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Question 1

2nd amendment

Answer 1

right to state militia (the people) to bear arms

Question 2

4th amendment

Answer 2

protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

Question 3

5th amendment

Answer 3

right to due process/ protection against self-incrimination/protection against double jeopardy/government can’t take your property without paying a fair price for it.

Question 4

6th amendment

Answer 4

rights of the accused: right to be informed of the charges against you/confront the witness against you/ right to a jury trial/speedy trial/right to an attorney.

Question 5

8th amendment

Answer 5

protection against excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 6

9th amendment

Answer 6

people have other rights not listed here.

Question 7

10th amendment

Answer 7

anything not specifically written down as a power of the central government is reserved for the states.

Question 8

13th amendment

Answer 8

abolished slavery and involuntary servitude,

Question 9

14th amendment

Answer 9

granted citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States,” makes everyone equal, grants due process at the national level

Question 10

15th amendment

Answer 10

granted African American men the right to vote.

Question 11

24th amendment

Answer 11

prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.

Question 12

26th amendment

Answer 12

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote

Question 13

establishment clause

Answer 13

The federal government cannot establish one base religion. (part of the 1st amendment)

Question 14

Free exercise clause

Answer 14

Anyone is free to practice whatever religion they wish (1st amendment)

Question 15

prior restraint

Answer 15

censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on expression, that prohibits particular instances of expression

Question 16

due process

Answer 16

fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen’s entitlement.

Question 17

equal protection

Answer 17

the idea that a governmental body may not deny people equal protection of its governing laws. (part of the 14th amendment)

Question 18

Selective Incorporation

Answer 18

a doctrine describing the ability of the federal government to prevent states from enacting laws that violate some of the basic constitutional rights of American citizens.

Question 19

Miranda Rights

Answer 19

police must advise the suspect that: they have the right to remain silent; (5th amendment)

Question 20

Exclusionary Rule

Answer 20

a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial. (4th amendment)

Question 21

Double Jeopardy

Answer 21

prohibits anyone from being prosecuted twice for substantially the same crime. (5th amendment)

Question 22

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 22

Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality.

Question 23

Separate but Equal doctrine

Answer 23

racial segregation did not necessarily violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,

Question 24

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 24

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Question 25

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 25

aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Question 26

Title IX

Answer 26

prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities.

Question 27

Affirmative Action

Answer 27

the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups regarded as disadvantaged or subject to discrimination.