Do you know your rights?

Constitution Pre-Quiz Game Created by your Wonderful teacher. Created by Cris Higginbotham, copyright 2003

Instructions This game is made up of two teams. The students are one team and your teacher is the other team. Each student will take a turn at the SmartBoard. You may not take any material with you to the Board, but you may rely on the help of classmates and they may use their copy of the Constitution. Be careful, your teacher may have recruited spies within the classroom to help her win the game! Write information on the SmartBoard as students supply you with evidence and then make your choice. If you get the question correct, your team gets a point, if you get it wrong, the teacher gets a point.

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Question #1 Does the Constitution give us our rights or does it just guarantee our rights? The Constitution Gives us our rights The Constitution only guarantees our rights. List evidence here

The Constitution only guarantees our rights. Return to Questions

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Question #2 Which Amendment gives us rights when we are accused of a crime? The 3 rd Amendment The 5 th Amendment The 8 th Amendment List evidence here

The Fifth Amendment Return to Questions Protection for persons and their property

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Question #3 Which Amendment gives you the right to a speedy trial? The Fourth Amendment The Fifth Amendment The Sixth Amendment List evidence here

The Sixth Amendment Return to Questions Rights of persons accused of crime

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Question #4 Which amendment gives you the right of trial by jury in Civil Cases? The Sixth Amendment The Seventh Amendment The Eighth Amendment List evidence here

The Seventh Amendment Return to Questions Right of trial by jury in suits at common law

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Question #5 Look at Amendment 17, 18, 20, and 21. Which one of these Amendments have been replaced? The 17 th Amendment The 18 th Amendment The 20 th Amendment The 21 st Amendment List evidence here

The 18th Amendment Return to Questions Prohibition of manufacture and sale of liquor

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Question #6 Look at the 20 th Amendment. If the President-elect dies, who becomes President at the beginning of the term for which he was elected? The Vice-President The Secretary of State The Presidential candidate with the next highest votes List evidence here

The Vice-President Return to Questions 20 th Amendment of office of President, Vice-President; Time Congress shall assemble.

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Question #7 The constitutional Convention met to Amend the Articles of Confederation, but chose to do away with them instead and write the Constitution. Only 11 of the 13 states agreed. Under the rules of Amendment of the Articles of Confederation, was this legal? Yes No List evidence here

No Return to Questions No, the Articles of Confederation require that 100% of the states agree to amendments

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Question #8 Is the Constitution a living document? Yes No List evidence here

Yes Return to Questions The Constitution can be changed due to the Amendment process

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Question #9 Check out the 12 th Amendment. Who actually elects the President and Vice- President? The people of the United States The Electoral College List evidence here

The Electoral College Return to Questions Regulation of the Electoral College.

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Question #10 How many Senators do we have? It varies due to population 50 Senators 100 Senators List evidence here

100 Senators Return to Questions Two for each state.

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Question #11 How many branches of government do we have? Two Three Four List evidence here

3 Branches Return to Questions Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Executive Branch

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Question #12 What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution? The Articles of Confederation The Bill of Rights The Constitutional Ten List evidence here

The Bill of Rights Return to Questions The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. 1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition 3. Quartering soldiers 2. Right to keep and bear arms 5. Protection of persons and property 10. Powers reserved to states and people 4. Right of search and seizure 7. Trial by jury 8. Excessive bail and punishmen t 9. Constitution does not list all personal rights 6. Right of person accused of crime

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Question #13 Look at Article 3, Section 3, How many witnesses are required to convict someone of treason? 2 witnesses 7 witnesses No witnesses needed. List evidence here

2 witnesses Return to Questions No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

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Question #14 What is the length of term of office for a President? 4 years 6 years 8 years List evidence here

4 years Return to Questions Article 2, Section 1 “He shall hold office during the term of four years…”

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Question #15 What is the maximum number of terms to which a President may be elected? 2 terms 4 terms Unlimited terms List evidence here

2 terms Return to Questions 22 nd Amendment: This was adopted in 1951 in response to President Roosevelt’s 4 terms in office.

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Question #16 Which is the constitutional basis for free speech? The First Amendment The Fifth Amendment The Ninth Amendment List evidence here

The First Amendment Return to Questions Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; right of assembly and petition

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Question #17 Which is the constitutional amendment that freed the slaves? The 11 th Amendment The 13 th Amendment The 17 th Amendment List evidence here

The 13 th Amendment Return to Questions Abolition of slavery

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Question #18 Which Amendment protects the voting rights of women? The 17 th Amendment The 19 th Amendment The 21 st Amendment List evidence here

The 19 th Amendment Return to Questions Suffrage rights granted to women in 1919

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Question #19 This amendment outlawed a poll tax in national elections. The 21 st Amendment The 23 rd Amendment The 24 th Amendment List evidence here

The 24 th Amendment Return to Questions Barring poll tax in Federal elections.

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Question #20 This amendment made citizens of former slaves and protected their rights. This amendment was also meant to punish the Southern States for succeeding from the Union. The 13 th Amendment The 14 th Amendment The 15 th Amendment List evidence here

The 14 th Amendment Return to Questions Guarantee of protection to all citizens

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Question #21 Which amendment repealed prohibition? The 20 th Amendment The 21 st Amendment The 22 nd Amendment List evidence here

The 21st Amendment Return to Questions Repeal of Prohibition (the ban on alcohol)

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Question #22 Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote? The 23 rd Amendment The 24 th Amendment The 26 th Amendment List evidence here

The 26th Amendment Return to Questions Suffrage rights granted to persons age 18 and older

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Question #23 Which amendment says that “No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner…”? The 2 nd Amendment The 3 rd Amendment The 8 th Amendment List evidence here

The 3rd Amendment Return to Questions Quartering soldiers

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Question #24 Which amendment protects us against excessive bail and punishment? The 6 th Amendment The 8 th Amendment The 11 th Amendment List evidence here

The 8th Amendment Return to Questions Protection against excessive bail and punishments

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Question #25 Which amendment gives powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the States? The 5 th Amendment The 10 th Amendment The 16 th Amendment List evidence here

The 10th Amendment Return to Questions Powers reserved for the states and the people

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Question #26 Which amendment regulates search and seizure? The 4 th Amendment The 7 th Amendment The 13 th Amendment List evidence here

The 4th Amendment Return to Questions Regulation of right of search and seizure

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Question #27 Which amendment was proposed as one of the original Bill of Rights in 1789, but was not ratified until 1992? The 25 th Amendment The 26 th Amendment The 27 th Amendment List evidence here

The 27th Amendment Return to Questions Change in compensation for Senators and Representatives shall not take place until after an election

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Question #28 Which amendment gives the Federal Government the right to levy taxes? The 6 th Amendment The 16 th Amendment The 24 th Amendment List evidence here

The 16th Amendment Return to Questions

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