Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Sugarmon Government

Amendments Test is TOMORROW!!!
Article Due Friday: Weapons on Mass Destruction
Last Day for Extra Credit Current Event Articles is Friday!!

Here are the Amendments:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2mk7v8cXovLOWtnTEpCZEgwbHM/edit?usp=sharing

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Bill of Rights in Sign Language (Number Story)


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27 AMENDMENTS


1.     Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press

2.     Bear arms (guns)

3.     Quartering of Troops

4.     Search and Seizure

5.     Rights of the Accused

6.     Speedy & Fair Trial

7.     Civil Trials

8.     Cruel and unusual punishment

9.     Rights reserved to the people

10.   Rights reserved to the states

11.   Sovereign Immunity: State governments are immune from lawsuits

12.   Presidential election procedures

13.   Abolished slavery

14.   Established citizenship, Due process, and the Equal Protection Clause

15.   Gave suffrage (able to vote) to all MALES of age, regardless of race (black/white)

16.   Established Federal Income Tax system

17.   Established popular vote for Senators

18.   Prohibition (illegal to drink alcohol)

19.   Gave women right to vote

20.   Lame Duck/ Commencement for Congress is January 3, and President is January 20

21.   Ended Prohibition (Legal to drink alcohol if age 21)

22.   Presidential Tenure: Limits the terms a President can serve ( 2 terms, 10 years max)

23.   Gave D.C. electoral votes

24.   Ended poll taxes (no longer had to pay tax to vote)

25.   Defines Presidential succession

26.   Gave right to vote to all citizens 18 years of age & older

27.   Congressional pay raises cannot go into effect until the next session



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