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Chapter 3 “The Constitution” Section 4 “The Amendments” P. 84-90

Name: ___________________________ Date: __/__/__

Video: 27 Amendments Rap

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Constitutional Concepts: How do the amendments reflect changes in society’s perception of rights under the constitution? _____________________________________

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Key Terms: Prior Restraint _______________________________________________

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Probable cause _______________________________________________

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Search Warrant _______________________________________________

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Arrest Warrant _______________________________________________

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Due Process of law ____________________________________________

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Eminent Domain _____________________________________________

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Lame Duck __________________________________________________

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Poll Tax ____________________________________________________

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Use the information in your textbook to complete the chart. Next to the name of each amendment, briefly describe the freedoms it protects

Amendment Freedom

The First Amendment ________________________________________________

The Second Amendment ________________________________________________

The Third Amendment ________________________________________________

The Fourth Amendment ________________________________________________

The Fifth Amendment ________________________________________________

The Sixth Amendment ________________________________________________

The Seventh Amendment ________________________________________________

The Eighth Amendment ________________________________________________

The Ninth Amendment ________________________________________________

The Tenth Amendment ________________________________________________

Use the information in your textbook to match the amendments with the rights they guarantee.

_____ makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage

_____ gives Congress the power to levy individual income taxes

_____ limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms

_____ guarantees women the right to vote

_____ prohibits the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race

_____ outlaws slavery

_____ establishes a process to take over leadership when a president is disabled

_____ prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without

           "due process of law"

_____ lowers the voting age in all elections to 18

Quiz

Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B.

Column A       Column B

_____ First Amendment 1. first 10 amendments

_____ libel 2. protects freedom of speech

_____ search warrant 3. false speech

_____ Bill of Rights 4. damages a person in writing

_____slander 5. based on probable cause

In the blank at the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and

A. the rights of states. B. the rights of the accused

C. the rights of the federal government. D. the rights of legislators.

2. The First Amendment protects the American press from this.

A. libel B. due process of law

C. slander D. prior restraint

3. This is asked for when a defendant cannot receive an impartial trial in the original location.

A. change of venue B. eminent domain

C. due process of law D. prior restraint

4. How did the Twenty-first Amendment affect the Eighteenth Amendment?

A. changed its venue B. supported it

C. repealed it D. ratified it

5. The Twenty-fourth Amendment helped some low-income African Americans to vote by

A. change of venue. B. eliminating poll taxes.

C. ratifying voting laws. D. prohibiting government intervention.

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