U.S Constitution (2)

Question 1

Civil liberty

Answer 1

Freedom to think and act without government interference.

Question 2

Declaration of rights

Answer 2

A states constitution which is is similar to the bill of rights

Question 3

Censorship

Answer 3

Banning offensive or alarming information

Question 4

Probable cause

Answer 4

Strong reason to think that the person or property was involved in a crime.

Question 5

Indictment

Answer 5

A formal accustom initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes.

Question 6

Establishment clause

Answer 6

Refers to the separation of church and state

Question 7

Freedom of assembly

Answer 7

Guarantees the right of citizens to join and form new groups which promote new political or social ideas.

Question 8

Slander

Answer 8

Spoken lies

Question 9

Libel

Answer 9

Written lies

Question 10

Second amendment

Answer 10

Protects the rights of Americans to own guns and weapons.

Question 11

Third amendment

Answer 11

No quartering of soldiers

Question 12

Fourth amendment

Answer 12

Individuals are protected from unwarranted searches and seizures of their persons,houses,papers,and effects.

Question 13

Fifth amendment

Answer 13

Individual has the right to remain silent so they do not criminals themselves, and cannot be held as a witness against oneself.

Question 14

Double jeopardy

Answer 14

Individual cannot be charged for the same crime twice.

Question 15

Due process

Answer 15

Must follow the course of the law to deprive an individual life, liberty or property.

Question 16

1st amendment

Answer 16

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion.

Question 17

Eighth amendment

Answer 17

Punishment must fit the crime. Cannot set an excessive bail for a crime.

Question 18

Nineteenth amendment

Answer 18

Gave women the right to vote

Question 19

26th amendment

Answer 19

Gave young adults 18 years and older, the right to vote.

Question 20

23rd amendment

Answer 20

Gave residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote.

Question 21

Search warrant

Answer 21

Court order to search a suspects property

Question 22

The accused

Answer 22

Person(s) charged with a crime

Question 23

Eminent domain

Answer 23

The governments power to take private property.

Question 24

Self incrimination

Answer 24

Testifying against oneself

Question 25

Bail

Answer 25

Money that an accused person pays to remain free while waiting for a trail.

Question 26

Poll tax

Answer 26

Fee that is charged for voting

Question 27

Suffrage

Answer 27

The right to vote

Question 28

Black codes

Answer 28

State laws that limited the rights of African Americans

Question 29

How was slavery abolished in the U.S

Answer 29

Because of the 13th amendment