United States Constitution and Important Amendments
See if you can match these basic terms related to the Constitution of the United States, including the Articles and important amendments to the Constitution, such as the Bill of Rights.
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- Article 1
- The Article of the US Constitution sets up the Legislative Branch of Government (primarily Congress).
- Article 2
- The Article of the US Constitution sets up the Executive Branch of Government (primarily the President)
- Article 3
- The Article of the US Constitution sets up the Judicial Branch of Government (primarily the Supreme Court)
- Bill of Rights
- The name for the first ten amendments of the US Constitution
- First Amendment
- The Amendment that gives US citizens freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to gather peacefully, and the right to petition (address) our government
- Second Amendment
- The Amendment that gives Americans the right to own and use guns when used legally
- Third Amendment
- The Amendment that prevents the US government from requiring citizens to house soldiers
- Fourth Amendment
- The Amendment that protects a US citizen against unreasonable search and seizure of his or her property. In most cases, police must have a search warrant to search your property because of this amendment
- Fifth Amendment
- The Amendment that prevent a citizen accused of a crime for being forced to testify against himself or herself in court.
- Sixth Amendment
- The Amendment that gives a US citizen the right to a lawyer and to a fair trial if he or she is accused of a crime.
- Eighth Amendment
- The Amendment that protects a US citizen from cruel and unusual punishment if he or she is accused of or found guilty of a crime
- Tenth Amendment
- The Amendment that gives all of the rights not listed in the other Amendment to the individual states.
- Thirteenth Amendment
- The Amendment, passed in 1865, that ended slavery in the United States, which had prevented many African Americans from enjoying the rights of an American citizen.
- Sixteenth Amendment
- The Amendment, passed in 1913, that set up the federal income tax
- Nineteenth Amendment
- The Amendment, passed in 1920, which gave women across the United States the right to vote (Before, some but not all states had allowed them to vote).
- Twenty second Amendment
- The Amendment, passed in 1951, that limited US Presidents to serving only two terms
- Twenty sixth Amendment
- The Amendment, passed in 1971, that lowered the age for citizens to be eligibe to vote to 18 instead of 21.
- Checks and Balances
- The name for the system built into the Constitution to prevent any branch of government from becoming more powerful than the other two
- Amendment
- The name for any change to the US Constitution