The Constitution

Question 1

What is the first amendment?

Answer 1

The Congress shall make no law respecting

1. Establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom to
   
   • speech
   • press
   • assembly
   • petition

Question 2

Establishment clause

Answer 2

The government cannot establish a religion, and it can’t prevent you from establishing one (1st amendment)

Question 3

Separation of church and state

Answer 3

The specific language of a wall is not there, but the supreme court has ruled that there is one (1st amendment)

Question 4

2nd amendment

Answer 4

• Establish a militia

- Keep and bear arms

Question 5

3rd amendment

Answer 5

• No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war unless prescribed by law

Question 6

4th amendment

Answer 6

• Prohibits unlawful search and seizure

- Must have a probable cause or a warrant

Question 7

Exclusionary rule

Answer 7

• Prevents someone from just opening your door (4th amendment)
• Evidence cannot be used in court if illegally obtained

Question 8

Reasonable person standard

Answer 8

4th amendment

Question 9

5th amendment

Answer 9

• Must be indicted by a grand jury
• No personal shall be subjected to:
  
  • • double jeopardy (can’t be charged with same crime twice)
  • • testifying against oneself
  • • being deprived on life, liberty or property without due process of law
  • • private property cannot be taken away without just compensation

Question 10

6th ammendment

Answer 10

The accused has the right to the following:

• a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
• be informed of the crime they committed
• confront witnesses that are against them
• obtain their own witnesses
• the right to an attorney

Question 11

7th amendment

Answer 11

In federal court cases where lawsuits involve more than $20, a jury is guarenteed

Question 12

8th amendement

Answer 12

• No excessive bail or fines can be required

- No cruel and unusual punishment

Question 13

9th amendement

Answer 13

The rights listed in the Constitution are not the only rights retained by the law

Question 14

Unenumerated rights

Answer 14

• privacy
• marriage
• travel
• trial by jury of your peers (9th amendment)

Question 15

10th amendement

Answer 15

If it isn’t a federal power than those powers are reserved to the states or the people

Question 16

11th amendement

Answer 16

You cannot sue your state or someone else’s state in federal court. You have to sue that state.

Question 17

12th amendement

Answer 17

Electors get two votes, one for the President, and one for the VP

Question 18

13th amendement

Answer 18

Banned involuntary servitude, except for punishment for crime

Question 19

14th amendement

Answer 19

Citizenship clause, privileges and immunities clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause

Question 20

Citizenship

Answer 20

Born in the US or become naturalized (14)

Question 21

Privileges and immunities

Answer 21

• states have to recognize federal laws of people from other states
• people have to still win those rights in court (14)

Question 22

Due process

Answer 22

5th amendment echoed (14)

Question 23

Equal protection clause

Answer 23

Law must treat everyone equally (14)

Question 24

Population count

Answer 24

• slaves count
• made sure that the South did not gain too much power
• if you don’t let blacks vote then they don’t count in your census

Question 25

Offices

Answer 25

Anyone who was an official part of the confederacy cannot hold an office

Question 26

Confederate debt

Answer 26

Wiped away

Question 27

15th amendment

Answer 27

Right to vote for all races

Question 28

16th amendment

Answer 28

Right to tax your income

Question 29

17th amendment

Answer 29

Direct election of senator

Question 30

18th amendment

Answer 30

Prohibition

Question 31

19th amendment

Answer 31

The right for women to vote

Question 32

20th amendment

Answer 32

- The President takes office on January 20th | - Congress takes office on Jan. 3rd

Question 33

21st amendment

Answer 33

Repeal prohibition

Question 34

22nd amendment

Answer 34

If you are the vice president, you can finish their two years and then run for two more terms

Question 35

23rd amendment

Answer 35

Allows DC 3 electors for president

Question 36

24th amedment

Answer 36

Banned poll taxes

Question 37

25th amendement

Answer 37

- The VP actually becomes President if the President dies | - The new President gets to pick a new VP

Question 38

Disability

Answer 38

- President can sign power over - If majority of cabinet and VP sign, they can strip the power (25)

Question 39

26th amendment

Answer 39

18 is voting age

Question 40

27th amendment

Answer 40

Congress can make their own pay raises, but they won't take affect until the next term