Weekend Update

• The Chapter 6 Test will be on Tuesday, 12/17 (B-Day) & Wednesday, 12/18 (A-Day).  The study guide will be handed out on Friday, 12/13 and Monday, 12/16.  It is also posted below.  As always, the study guide is NOT due for a grade.
• Students began working on a graphic organizer in class on Thursday, 12/12 (A-Day) and Friday, 12/13 (B-Day).  It will be due on Monday, 12/16 (A-Day) and Tuesday, 12/17 (B-Day).  There are links to articles to the right of my blog relating to the Bill of Rights.  Students may utilize these articles (or any other Bill of Rights related articles they may find) to complete their assignment.
• REMINDER - The Chapter 6 project has been postponed to be due AFTER winter break.

Chapter 6 Study Guide

·         25 questions

1.    Study vocabulary words

2.    The 19^th Amendment granted suffrage to which of the following groups?

3.    The right to practice one’s religion freely is protected by which amendment?

4.    What freed slaves and helped guarantee their civil rights during the 1800s?

5.    What amendments were passed after the Civil War successfully protects the rights of African Americans?

6.    Rights that are not spelled out in the Constitution are retained by the people is listed under what amendment?

7.    What is eminent domain?

8.    The Eighth amendment states that punishments must be

9.    What was the purpose of the 14^th Amendment?

10. What is due process?

11. What is indictment?

12. Which amendment would lawyers use to support an argument that stated that the punishment their client received was too serious for the crime he or she committed?

13. How did the 16^th Amendment give Americans a greater voice in their government?

14. Why was the 3^rd amendment passed?

15. What are the 5 freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

16. In the Supreme Court case Tinker v Des Moines School District, which amendment was used to uphold students’ right to wear armbands?

17. In what city did citizens not have the right to vote until 1961?

18. If the police wanted to search your home, you would be able to say that the officer need to a search warrant because of this amendment?

19. What do the 15^th, 19^th, and 24^th Amendment have in common?

20.  What limits are placed on the 1^st Amendment?

21.  This amendment established the “right to bear arms”.

22. The South passed ______ ______ after the Civil War.

23. These are lawsuits involving disagreements rather than crimes.

24. What is double jeopardy?

25. Publishing an article filled with lies that can harm a person’s reputation is referred to as….