untaxed indians
• Punishment for denying valid voters the right to vote
  -when it is okay to deny valid voters the right to vote

Question 4

14th amendment sect 2: when is it okay to deny someone the right to vote?

Answer 4

when they are not male, twenty one, inhabitants of the state they are trying to vote in, or participated in rebellion or other crime

Question 5

14th amendment sect 3 What disqualifies a person from having a seat in a federal or state office?

Answer 5

taking an oath as a member of any state or federal office and engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the same office, or giving aid or comfort to the office’s enemies.

Question 6

14th amendment sect 4: validity of debts, claims, obligations

Answer 6

any debts, claims, or obligations concerning the loss or emancipation of any slave, or that was incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the government is illegal and void

Question 7

15th amendment prohibited the denial/abridging of voting rights on account of:

Answer 7

race, color, previous condition of slavery

Question 8

the 15th amendment protected the rights of whom to vote?

Answer 8

U.S. citizens who are male, 21 years old and up, and any race, color, or status as a previous slave

Question 9

first amendment

Answer 9

bans congress from making a law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or of the people’s right to PEACEABLY assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances

Question 9

second amendment gives whom the right to do what?

Answer 9

the people to keep and bear arms

Question 10

the second amendment: Why did they give the people the right to do do x?

Answer 10

because a well regulated militia is necessary to secure a free state

Question 11

third amendment: bans soldiers from…

Answer 11

being quartered in any house, in time of peace, without the consent of the owner, nor in the time of war unless allowed by law

Question 12

Fourth amendment gives people the right to…against…

Answer 12

be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 13

the fourth amendment prohibits the issuance of warrants without

Answer 13

oath or affirmation, probable cause, and particularity describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized

Question 14

the Fifth amendment prohibits:

Answer 14

1) being tried for an offense resulting from the same facts that they’d been tried on already.
2) capital punishment without presentment or indictment of a grand jury
3) forcing someone to say incriminating information about themselves
4) deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process

Question 15

the sixth amendment gives what rights? In what and which types of litigation situations?

Answer 15

ALL Criminal prosecutions
1) the right to be informed of the nature and facts of the charges against you
2) the right to an impartial jury of the state or district where the crime was committed
3) the right to a speedy and public trial
4) the right to an attorney
5) confrontation by witnesses against him
6) compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor

Question 16

Seventh Amendment: common law suits

Answer 16

have a right to jury trial when the damages in controversy are above $20. No federal court can reexamine the trial except what is allowed by common law rules.

Question 17

Eighth amendment (3)

Answer 17

1) excess bail shall not be required
2)excessive fines shall not be imposed
3) cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted

Question 18

ninth amendment: u can’t use amendments to…

Answer 18

to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people

Question 19

tenth amendment: the state and the people

Answer 19

have the powers not delegated to the federal government by the constitution or not banned to the states or people by the constitution