Amendments Flashcards
Madison wanted the Bill of Rights in the articles of the constitution to contain..
Individual freedoms
The bill of rights used which documents from the past?
Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
Which group demanded a bill of rights in the constitution?
Anti federalists
The first amendment protects
Freedom of: •speech •press •religion •assembly •petition
Which amendment prohibits changes in salaries of the US senators and Reps. from taking affect until after the next election?
27th
Slavery was abolished by which amendment?
13th
What amendment offered protection against abuse of power by the government?
All of them
9th amendment states that citizens:
Have rights not listed in the constitution too
Interpreting rights involves weighing them against
Other peoples rights
Amendment that limits the president to 2 terms
22nd
Guarantees that a person can’t be tried twice for the same crime
5th amendment (double jeopardy)
Interpreting the meaning of citizens’ rights is the job of the
Supreme Court
Tinker case ruled that student had
First amendment rights
Skokie case showed that the first amendment protects
Extremist groups
How many rights are in the first amendment?
5