UNIT 2: THE AMENDMENTS (P2)

(Use LEARN and it's writing option for these)

P → “_____”

R → “________”

A → “________”

P → “________”

S → “______”

PRESS

RELIGION

ASSEMBLY

PETITION

SPEECH

Right to ____ ____

BEAR ARMS

State ________

MILITIAS (citizen soldiers)

Instead of CITIZEN SOLDIERS, we have today the ________

NATIONAL GUARD

Protection against the ______________________

QUARTERING OF TROOPS

Because of the 3rd Amendment, today we have the ____________

RIGHT TO PRIVACY (government in your home)

Protection against ___________________

UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE

The 5th Amendment is the ____________

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED

________: Tried for same crime twice

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

________: Testify against yourself

SELF-INCRIMINATION

(P1) ________: Government taking private property for public use

EMINENT DOMAIN

(P2) ________: Fair price for property seized

JUST COMPENSATION

(P1) 6th Amendment is the ______________

TRIAL RIGHTS

(P2) Four parts of the 6th Amendment

(a) ______________

(b) ______________

(c) ______________

(d) ______________

SPEEDY/PUBLIC TRIAL

RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY

MUST BE INFORMED OF CRIME

RIGHT TO CALL/CONFRONT WITNESS

5th and 6th Amendments are your __________

MIRANDA RIGHTS

When being detained, the officer should always start with “___________”

You are under arrest for…

The 7th Amendment is __________

JURY IN CIVIL CASES

________: Rights and relationship between private citizens

CIVIL

________: Between you and the government

CRIMINAL

Between you and the government, the value of the issue must exceed ________

$20

(P1) The 8th Amendment is ___________

PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMES

(P2) 3 parts of the 8th Amendment

(a) ______________

(b) ______________

(c) ______________

EXCESSIVE BAIL

EXCESSIVE FINES

NO “CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT”

________: $ to guarantee appearance in court

EXCESSIVE BAIL

________: Rights of the people that are not expressly written in the constitution

UNENUMERATED RIGHTS

The 10th Amendment is the ______________

POWERS OF THE STATES

(Explanation) 10th Amendment:

Powers NOT given to the National government, nor denied to the STATES, belong to the STATES

11th Amendment _______

SKIPPED

The 12th Amendment is __________

ELECTORAL VOTING

(Explanation) 12th Amendment:

Electors must cast 2 separate ballots for P and VP

(P1) The 13th Amendment ___________

OUTLAWS SLAVERY AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

(P2) Exceptions to the 13th Amendment

(1.) ____________

(2.) ____________

(3.) ____________

INSTITUTIONALIZED PUNISHMEN FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTS

JURY DUTY

MILITARY SERVICE (selective service - the draft)

________: Federal and state government must not deprive an individual of life, liberty, or property by UNFAIR or UNREASONABLE actions

DUE PROCESS CLAUSE

________: Forbids a state from discriminating against people

EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE

15th Amendment is the ____________

RIGHT TO VOTE: Race, color, etc.

________: The right to vote in political elections

SUFFRAGE

The 16th Amendment is ___________

INCOME TAX

The 17th Amendment is _______________

POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATE

(Remember) The 17th Amendment…

Senators are popularly elected - prior they were chosen by state Legislature

The 18th Amendment is _________

PROHIBITION

The 19th Amendment is the ___________

THE RIGHT TO VOTE: gender

When was the 19th Amendment ratified?

August 18th, 1920

The 20th Amendment is __________

TERMS AND SESSIONS OF CONGRESSIONS

When does Congress officially begin its session each year?

January 3rd (unless it’s Sunday)

When are the P and VP brought into office?

January 20th (unless it’s Sunday)

“_______”: The P and VP enter office

THE INAUGURATION

The 21st Amendment ___________

REPEALED PROHIBITION

The 22nd Amendment is ____________

PRESIDENTIAL TENURE

________: Length of time in office

TENURE

How many terms/years can a president hold?

2 terms of 4 years = 8 years total

VP Exception…

If a VP takes over at the halfway point of yr. 2, then they get the remaining 2 years and 2 terms of their own = 10 yrs. total

The 23rd Amendment _______

WASHINGTON D.C. GETS ELECTORAL VOTES

How many electoral votes does Washington D.C. get?

MINIMUM: 3

The 24th Amendment is _________

OUTLAW POLL TAXES

________: A tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual w/o reference to income or resources ( ____ TO VOTE).

POLL TAX

The 25th Amendment _____________

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION, VP VACANCY, PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY

The 26th Amendment _____________

RIGHT TO VOTE: age 18

The 27th Amendment __________

CONGRESSIONAL/GOVERNMENT PAY RAISES DO NOT GO INTO AFFECT UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION

(P1) The 14th Amendment is…

CITIZENSHIP

(P2) How is citizenship obtained?

BIRTH

NATURALIZATION

______: Born in U.S/U.S. Territory

JUS SOLI

Just Soli means “________”

Right of Soil

Jus Sanguinis means “________”

Right of Blood

(P3) What makes up Birth?

JUS SOLI

JUS SANGUINIS

(ON TEST) Something related to FDR

Franklin D. Roosevelt

(ON TEST) GREATEST President made this amendment.

William Howard Taft

(ON TEST) the action of forbidding something

PROHIBITION

(ON TEST) How many amendments are there?

27

(ON TEST) How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

10