Gov amendments test

fun times so fun I love gov so much I love having tests every week yahoo as Mr hoslar says

what is the first amendment in simple terms

the five freedoms (life, liberty, property, petition, religion)

what is the second amendment in simple terms

the right to bear arms

what is the third amendment in simple terms

no quartering soldiers

what is the fourth amendment in simple terms

freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures

what is the fifth amendment in simple terms

right to grand jury, freedom from self-incrimination, eminent domain, due process, no double jeopardy

what is the sixth amendment in simple terms

rights of the accused (speedy and public trial, impartial jury, know what you’re being accused of, confront witnesses against you, obtain witnesses in your favor, and an attorney)

what is the seventh amendment in simple terms

the right to a jury in a civil trial if the amount in question is over 20 dollars (civil seventh)

what is the eighth amendment in simple terms

no cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail

what is the ninth amendment in simple terms

people’s rights not listed in the constitution

what is the tenth amendment in simple terms

powers not listed in the constitution are reserved for the states (states’ rights)

what is the eleventh amendment in simple terms

prohibits suing states in federal courts

what is the twelfth amendment in simple terms

chances the procedure for voting president and vice president

what is the thirteenth amendment in simple terms

freed the slaves

what is the fourteenth amendment in simple terms

citizenship, equal justice under law

what is the fifteenth amendment in simple terms

extended the right to vote to non-right men

what is the sixteenth amendment in simple terms

government can issue an income tax

what is the seventeenth amendment in simple terms

direct election of senators

what is the eighteenth amendment in simple terms

prohibition of alcohol

what is the ninteenth amendment in simple terms

women’s suffrage

what is the twentieth amendment in simple terms

shortens lame duck period

what is the twenty first amendment in simple terms

ends prohibition of alcohol

what is the twenty second amendment in simple terms

establishes a term limit for the president

what is the twenty third amendment in simple terms

gave dc votes in the electoral college

what is the twenty fourth amendment in simple terms

ends poll tax

what is the twenty fifth amendment in simple terms

clears up presidential succession and disability

what is the twenty sixth amendment in simple terms

lowers voting age to 18

what is the twenty seventh amendment in simple terms

it lets Congress establish their salaries but they have to be reelected before collecting on it

why was the bill of rights passed

because in order to get the constitution ratified, the anti-federalists pushed for a bill of rights to be guaranteed since they were concerned about the protection of people’s rights due to the powerful new federal government

what concern did the ninth amendment address

it addressed the concern that people would interpret the bill of rights as the only possible rights, let it be known that there are rights not listed that apply

how are amendments 1-9 an example of limited government

it addresses the rights guaranteed to the people that the government cannot interfere with

how is the 10th amendment an example of federalism

it represents the separation of powers between the federal and state government

what was the reconstruction era

a period of time from 1865-1877 where the aftermath of the civil war was addressed

which amendments are part of the bill of rights

1-10

which amendments are part of the reconstruction era

13 (slave freedom), 14 (slave citizenship/equality), 15 (slave suffrage)

who were the progressives

the progressives were a group of people who fought for reform post industrial revolution (1890s-1920s)

what were the goals of the progressives

economic (fairness, fight poverty and big business), political (greater voice of people, limit corruption), social (votes for women, combat moral and societal “ils”)

which amendments were considered part of the progressive era

16 (income tax), 17 (senators voting), 18 (prohibition), 19 (women’s suffrage)

how was the old way of taxing unfair prior to the 16th amendment

there were commonly tariffs implemented (which was a regressive tax) instead of a progressive tax like the one on income tax

how did senators get their job prior to the 17th amendment

they were voted for by state legislatures

what are two reasons that the 17th amendment was passed

1. limit corruption

2. prevent legislatures from being deadlocked on decisions, leading to vacancies

what is unique about the 18th amendment

only amendment to be repealed

which amendments are suffrage amendments

15 (non-whites), 19 (women), 24 (poll tax), 26 (18+ year olds)

what did the 24th amendment eliminate

poll tax; helped the non-whites targeted by this rule

how did the Vietnam war lead to the passing of the 26th amendment

there were men fighting so why the heck couldn’t they also vote like tf

which amendments are presidential

12 (vice president and president), 20 (lame duck), 22 (limit terms for presidents), 23 (dc votes), 25 (president well-being)

why was the election of 1800 so crazy and how did it lead to the 12th amendment

jefferson was bitching about burr being his vice and burr was pissed the absolute fuck off at Hamilton for promoting Jefferson so he lowkirk slimed him out which made people be like woah this is like kinda not good so boom bap bam the 12th amendment

what two reasons are there for the 20th amendment

1. people were tired of the lame duck period and it was kind of useless and dumb and stupid so they wanted to shorten it

2. transportation improvements made it easier for presidents to travel to the White House and get all settled in so boom 20th amendment

what does fdr have to do with the 22nd amendment

he served four whole terms and people were so tired of him they literally amended the constitution to get him out

not really but close enough

what change does the 23rd amendment reflect

expanding voting rights

what do jfk and LBJ have to do with the passing of the 25th amendment

jfk was assasinated and then LBJ took over but bro was lowkirk suffering so people were worried he was going to become like unable to serve his role as president and he also had to elect a vice president.

what two things does the 25th amendment deal with

the succession of presidents and how they pick their new vice and what to do with presidential disability

before the 11th amendment what could people do

sue a state as a citizen of another state

after the 11th amendment what couldn’t people do

sue a state that they’re not a citizen of

chisholm v georgia

court case that was considered irrelavent after the 11th amendment; South Carolinan farmer trying to sue Georgia lmao

which party advocated for the passing of the 21st amendment

FDR, democrats

what problems led to the successful passage of the 21st amendment

1. volstead act being dumb and useless

2. widespread disregard for the law

3. organized crime (black markets)

4. great depression led to the urge to grow our economy

why was the 27th amendment passed

cuz gregory Watson was fucking salty about his grade so he launched a whole ass campaign to get this amendment passed like 200 years after it was proposed, people were also concerned about greedy government officials

how does the 27th amendment address a conflict of interest

it limits the ability of congress members to choose how much they get paid

exclusionary rule definition

evidence obtained illegally is not useable (inadmissable) in court

indictment definition

a formal written accusation issued by a grand jury that charges a person with a serious crime

warrant definition

an official legal document issued by a JUDGE that makes an otherwise restricted action legal (search/arrest)

civil liberties and rights

liberties: basic freedoms that government can’t take away

rights: require government protection