Match the amendments. (5 points)
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fifth through Eighth Amendments
Thirteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
:: Gave women the right to vote
# Abolished slavery
:: Protection against abuse of power
:: Free speech, press, and religion
Protect the rights of the accused
First Amendment: :: Free speech, press, and religion
Second Amendment: :: Protection against abuse of power
Fifth through Eighth Amendments: Protect the rights of the accused
Thirteenth Amendment: # Abolished slavery
Nineteenth Amendment: :: Gave women the right to vote
Matching the amendments:
First Amendment: :: Free speech, press, and religion
Second Amendment: :: Protection against abuse of power
Fifth through Eighth Amendments: :: Protect the rights of the accused
Thirteenth Amendment: # Abolished slavery
Nineteenth Amendment: :: Gave women the right to vote
To match the amendments correctly, you need to know the content and significance of each amendment. Here's how you can do it:
1. First Amendment: This amendment deals with five key freedoms - freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. It ensures that individuals can express themselves freely without government interference.
2. Second Amendment: This amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms. It guarantees the right to own firearms for self-defense and for the security of a free state.
3. Fifth through Eighth Amendments: These amendments collectively provide protections for individuals accused of crimes. They include the following rights:
- Fifth Amendment: Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
- Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to legal counsel and a public trial by jury.
- Seventh Amendment: Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving disputes over more than $20.
- Eighth Amendment: Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and protects against excessive bail or fines.
4. Thirteenth Amendment: This amendment abolished slavery in the United States, officially ending the practice and granting freedom to enslaved individuals.
5. Nineteenth Amendment: This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote. It ensured that gender could not be a barrier to voting.
Now let's match the amendments correctly:
- First Amendment: Free speech, press, and religion.
- Second Amendment: Protect the rights of the accused.
- Fifth through Eighth Amendments: Protection against abuse of power.
- Thirteenth Amendment: Abolished slavery.
- Nineteenth Amendment: Gave women the right to vote.