Citizens Rights and Responsibilities Study Guide Quiz: ____________________ Initials: ________ Quiz Date: ______________

For the quiz, you should no! the "ollo!ing #at least$: % o" the & bran'hes o" our go(ern)ent *hen the Constitution and +ill o" Rights !ere established & o" the , "reedo)s o" the First -)end)ent % o" the re)aining . a)end)ents o" the +ill o" Rights

Challenge: +e able to list at least % other a)end)ents to the Constitution/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/ Clearly de"ines original 2urisdi'tion o" Supre)e Court 1%/ 3le'toral College "or sele'ting 4resident 5 6i'e 4resident 1&/ -bolished sla(ery 17/ 3stablished 'itizenship, representation, and loyalty 1,/ Ga(e su""rage #right to (ote$ to all )ales o" age, regardless o" ra'e 18/ 3stablished Federal In'o)e 9a: syste) 1;/ 3stablished popular (ote "or Senators 1</ 4rohibition #abolished al'ohol$ 1./ Ga(e !o)en right to (ote #su""rage$ %=/ 9er)s o" o""i'e "or >egislature, 4residential su''ession %1/ 3nded 4rohibition #al'ohol 'ould again be )ade5dran $ %%/ 9er)s li)its "or 4resident #'an ser(e only % ter)s57 years ea'h$ %&/ Ga(e *ashington D/C/ ele'toral (otes %7/ 3nded poll ta:es #no 'ost to (ote$ %,/ Further 'lari"ies 4residential su''ession %8/ Ga(e right to (ote to all 'itizens 1< years o" age, and older %;/ >egislators 'annot gi(e the)sel(es pay raises in an ele'tion year

9he United States Constitution !as passed by 1787, tells us ho! the

go(ern)ent !or s, and 'onsists o" three bran'hes: Legislative branch ? ele'ted o""i'ials )a e the la!s@ Congress is )ade up o" the Senate #% senators "ro) ea'h state$ and House of Representatives #nu)ber o" )e)bers is deter)ined by the population o" ea'h state$ Executive branch ? signs the la!s into a'tion Judicial branch ? en"or'es the la!s@ de'ides !hat the la!s )ean #interprets the la!s$ 9he +ill o" Rights 9he !RS" "E# $%E#&%E#"S #'hanges$ to the Constitution !ere established in 17'1 as basi' rights "or indi(idual 'itizens: 1/ First -)end)ent ? "reedo)s o" spee'h, religion, press, petition, and asse)bly #FI63 FR33DABS$@ )any people "eel this is our )ost i)portant a)end)ent/ %/ Right o" the people to bear ar)s #de"end oursel(es$ legally &/ Cou donDt ha(e to let soldiers li(e in your house, e:'ept i" there is a !ar, and e(en then only i" Congress has passed a la! about it/ 7/ Cour property C-EEA9 be sear'hed !ithout an appropriate sear'h !arrant@ there )ust be 2ust 'ause "or the sear'h ,/ Cou ha(e the right EA9 to say anything at your trial@ that )eans you 'an Fta e the "i"th i" as ed to i" you 'o))itted a 'ri)e@ the go(ern)ent )ust also pay "or your land or property i" they need it #e)inent do)ain$ 8/ Cou ha(e the right to a "air and speedy trial ;/ Cou ha(e the right to a 2ury trial in 'i(il 'ases #trial bet!een indi(iduals$ </ Eo 'ruel and unusual punish)ent i" you are arrested ./ Gust be'ause these rights are listed in the Constitution doesnDt )ean that you donDt ha(e other rights too/ 1=/-nything that the Constitution doesnDt say that Congress 'an do should be le"t up to the states, or to the people/ "here are currentl( )7 a*end*ents to our Constitution+