Bill of Rights and other Amendments

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I signed a document asking for a new sidewalk to be built in my neighborhood. What right am I exercising?

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petition

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I stood with a group of people in front of the State Capitol Building in Tallahassee to show that I disagreed with a new law. What right am I exercising?

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assembly

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Which judicial principle is demonstrated when suspects are allowed to "plead the 5th?"

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no self-incrimination

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Which principle is demonstrated when government needs to buy your land to build a roadway, and they pay you a fair price?

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eminent domain

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Before the Civil War, a large number of people in Southern states were enslaved. Which amendment changed this situation by prohibiting involuntary servitude?

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13th Amendment

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What is the meaning of the phrase "equal protection of the laws" under the 14th Amendment?

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All citizens should be treated the same under the law regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or gender.

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How does the Constitution limit our individual rights?

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Citizens cannot exercise rights to the harm of others.

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Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments? Options: bureaucracy, executive, judicial, legislative

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legislative

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Ratification of proposed amendments happens: by popular vote., at the state level., with a 3/4 approval of both houses of Congress., at the national level with a majority vote in Congress and presidential approval.

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at the state level.

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What is an amendment?

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a change to the constitution