Name _________________
 # of Articles - ______; # of Amendments - _________
 The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called ____________________.
 ______________ powers are any powers not specifically denied to the states or given to Congress.
 1 st Amendment:
This picture is an example of which freedom of the 1 amendment? st
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 writing a letter to the editor that will be printed in your local newspaper
 placing a bumper sticker on your car supporting a presidential candidate
 attending a political rally
 2 nd Amendment - _____________________________________________________
 3 rd Amendment protects from housing soldiers in private homes.
Quartering troops is restricted in the Constitution. Quartering troops means housing them in private homes.
 4 th Amendment was an attempt to protect citizens against _____________________
__________________________________. o A court order allowing an individual or his property to be searched and seized is called a _______________.

 5 th Amendment – o entitles you to a _____________ o (I plead the 5 th !) This amendment guarantees that persons may not be forced in any criminal case to be a witness against themselves o Miranda rights - The "Miranda warning" reminds people who are arrested for a crime that they have the right to ____________________________________. o Double jeopardy - ________________________________________________
 6 th Amendment – right to a ______________________________________________
 8 th Amendment protects against __________________________________________.
 13 th Amendment ____________________________. Why wasn’t it enough to provide civil rights for all Americans? o Citizens constantly seek to improve their government. o The American government constantly adjusts to meet the needs of the citizens.
 14 th o The Constitution continues to adapt to the needs of the citizens.
Amendment talks about the rights of citizens; in 1954 the Supreme Court ruled in what case that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional because it denied equal protection? _________________________________________________________
 15 th Amendment gave African Americans the right to ___________________. o ________________ - fee paid in order to vote. o Suffrage means the right to vote.
 18 th Amendment ended the sale of alcohol and production of alcohol in the U.S.
 19 th Amendment gave suffrage to _________________.
 20 th Amendment is also called the _________________ Amendment. o _______________ is a Congressman who has not been reelected but is still participating in the Congressional session.
 21 st Amendment was the only amendment to ____________ a prior amendment. Which amendment did it repeal? ___________
 22 nd Amendment put limits on the number of ________ a president can serve. o Which president had the biggest impact on the limit of terms a president could serve? ________________________________
 26 th Amendment lowered the voting age from _____ to _____.

REVIEW ITEMS:
 Who has the sole power of impeachment?
 Who has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
 Implied powers are also called expressed powers.
 Terms of office: President - _______; Supreme Court - _______; House - _________;
Senate - ___________
 How is the representation of the Senate determined?
 Qualifications of office: Senate - _________________________________________
 Who is the President of the Senate?
 What is the main job of the President of the USA?
 Powers of the President – o Granting reprieves and pardons o Executing laws o Vetoes
 How many justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are there?
 Who admits new states?
 How is the number of electors decided?
 What is eminent domain?
 Who protects the rights listed in the U. S. Constitution?
 What are checks and balances?
 What is the presidential veto?