Social Studies!!!

Question 1

1st amendment

Answer 1

freedom of speech
e: say what u want with limitations

Question 2

2nd amendment

Answer 2

right to bear arms
e:you can own a gun with a license and dont use it to hurt people

Question 3

3rd amendment

Answer 3

prohibition against quartering
e: troops cannot stay at peoples homes without concent

Question 4

4th amendment

Answer 4

prohibition against search and seizure without warrent
e: police cannot search through your stuff without evidence or reason

Question 5

5th amendment

Answer 5

right to remain silent
e: i plead the 5th is said if you dont want to speak u dont have to

Question 6

6th amendment

Answer 6

right to speed trial
e:right to an attourney

Question 7

7th amendment

Answer 7

right to trial by jury
e:choosing to have a jury for a case or not

Question 8

8th amendment

Answer 8

protection from cruel punishment
e: rules against unusual punishment

Question 9

9th amendment

Answer 9

rights that are not listed in the constitution
e: right to privacy

Question 10

10th amendment

Answer 10

states rights
e:state can create its own laws as long as it does not violate federal law

Question 11

Law making process

Answer 11

first house or senate makes a law, then it goes to the president and he can either sign or veto it and majority of veto’s go back to senate where they now need over 2/3 votes to override a veto.

Question 12

Judicial branch

Answer 12

includes surpreme court and helps in deciding meaning of laws.

Question 13

legislative branch

Answer 13

makes laws, declare war, consists of 435 H.O.R and 100 senators.

Question 14

executive branch

Answer 14

consists of president and vice president and cabinit, presidents advisors** and enforces laws.

Question 15

senate

Answer 15

6 years

Question 16

president term

Answer 16

4 years

Question 17

h.o.r term

Answer 17

2 years

Question 18

CHECKS AND BALANCES

Answer 18

system that gives each branch the power to limit other branches power preventing any branch from becoming too powerful

Question 19

great compromise

Answer 19

2 senators per state, 2 house legislators, ppl in lower house get awarded.

Question 20

3/5 compromise

Answer 20

3/5 of states slave population will count towards state population

Question 21

federalists

Answer 21

believed federal government should be more powerful than state government

Question 22

anti federalists

Answer 22

believed power should go to states

Question 23

shays rebellion

Answer 23

people lost their farms cause of tax’s so they started a rebellion and protesting