Is It Constitutional?
Short-answer quiz

Read the list of laws or actions that might be taken by the government. If they think the law or action would be constitutional, type constitutional, along with the number of the amendment that makes it constitutional. If they think the law or action would be unconstitutional, type unconstitutional and give the appropriate amendment number.

Example: unconstitutional 5

Is It Constitutional?

Read the following amendments.

First Amendment
No one may interfere with freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or the right to meet together with other people in a peaceful way or to send petitions to the government.

Fifth Amendment
People accused of serious crimes have the right to a trial by jury. They can't be forced to give evidence against themselves. A person's life, freedom, and property can't be taken unfairly. If the government must take a person's property for public use, the owner must be paid a fair price for it.

Nineteenth Amendment
No citizen, man or woman, may be denied the right to vote.


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