CONSTITUTION DAY!Name=
Pre-Calculus
Which amendment is it?
Use the hint provided and write the amendment number on the line.
If it’s an equation, solve it!
1._____Assures trial by jury in civil cases.
2._____ Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen of age 18 or greater to vote on account of their age.
3._____Abolishes slavery and authorizes Congress to enforce abolition.
4._____Forbids excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
5._____Prohibited the manufacturing, importing, and exporting of alcoholic beverages (Prohibition). Solve for x:
6._____Repealed the amendment directly above.
7._____Addresses the rights of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition.
8._____Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law.
9._____Changes the method of presidential elections so that members of the Electoral College cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
10._____Grants presidential electors to the District of Columbia.
11._____Prohibits the government from using private homes as quarters for soldiers during peacetime without the consent of the owners.
12._____Forbids trial for a major crime except after indictment by a grand jury; prohibits double jeopardy except in few very limited circumstances; forbids punishment without due process of law; and provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself. Miranda rights, and it prohibits government from taking private property for public use without just compensation (eminent domain). How many miles is 316,800 inches if there are 5280 feet are in a mile?
13._____Guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a “probable cause” to believe a crime has been committed.
You would plot the coordinate (3, -3) in what quadrant?
14._____Forbids the federal government and the states from using a citizen’s race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting. How many miles is 24 km if one mile is about 1.6 km?
15._____Changes details of presidential succession, provides for temporary removal of president, and provides for replacement of the vice president. 1, 4, 9, 16, ____, 36, 49
16._____Guarantees the right of individuals to possess firearms. Find G if U=, N=2.718, S=2.312, and GU=NS.
17._____Defines a set of guarantees for United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens’ privileges or immunities and rights to due process and the equal protection of the law; prohibits repudiation of the federal debt caused by the Civil War.
18._____Limits president to two terms.
19._____Reserves to the states respectively, or to the people, any powers the Constitution did not delegate to the United States, nor prohibit the states from exercising. (hint: it’s the common base for logarithms)
20._____Limits congressional pay raises. 1, 8, ?, 64…
21._____Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex. Ms. Ferrante’s birthday is on November ____.
22._____Declares that the listing of individual rights in the Constitution and Bill of Rights is not meant to be comprehensive; and that the other rights not specifically mentioned are retained by the people. The absolute value of the slope of the line connecting the coordinates (2, 1) and (1, 10) is ?
23._____Changes details of Congressional and presidential terns and of presidential succession.
24._____Establishes direct election of senators.
25._____Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials. 86,400 seconds = how many hours?
26._____Guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses. It requires trial by a jury, guarantees the right to legal counsel for the accused, and guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused. It also guarantees the accused a right to know the charges against him.
27._____Authorizes unapportioned federal taxes on income.
Ms. Ferrante’s
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