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Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt Answers

Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt Answers. List three goals of the Constitution (Preamble). Form a more Perfect Union Establish Justice Insure domestic Tranquility Provide for the Common Defense Promote the General Welfare Secure the Blessings of Liberty.

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Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt Answers

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  1. Constitution Day Scavenger HuntAnswers

  2. List three goals of the Constitution (Preamble). • Form a more Perfect Union • Establish Justice • Insure domestic Tranquility • Provide for the Common Defense • Promote the General Welfare • Secure the Blessings of Liberty

  3. What are the qualifications for a member of the House of Representatives? • Be at least 25 years old • Be a citizen for at least 7 years • Be a resident in the state you want to represent

  4. How old does someone have to be to be a senator? • At least 30 years old • Be a resident of the state they represent • Perhaps, the Founding Fathers were looking for individuals with more experience and maturity to run the Senate.

  5. List two powers of Congress

  6. List two powers denied to Congress

  7. List two qualifications to be President of the United States • be at least 35 years old • 2. be a natural-born US citizen (Born in the U.S.) • 3. live in the US for 14 years.

  8. List two powers of the President

  9. What is treason? • Basically: it means to betray one’s Country.

  10. List the 5 Freedoms contained in the First Amendment

  11. Which amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms?

  12. Which amendment guarantees due process of law for an accused person?

  13. Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial in Criminal Cases?

  14. Which amendment prevents cruel and unusual punishment? The Eighth Amendment, protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

  15. Which amendment ended slavery? The Thirteenth Amendment (1865)

  16. What right did the 15th Amendment guarantee? • Government cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or condition of previous servitude. • Did this allow all Black men the right to vote?

  17. Which amendment brought about the federal income tax? The 16th Amendment

  18. How were senators chosen before the 17th Amendment in 1913? • State legislators use to be the ones who selected our senators. Now, the people directly vote for the senators from their state.

  19. The 18th Amendment banned alcohol in the United States. Why do you think this amendment was repealed?Which amendment made alcohol legal again? The 21st Amendment

  20. Which amendment brought about women’s suffrage? What does suffrage mean? The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

  21. What did the 26th Amendment do? Why do you think this amendment was passed? • Extended the right to vote to 18-year-olds. • How was this a fundamental change?

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