1. What does each Amendment say in simple terms? (Summarize each)

During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the Revolution. They demanded a "bill of rights" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens. Several state conventions in their formal ratification of the Constitution asked for such amendments; others ratified the Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered.

On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. The first two proposed amendments, which concerned the number of constituents for each Representative and the compensation of Congressmen, were not ratified. Articles 3 to 12, however, ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.

1st Amendment (1791):

Guarantees the right to the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. Protects the right to petition the government.

2nd Amendment (1791):

Guarantees the people's right to own and bear arms for their defense.

3rd Amendment (1791):

Citizens cannot be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace.

4th Amendment (1791):

Citizens cannot be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant and probable cause.

5th Amendment (1791):

Prohibits abuse of governmental authority in legal procedures. Establishes rules for indictment by eminent domain and grand jury. Guarantees the due process rights. Protects citizens from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

6th Amendment (1791):

Guarantees fair and speedy jury trial and the rights to know the accusation, the accuser, and to find counsel and witnesses.

7th Amendment (1791):

Reserves individuals' rights to jury trial depending on the civil case, and cases already examined by not be re-opened by another court.

8th Amendment (1791):

Forbids exorbitant bails and fines and punishment that is unusual or cruel.

9th Amendment (1791):

Reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned by the U.S. Constitution.

10th Amendment (1791):

Reserves powers that are not given to the U.S. government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to a State of the U.S., to the people and the States.

11th Amendment (1795):

State sovereign immunity. States are protected from suits by citizens living in another state or foreigners that do not reside within the state borders. Ratified: Feb. 7, 1795

12th Amendment (1804):

Modifies and clarifies the procedure for electing vice-presidents and presidents.

13th Amendment (1865):

Except as punishment for criminal offense, forbids forced-slavery and involuntary servitude.

14th Amendment (1868):

Details Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Citizenship Clause, and clauses dealing with the Confederacy and its officials.

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15th Amendment (1870):

Reserves citizens the suffrage rights regardless of their race, color, or previous slave status.

16th Amendment (1913):

Reserves the U.S. government the right to tax income.

17th Amendment (1913):

Establishes popular voting as the process under which senators are elected.

18th Amendment (1919):

Denies the sale and consumption of alcohol.

19th Amendment (1920):

Reserves women's suffrage rights.

20th Amendment (1933):

Also known as the "lame duck amendment," establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20).

21st Amendment (1933):

Details the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. State laws over alcohol are to remain.

22nd Amendment (1951):

Limit the terms that an individual can be elected as president (at most two terms). Individuals who have served over two years of someone else's term may not be elected more than once.

23rd Amendment (1961):

Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections.

24th Amendment (1964):

Citizens cannot be denied the suffrage rights for not paying a poll tax or any other taxes.

25th Amendment (1967):

Establishes the procedures for a successor of a President.

26th Amendment (1971):

Reserves the right for citizens 18 and older to vote.

27th Amendment (1992):

Denies any laws that vary the salaries of Congress members until the beginning of the next terms of office for Representatives.

Which descriptions are true about a civilization?

Jews in southwest Asia live mostly in which nation

(NEED HELP ASAP!!!!)
The map above shows each of the United States'territorial acquisitions through 1853 as the country expanded from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Describe the methods America used to obtain these lands. How did the United States use different strategies to gain land
from coast to coast?

Which statement BEST explains the similarities between the philosophies of John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau?
A.
Both philosophers believed in social contracts between freely formed governments and their citizens.
B.
Locke and Rousseau believed that monarchies were the only stable forms of government.
C.
Locke and Rousseau shared the opinion that the separation of powers in government would take away the liberty of citizens.
D.
Both philosophers, unlike Sir Robert Filmer, believed that only governments formed with the consent of the people should enjoy “divine rights.”

What was the appeal to Christianity to many people in Ancient Rome

The water forms rapids where the
rivers meet. These are called cataracts.
True
o
False

What caused the unity of Charlemagne’s Empire to crumble once he had died?

The United Nations was founded following the failure of the League of Nations.

True
False

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Coercive Acts?
a.) They were directed against all the colonies.
b.) They were called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists
c.) They significantly strengthened colonial unity.
d.) They led to a boycott of British goods in the colonies
e.) They were the British response to the Boston Tea Party

This is for a personal project with my friends, not for a class or anything.

To determine how many Electoral College votes a state has, which of the following would you need to know?

TRUE OR fALSE


Only the president needs to approve an amendment for it to be written in the constitution

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(Hinduism) Belief or Teachings:

1. Religious and social duty of every person:

2. Rebirth into a different life-form:

3. Liberation from the cycle of birth and death:

4. Idea that every good or bad act has an effect:

5. Eternal spiritual force:

Select the arrow to the right of each of each box. From the list that is displayed select the keyword that matches the definition given. Each correctly matched keyword is worth 1 point.


Question 10 options:


the right to vote



a method of making high-quality steel at a reasonable price



a person who favors native-born citizens and is opposed to immigrants



the practice of separating racial, ethnic, or religious groups from one another, especially in public places.



a common name for segregation laws, some of which forbade intermarriage and ordered business owners and public institutions to keep black and white patrons separated



a market that has only one seller of a product for which there are no close substitutes and the seller can influence the price of the product



a tax on imports or exports



an unofficial government that exists alongside a real government


1. Jim Crow


2. segregation


3. suffrage


4. monopoly


5. Bessemer process


6. nativist


7. tariff


8. political machine

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How does the third paragraph of the Preamble illustrate the principle of separation of powers between federal and state government?

Anti or fed?
1. Throughout U.S. history, states have a long history of violating the rights of their citizens.

Look at the image of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.This photograph reveals that immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island

A.knew what to expect when they arrived.
B. brought very few belongings with them.
C. were not used to having their picture taken.
D. did not want to be separated from each other.

How did the Aryan migration lead to india

Where is the Ob River in Asia?

Select the democratic presidents select all that apply

Question 14 (5 points)
3
What cause did women work for in the mid-1800s?
6
Equal pay
The African American vote
9
Child labor laws
12
The right to vote

Please answer thank you !!

Which actions occurred in South Africa under apartheid? (Choose 2) Group of answer choices
Blacks were integrated with whites.
Blacks were required to carry "passbooks".
Whites were required to carry "passbooks."
Blacks were segregated from whites..

help guyssss plssssss .

In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable.

“The members of the Philadelphia convention which drafted the Constitution were, with a few exceptions, immediately, directly, and personally interested in, and derived economic advantages from, the establishment of the new system. The Constitution was essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are [superior] to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities.”
Charles Beard, historian, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, 1913

“Anxious and uncertain, the convention delegates . . . brought to bear their political experience, their sensitivities to legal loopholes, their commitment to representative government, and they focused their energies and attentions on resolving existing conflicts, correcting existing errors, and protecting . . . against a descent into tyranny. When they were done, they submitted their handiwork to the citizens for ratification rather than attempting to impose it by assassination or military force. In this way, they invited their neighbors to share responsibility for the fate of their experiment in representative government.”
Carol Berkin, historian, A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution, 2002

Using the excerpts above, answer (a), (b), and (c).
a. Briefly describe ONE major difference between Beard’s and Berkin’s historical interpretations of the drafting of the United States Constitution.
b. Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event, development, or circumstance in the period 1776–1800 that is not directly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Beard’s interpretation.
c. Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event, development, or circumstance in the period 1776–1800 that is not directly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Berkin’s interpretation.

How did the Persians defeat the Greek army at Thermopylae?

In 1972 Magnavox released what...?
A. the Odyssey
B. the X-box
C. the PlayStation
D. the Space Station

2. Describe the role of the Turks in the spread of the hegemony of Islamic political systems.

Which direction is Canada from Texas?
North
South
East
West

How does a President usually exercise the power of recognition?
a.negotiating treaties with a new nation
b. negotiating executive agreements with a new nation
c.exchanging diplomats with a new nation
d. sending the secretary of defense to a new nation

10/13/2020 PLEASE HELP! ILL GIVE BRAINLIEST
What from the Renaissance is still important today in 2020?