1. Take out a piece of paper and match the amendment with its number1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
A. The right to bear arms
B. Citizens do not have to quarter soldiers
C. no cruel and unusual punishment
D. civil cases involving more than $20.00 have right to jury trial
E. Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, religion
F. citizens have more rights than what are listed in the Constitution
G. no unreasonable search and seizures
H. no double jeopardy, right to remain silent
I powers not listed in the Constitution belong to the state
J. right to an attorney, right to speedy, public trial

2. 13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
17th amendment
19th amendment
23rd amendment
24th amendment
26th amendment
A. lowered voting age to 18
B. gave women the right to vote
C. gave African American males the right to vote
D. Ended slavery
E. Ended the practice of poll taxes
F. defined an American citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the USA
G. allowed voters to elect their senators directly
H. provided people from Washington D.C. the ability to vote

3. 2. Defined a U.S. citizen as born or naturalized in the U.S.
1. Which amendment lowed the Minimum voting age to 18 years of age for all elections
26th
2. Defined a U.S. citizen as born or naturalized in the U.S.
14th
3. Which Amendment granted the right to vote to all men regardless of race, creed, or color
15th
4. Which amendment officially ended slavery
13th

4. Which amendment made poll taxes illegal in all elections
Which amendment granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote for President and Vice-President
23rd
Which amendment gave women the right to vote in all national and state elections
19th
Which amendment made poll taxes illegal in all elections
24th

5. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
First Amendment
Which amendment provides the right to a trial by jury in all civil cases involving more than $20
7th Amendment
What does Amendment 2 guarantee?
The right to bear arms and maintain a well regulated militia

6. What does Amendment 10 state? What does Amendment 4 protect?
Powers not in the Constitution are given to the states
What does Amendment 4 protect?
No unreasonable search and seizure
What does Amendment 8 forbid?
Forbids excessive bail
Forbids cruel and unusual punishments

7. Explain what amendment 5 protects/guarantees
Explain amendment 6
Trial by jury
Entitled to have a lawyer
Right to hear and question all witnesses against them
Explain what amendment 5 protects/guarantees
No double jeopardy
You cannot be put on trial for a serious federal crime without an indictment
Right to remain silent
Define discrimination
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

8. Define segregation What is civil rights?
Social separation of the races
What is civil rights?
The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
What is affirmative action?

9. Define slander and libel. What is the different between the two?
Libel: written untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
Slander: spoken untruths that are harmful to someone’s reputation
What does petition mean?
A formal request for government action
Provide examples of what is covered by the guarantee of freedom of speech and press
Speech: Art, music, radio broadcast, lectures, conversations
Press: books, newspapers, TV

10. Define due process Define grand jury What are civil cases?
Following established legal procedures
Define grand jury
A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
What are civil cases?
Lawsuits that involve disagreements between people rather than crimes

11. Describe self-incrimination: act of exposing yourself
Who can issue a search warrant? What is a search warrant?
A document authorizing an officer to search
A judge/court can issue it
Provide an example of cruel and unusual punishment
Receiving a life sentence in jail for stealing a loaf of bread
Define suffrage
The right to vote

12. What is the Bill of Rights? Define censorship
Define poll tax
A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot
What is the Bill of Rights?
Define censorship
The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas

13. Define Indictment
A formal charge by a grand jury

14. Define Double jeopardy What are civil liberties?
Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found innocent
What are civil liberties?
The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
Who is a person who is officially charged with a crime?
Accused
What is a strong reason to think a person or property was involved in a crime?
Probable cause
Define search warrant
A court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence

15. What is a peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair?
What is a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person who is released from jail returns for their trial?
Bail
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Southern segregation law
What is a peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair?
Nonviolent resistance
Describe the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law banned segregation in stores, restaurants, hotels, and theaters. Ended discrimination in decisions about hiring workers. Applied to other minorities as well

16. Describe the Voting Rights Act of 1965 What is affirmative Action
Banned the unfair use of literacy tests in the South
What is affirmative Action
A policy that Is meant to increase minorities and women at work and in colleges
Look at page 151 what other civil right gains did minority groups make?
Native Americans: worked to protect the rights granted to them by treaties as well as keep their culture alive
Chicano Movement: fought segregation of Mexican Americans and worked for fair treatment of its workers
Women: worked to end discrimination on the job and to pass domestic violence laws
People with disabilities: fought to protect their rights in the workplace and schools