UNIT 2

Question 1

First Amendment

Answer 1

deals with freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition

Question 2

Second Amendment

Answer 2

deals with the right to bear arms

Question 3

Third Amendment

Answer 3

prohibits the forced quartering of troops

Question 4

Fifth Amendment

Answer 4

concerns indictments, the probation on double jeopardy and just compensation

Question 5

Fourth Amendment

Answer 5

prohibits unreasonable search and seizure

Question 6

Sixth Amendment

Answer 6

guarantees a speedy public trial, the right to confront witnesses and to seek counsel.

Question 7

Seventh Amendment

Answer 7

guarantees a jury in civil trials

Question 8

Eighth Amendment

Answer 8

concerns excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments

Question 9

Nineth Amendment

Answer 9

specifies the rights that are retained by the people

Question 10

Tenth Amendment

Answer 10

specifies the rights that are retained by the states, all those not enumerated in the Constitution

Question 11

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 11

prohibits the federal government from denying a citizen’s right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 11

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 11

no state can deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, equal protection of the laws, selective incorporation

Question 12

Seventeenth Amendment

Answer 12

direct election of senators by voters

Question 13

Nineteenth Amendment

Answer 13

guarantees the right to vote for all citizens, regardless of sex

Question 14

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Answer 14

forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during elections

Question 15

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Answer 15

established a nationally standardized minimum age of 18 for participation in state and local elections

Question 15

Filibuster

Answer 15

A strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate. Today, 60 members present and voting can halt a filibuster.

Question 16

Majority leader

Answer 16

The principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party’s manager in the Senate. The majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party’s legislative positions.

Question 16

Party Whips

Answer 16

Party leader who work with the majority and minority leaders to count votes

Question 17

Minority leader

Answer 17

The principal leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate.