The Bill of Rights Vocab Flashcards
What freedoms does the first amendment guarantee?
freedom of religion freedom of press freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom of petition
What does the Second amendment guarantee?
gives American citizens the right to bear arms
What does the third amendment prohibit?
no soldiers shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house
What amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures?
the fourth amendment
Which amendment guarantees the right of due process of law, protects people being tried twice of the same crime, prevents the courts from forcing a person to testify against himself?
the fifth amendment
Which amendment guarantees the right to a lawyer, even if they can’t afford one?
the sixth amendment
Which amendment gives you a right to a jury trial-civil case
the seventh amendment
Excessive bail, no cruel or unusual punishments
the eighth amendment
Rights not listed in the constitution
the ninth amendment
Rights to the people and states
the tenth amendment
lawsuits against states
the eleventh amendment
presidential/vice presidential elections
the twelfth amendment
abolition of slavery
the thirteenth amendment
gave black men the right to vote
the fifteenth amendment
what are the first ten amendments called
the bill of rights
what did the nineteenth amendment give to women in 1920
women’s suffrage, the right to vote
what is double jeopardy?
when a person is tried twice for the same crime ( fifth amendment says that)
the thirteenth amendment was result of what war?
Civil War
what is suffrage
gave people their right to vote
who was given suffrage with the fifteenth amendment
the black men
according to the twenty-second amendment, for how many terms can one be elected as president
2-years
who was given the right to vote by the twenty-third amendment
women who live in Washington D.C
What group was given suffrage with the twenty-sixth amendment
18- years old
