Amendments to Constitution Flashcards
amendment approval
ratification
one of the way the founders provided for change in the constitution was to describe how to
amend the constitution
the only method of amending the constitution that has been used to date is by
two third vote of each house
first 10 amendments
bill of rights (ratified 1791)
protects freedom of speech
first amendment
based on probable cause
search warrant
the purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and
the rights of persons accused of crimes
this is asked for when a defendant cannot receive an impartial trial in the original location
change of venue
how did the 21st amendment affect the 18th amendment
repealed it
the 24th amendment helped some low income african americans to vote by
eliminating poll taxes
what is ratify
to formally approve
what are the 1st amendment freedoms
freedom of: speech, religion, the press, to petition the government, and to assemble peacefully
what are arms
guns or weapons
what are quartering troops
housing soldiers
what is double jeopardy
one cannot be tried for the same crime 2x
what is a criminal case
a court case involving a criminal act (crime)
what is a civil case
a court case involving one or more parties suing one another ($ involved)
what are reserved powers
the constitutional powers left to the states
what is suffrage
the right to vote
what is prohibition
to make illegal; prohibit
what is lame duck
a congressman or president who is finishing up his/her term, but will soon be replaced by a new official
when do congressional sessions begin
january 3rd at noon
what is presidential succession
list of who will replace the president (president, vice president, house speaker, pres pro tem, sec of state)
what is poll tax
a fee paid to vote
