1. 5 freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- A group of Parents are outside of a school holding signs the say "Change the lunches!'. The school calls the police and they arrest the parents involved, put them in jail for the night, and threaten that if it happens again they will face more consequences.
2. Right to bear arms
- A 30 year old man walks around carthage square with his gun visibly holstered on his hip. Police officers stop the guy and confiscate his gun.
3. Restricts the quartering of troops.
- A member of the army show up at your house and forces you to let him stay for the night.
4. No unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant; right to privacy
-A police officer stops you in the middle of your walk and looks through your purse.
5. Due process, no double jeopardy, self-incrimination (you cannot be forced to testify against yourself.) and government seizure of property.
-You were put on trial for the murder of your brother, the court finds you not guilty but later after the trial they find more evidence to prove you guilty and they summon you back to court.
6. Right to speedy, public, and jury trial.(criminal)
-A trial that takes over ten years and it is private without a jury.
7. Jury trial in civil cases.
-The judge deny's your request to have a jury.
8. No cruel or unusual punishment.
-Your friends were pulled over for going 30mph in a 20mph zone. As punishment, the court sentences your friends to death.
9. Any rights not listed are automatically given to the people. (meant to appease the anti-federalists)
-The police do not let you go to work.
10. Any powers not listed are automatically given to the state
- The US supreme court forces Gay marriage to be legal in the US.
11. States cannot be sued until it gives consent.
-Mary Ellis, starts a trial to sue Missouri for not treating her right.
12. Creates a ticket for the presidency where the president and VP are elected together
-The President is elected, and then the people decide if they want a democrat or republican as the VP.
13. Abolish slavery, involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. (community service)
-You have a farm, and a bunch of people who work for you for free.
14. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US.
-Marco was born in the US, but he is recognized as a canadian citizen.
15. Voting rights will not be based on race
-Erica is an african american, but the voting people at the poles refuse to let her vote.
16. Establishes an income tax
-Mirissa notices that there was no income tax taken out of her check this week.
17. Direct election of the senators
-Lucy has to send in her election to the government before it gets to the senators.
18. Prohibition
-Drinking alcohol in public places.
19. Woman suffrage (right to vote)
-When the government reviewed Lucys vote, they send it back because they do not believe that woman should vote.
20. Shortens the lame duck period by moving the presidential inauguration from March to January.
-The inauguration is forced to happen in February.
21. Ends prohibition by appealing the 18th amendment.
- A police officer arrests you for possession of alcohol in your home.
22. Limits the president to two terms in office
-The president has been in office for 4 terms and refuses to leave.
23. Washington DC is not a state, but gets 3 electoral votes
Washington gets no electoral votes.
24. The right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen because of an inability to pay a poll tax or any other taxes.
-A old widow woman tries to vote, but due to the extreme amount of debt, they turn her away.
25. Clarifies the process of presidential succession.
26. Suffrage extended to 18, 19, and 20 years old in all local, state, and federal elections.
-The voting age in texas is 22 years old, but in missouri its 18.
27. Senators and representatives cannot increase their pay during the current term. They can only increase pay for the people elected to the next term.
-The senators vote to increase their pay 50k a year on their current term.
- A group of Parents are outside of a school holding signs the say "Change the lunches!'. The school calls the police and they arrest the parents involved, put them in jail for the night, and threaten that if it happens again they will face more consequences.
2. Right to bear arms
- A 30 year old man walks around carthage square with his gun visibly holstered on his hip. Police officers stop the guy and confiscate his gun.
3. Restricts the quartering of troops.
- A member of the army show up at your house and forces you to let him stay for the night.
4. No unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant; right to privacy
-A police officer stops you in the middle of your walk and looks through your purse.
5. Due process, no double jeopardy, self-incrimination (you cannot be forced to testify against yourself.) and government seizure of property.
-You were put on trial for the murder of your brother, the court finds you not guilty but later after the trial they find more evidence to prove you guilty and they summon you back to court.
6. Right to speedy, public, and jury trial.(criminal)
-A trial that takes over ten years and it is private without a jury.
7. Jury trial in civil cases.
-The judge deny's your request to have a jury.
8. No cruel or unusual punishment.
-Your friends were pulled over for going 30mph in a 20mph zone. As punishment, the court sentences your friends to death.
9. Any rights not listed are automatically given to the people. (meant to appease the anti-federalists)
-The police do not let you go to work.
10. Any powers not listed are automatically given to the state
- The US supreme court forces Gay marriage to be legal in the US.
11. States cannot be sued until it gives consent.
-Mary Ellis, starts a trial to sue Missouri for not treating her right.
12. Creates a ticket for the presidency where the president and VP are elected together
-The President is elected, and then the people decide if they want a democrat or republican as the VP.
13. Abolish slavery, involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. (community service)
-You have a farm, and a bunch of people who work for you for free.
14. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US.
-Marco was born in the US, but he is recognized as a canadian citizen.
15. Voting rights will not be based on race
-Erica is an african american, but the voting people at the poles refuse to let her vote.
16. Establishes an income tax
-Mirissa notices that there was no income tax taken out of her check this week.
17. Direct election of the senators
-Lucy has to send in her election to the government before it gets to the senators.
18. Prohibition
-Drinking alcohol in public places.
19. Woman suffrage (right to vote)
-When the government reviewed Lucys vote, they send it back because they do not believe that woman should vote.
20. Shortens the lame duck period by moving the presidential inauguration from March to January.
-The inauguration is forced to happen in February.
21. Ends prohibition by appealing the 18th amendment.
- A police officer arrests you for possession of alcohol in your home.
22. Limits the president to two terms in office
-The president has been in office for 4 terms and refuses to leave.
23. Washington DC is not a state, but gets 3 electoral votes
Washington gets no electoral votes.
24. The right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen because of an inability to pay a poll tax or any other taxes.
-A old widow woman tries to vote, but due to the extreme amount of debt, they turn her away.
25. Clarifies the process of presidential succession.
26. Suffrage extended to 18, 19, and 20 years old in all local, state, and federal elections.
-The voting age in texas is 22 years old, but in missouri its 18.
27. Senators and representatives cannot increase their pay during the current term. They can only increase pay for the people elected to the next term.
-The senators vote to increase their pay 50k a year on their current term.
Proposing an Amendment
*Two methods
>2/3 vote from both houses of congress.
>2/3 of the states request a constitutional convention.
>2/3 vote from both houses of congress.
>2/3 of the states request a constitutional convention.
Ratification
>3/4 of the states choose to ratify amendment.
>Congress can set time limits on amendment ratification which is up to seven years.
>Congress can set time limits on amendment ratification which is up to seven years.
Vocabulary
- Popular Sovereignty-or the sovereignty of the people is the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
- Federalism- the federal principle or system of government.
- Separation of Powers- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- Checks and Balances- counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
- Writ of Habeas Corpus- is a court order to a person (prison warden) or agency (institution) holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order.
- Ex Post Facto-with retroactive effect or force.
- Extradition-the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime.
- Republic-a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.