Constitution

Question 1

Bill of Rights

Answer 1

1st 10 amendments

Question 2

Amendment 1

Answer 2

Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government

Question 3

Amendment 2

Answer 3

Protects an individual’s right to bear arms

Question 4

Amendment 3

Answer 4

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime

Question 5

Amendment 4

Answer 5

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

Question 6

Amendment 5

Answer 6

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

Question 7

Amendment 6

Answer 7

Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel

Question 8

Amendment 7

Answer 8

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

Question 9

Amendment 8

Answer 9

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

Question 10

Amendment 9

Answer 10

Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution.

Question 11

Amendment 10

Answer 11

Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution

Question 12

Amendment 11

Answer 12

Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity

Question 13

Amendment 12

Answer 13

Choosing the President, Vice President

Revises presidential election procedures

Question 14

Amendment 13

Answer 14

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Question 15

Amendment 14

Answer 15

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues (for the states)

Question 16

Amendment 15

Answer 16

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 17

Article 1

Answer 17

Article of the Constitution that defines the Legislative Branch, it’s powers, members, and workings.

Question 18

Article 1 Section 8

Answer 18

-lists specific powers of Congress, including the power to establish and maintain an army and navy, to establish post offices, to create courts, to regulate commerce between the states, to declare war, and to raise money. IT also includes a clause known as the Elastic Clause which allows it to pass any law necessary for the carrying out of the perviously listed powers.

Question 19

Article 2

Answer 19

Article of the Constitution that defines the Executive Branch, it’s powers, duties, and means of removal.

Question 20

Article 3

Answer 20

Article of the Constitution that sets up the Judicial Branch and defines treason.

Question 21

Article 4

Answer 21

Article of the Constitution that regulates the states’ powers, and their interaction with the National government.