Question

match the numbers with the descriptions.
3.16) ______ 27
3.17) ______ 7
3.18) ______ 3
3.19) ______ 10
a. the number of articles that provide the duties of each branch of government
b. the number of amendments that enumerate natural rights and liberties of the populace
c. the number of times the constitution has been amended
d. the number of articles in the constitution
match the scenarios with the amendments. some answers will be used more than once.
3.20) ______ believing that abortion ends a human life, demonstrators march peacefully outside federal buildings while displaying signs against the practice.
3.21) ______ the police raid a nearby hotel looking for illegal aliens who might be working in the country. police hold the suspected aliens in jail for three months without any representation.
3.22) ______ city officials promote a plan to create a \weapon - free\ town. however, a court strikes down the towns plans for surprise, random searches of homes and cars for weapons to confiscate.
3.23) ______ the government has detained american citizens suspected of terrorist activity. to get the suspects to talk, the government agents have used waterboards that simulate drowning and threats to get information from these suspected terrorists. (there are two amendments for this.)
3.24) ______ after serving two terms, the president of the united states leaves office according to law.
3.25) ______ voters go to the polls to elect a senator to represent their state in the u.s. senate.
a. fifth amendment
b. eighth amendment
c. first amendment
d. fourth amendment
e. seventeenth amendment
f. twenty - second amendment

Explanation:

Number-Description Matches:

1. 27 is the total number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
2. 7 is the number of articles in the U.S. Constitution, which outline government structure/duties.
3. 3 refers to the three branches of government, defined in the first three articles.
4. 10 is the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights, which list natural rights/liberties.

Scenario-Amendment Matches:

1. Peaceful protest with signs is protected by the First Amendment (free speech/assembly).
2. Detaining individuals without representation violates due process in the Fifth Amendment.
3. Unreasonable surprise home/car searches are prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.
4. Waterboarding (cruel, unusual punishment) violates the Eighth Amendment; denying due process also violates the Fifth Amendment.
5. The Twenty-Second Amendment limits presidents to two terms.
6. Direct election of senators is established by the Seventeenth Amendment.

Answer:

Number-Description Matches:

3.16) C. the number of times the Constitution has been amended
3.17) D. the number of articles in the Constitution
3.18) A. the number of articles that provide the duties of each branch of government
3.19) B. the number of amendments that enumerate natural rights and liberties of the populace

Scenario-Amendment Matches:

3.20) C. First Amendment
3.21) A. Fifth Amendment
3.22) D. Fourth Amendment
3.23) A. Fifth Amendment, B. Eighth Amendment
3.24) F. Twenty-Second Amendment
3.25) E. Seventeenth Amendment