Amendments Flashcard

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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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To guarantee civil liberties to the citizens

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Which Liberty is not found in the first Amendment? Options: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press

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Freedom of Schooling

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The First Amendment's right to
"Peacefully assemble..."

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Allows people to protest against the government

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Why are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments referred to as the Civil War Amendments?

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All three were passed after the Civil war and were intended to improve the lives of African Americans.

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The 15th Amendment extended Voting Rights to

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Newly freed African American Males

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Banned Discrimination by race, color, gender and religion

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How did this portion of the Magna Carta influence the U.S. Bill of Rights? "In [the] future no official shall place a man on trial . . . [without an] unsupported statement, [and] without producing credible witnesses to the truth of it." —Magna Carta, 1215

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It inspired the 5th Amendment, requiring proof of just cause for a trial.

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Why is this portion of the Bill of Rights significant?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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It allows people to protest in public against the government

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Eliminated Literacy tests for voting

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Which faction refused to sign the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights were added to protect the rights of the individual?

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Anti-Federalists