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Which amendment provides for income tax?

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What 2 ways can a proposed amendment become a law?

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Ratified by:

  1. 3/4 of the states’ legislatures or…
  2. 3/4 of the states in special convention
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Which amendment said that the President and the Vice President take office on January 20th?

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20th

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To amend something is to do what to it?

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Change or fix it

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What amendment led to the issues that caused the Civil War?

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Which amendment prohibits quartering soldiers during peacetime?

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Which amendment repealed prohibition?

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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

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Which amendment mentions “due process of law”?

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Which amendment says that you do not have to testify against yourself?

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5th

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The right to bear arms is a provision of what amendment?

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2nd

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Which amendment assures you a trial by jury in a civil case if you want?

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Which amendment says that rights not actually stated cannot be denied to individuals?

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What is the nickname for the 29th amendment?

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Lame-duck amendment

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Which amendment prohibits cruel or unusual punishment?

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What are the “Basic Freedoms” listed in the 1st amendment?

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Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

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This is the intentional telling of lies to harm a person’s reputation.

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Slander

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This is the writing of laws with the intent on damaging someone’s reputation.

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Libel

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What did the 13th amendment do?

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Prohibited slavery

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Which amendment provides for the secession to the presidency?

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25th

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Which amendment brought about the popular election of senators?

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17th

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Which amendment protects you from having someone search your house at will without a warrant?

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4th

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Which amendment provides for a speedy trial?

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6th

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Which amendment limits the number of terms a president may serve

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22nd

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Which amendment specifically protects the voting rights of minority groups?

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15th

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The 18th amendment did what?

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Prohibition–made the sale of alcohol illegal

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Which amendment gave the power to the states if a power wasn’t given to the federal government?

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10th

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Which amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote?

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26th

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Name the 2 ways an amendment may be proposed?

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  1. 2/3 vote of Congress or…

2. 2/3 vote of the states in special convention

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Which amendment stops Congressman from giving themselves “instant” raises?

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27th

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What 3 amendments were direct results of the Civil War?

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13th, 14th, and 15th

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Which amendment?

Cases or lawsuits against the states (1795)

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11th

32
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Which amendment?

A new way to elect the President and Vice President (1804)

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12th

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Which amendment?

Citizens, fair treatment, Civil War debts (1868)

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14th

34
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Which amendment?

Residents of D.C. get electoral representation in presidential elections (1961)

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23rd

35
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Which amendment?

No poll tax (1964)

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24th

36
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What amendment and law requires a citizen to sell his property for public use?

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5th amendment–Eminent Domain

37
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How many articles does the U.S. Constitution have?

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7

38
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What article discusses the states’ cooperation with the federal government?

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Article 4

39
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What article explains how to amend the U.S. Constitution?

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Article 5

40
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What article states that all federal laws have constitutional supremacy over state laws?

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Article 6

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Putting the Constitution into effect is explained in what article?

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Article 7

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