1st Amendment - answer-Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment - answer-Right to bear arms.
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Civic Literacy Exam
1st Amendment - answer-Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise
clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment - answer-Right to bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
3rd Amendment - answer-Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during
peacetime.
4th Amendment - answer-No unreasonable searches and seizures (
5th Amendment - answer-(1) No Self-Incrimination
(2) No Double Jeopardy (defendant cannot be tried again on the same, or
similar charges)
(3) No deprivation of life liberty or property without "due process of law" (fair
treatment)
4) No one has to testify against them-self
5) Right to a Grand Jury
6th Amendment - answer-You have the right to a speedy trial. The right to
counsel in criminal trials. You get a free lawyer ("public defender"). Right to
jury in criminal trials.
7th Amendment - answer-Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - answer-Government cannot inflict cruel and unusual
punishment.
9th Amendment - answer-Unenumerated Rights Amendment. Rights in
addition to those stated in the Constitution. . Not everything can be written
down. rights retained by the people
10th Amendment - answer-Powers not expressly given to federal
government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people.
"reserved powers amendment"
"states' rights amendment"
11th Amendment - answer-One State cannot be sued by another state
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12th Amendment - answer-separation of votes for President and Vice
President
13th Amendment - answer-Abolished slavery.
14th Amendment - answer-(1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no
person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without DUE PROCESS OF
LAW; (3) no state can deprive a person of EQUAL PROTECTION of the laws.
15th Amendment - answer-States cannot deny any person the right to vote
because of race.
16th Amendment - answer-Power of Congress to tax income
17th Amendment - answer-Established the direct election of senators
(instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
18th Amendment - answer-Prohibition of alcohol
19th Amendment - answer-States cannot deny the right to vote based on
gender
20th Amendment - answer-Congress begins on January 30th; President starts
on January 20th
"Lame-duck" Amendment
21st Amendment - answer-Repeal of Prohibition
22nd Amendment - answer-Limits the president to two terms or 10 years.
23rd Amendment - answer-Gives Washington DC electoral college votes as if
it were a state (DC still has no representation in Congress)
24th Amendment - answer-Abolishes poll taxes
25th Amendment - answer-(1) Succession of VP if president dies or become
incapable to do his job.(2) if there is no VP, president must appoint one, and
congress must approve
26th Amendment - answer-States cannot deny the right to vote based on
age (18+)
27th Amendment - answer-congressional pay raises are not begun until the
next election
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