Amendments Review
Part 1: Amendments Matching. Match the following Amendment with its description below.
Amendment Bank
Amendment 1
Amendment 2
Amendment 3
Amendment 4
Amendment 5
Amendment 6
Amendment 7
Amendment 8
Amendment 9
Amendment 10
Amendment 11
Amendment 12
Amendment 13
Amendment 14
Amendment 15
Amendment 16
Amendment 17
Amendment 18
Amendment 19
Amendment 20
Amendment 21
Amendment 22
Amendment 23
Amendment 24
Amendment 25
Amendment 26
Amendment 27
1. Acknowledges that the people have rights in addition to those specifically listed in the Bill of Rights.
2. Allows the residents of Washington DC to cast electoral ballots in the presidential election.
3. Any person born in the US is a citizen; States can’t deny due process and equal protection of the law, etc.
4. Changes the Constitution to allow direct election of US Senators by the people, instead of having state legislatures choose Senators.
5. Changes the start date of the next session for both Congress and the President—makes that start date closer to the November election.
6. Congress can levy an income tax
7. Congress can’t deny your right to due process, property, not incriminate yourself, tried for the same crime twice, etc.
8. If Congress gives itself a pay raise, that pay increase doesn’t go in effect until the next session.
9. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury, with the right to hear the accusations against him and confront witnesses.
10. Institutes Prohibition
11. No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive fines and bail.
12. No search without a warrant based on probable cause
13. Poll taxes outlawed
14. Powers not given to the central government reserved for the states or the people
15. President is limited to 2 terms
16. Protects the freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
17. Protects the right to bear arms
18. Provides that the Vice President shall assume the office of president if the President dies or is incapacitated
19. Repeals Prohibition
20. Slavery abolished
21. States can’t deny the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
22. States can’t deny the vote based on someone’s gender., thus allowing women to vote
23. States can’t deny the vote for those 18 years old and older.
24. This amendment split the electoral ballot into two separate ballots—one for President, the other for Vice President
25. Troops can’t be quartered in your home without the homeowner’s consent
Part 2: For each of the following scenarios, decide whether the action is protected by the Constitution or not. Provide the Amendment that the scenario refers to.
26. Jane is student in a public elementary school. Every day before lunch, her teacher instructs the class to remember to say grace before the meal.
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
27. The Webb family’s farmhouse is the last piece of private property along a certain highway. The government wants to extend the highway through that piece of land and sent the family a letter detailing those plans and offering a $60,000 for the land, a price comparable to similar pieces of property being sold at that time. Though the Webbs don’t want to sell, the government forces them to do so.
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
28. Daniel Johnson is a homeless man arrested for stealing from a large department store. The judge set bail at 1 million dollars.
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
29. Jackie was arrested by the police as she was coming out of work. When she asked what charges she was being arrested under the police refused to tell her, and when she requested a lawyer, the police simply laughed at her and told her “If you’re truly innocent you don’t need a lawyer.”
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
30. Carl was arrested for assault five years ago. He has been sitting in jail awaiting his trial ever since then, and the court claims that the process has been lengthened due to complications with logistics concerning court dates and witness information.
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
31. Police officers are going through the neighborhood fundraising for an outreach program. When they reach Darrell’s house, they ask for a glass of water, because it’s extremely hot outside. While they wait for him to bring them some water, the officers smell the pungent odor of homemade explosives. When Darrell returns they demand to come in and take a look around. Darrell refuses and the officers push Darrell aside and search the property and they find the explosives they smelled. They arrest him.
a. Is this situation Constitutional?
b. Amendment # _____
Part 3: The Bill of Rights. Write the number of the amendment each statement violates.
32. _____ Judge Brown suspended Nick from school for 5 days due to excessive public displays of affection with his girlfriend in the commons.
33. _____ Justin was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to bring him to trial again anyway, hoping a different jury would see things differently.
34. _____ Given the recent wave of gun-related violence, the U.S. attorney general ordered all American citizen to register their guns by noon Saturday or else forfeit them to local police.
35. _____ The federal government decided state run public schools were ineffective and “federalized” all schools.
36. _____ Governor Nathan Deal decided Catholicism is the only religion people in Georgia can practice
37. _____ General Shook and five of his men showed up at Ali’s house and demanded food and shelter
38. _____ Officer Ledford-Lyle showed up at Ethan’s house and searched his room, claiming he gave her a weird look.
39. _____ Katie was caught stealing a grape from the grocery store, the incident was caught on tape, so therefore she was brought to court and tried by a judge and no jury.
40. _____ Sarah vandalized Mr. Rosch’s room after receiving his most recent test score. A fellow student reports this vandalism to the school’s administration. While being questioned by Mr. Varela, Sarah asks to confront the snitch, and Mr. Varela simply laughs.