27 amendments

Question 1

what does Amendment 1 stand for

Answer 1

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

Question 2

What does Amendment 2 stand for

Answer 2

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed

Question 3

What does Amendment 3 stand for

Answer 3

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Question 4

What does Amendment 4 stand for

Answer 4

Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

Question 5

What does Amendment 5 stand for

Answer 5

Constitution guarantees that an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself – the so-called “right to remain silent

Question 6

What does Amendment 6 stand for

Answer 6

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

Question 7

What does Amendment 7 stand for

Answer 7

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law

Question 8

What does Amendment 8 stand for

Answer 8

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

Question 9

What does Amendment 9 stand for

Answer 9

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people

Question 10

What does Amendment 10 stand for

Answer 10

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

Question 11

What does Amendment 11 stand for

Answer 11

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State

Question 12

What does Amendment 12 stand for

Answer 12

separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800

Question 13

What does Amendment 13 stand for

Answer 13

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction

Question 14

What does Amendment 14 stand for

Answer 14

citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States,” including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws

Question 15

What does Amendment 15 stand for

Answer 15

granted African American men the right to vote

Question 16

What does Amendment 16 stand for

Answer 16

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration

Question 17

What does Amendment 17 stand for

Answer 17

modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution

Question 18

What does Amendment 18 stand for

Answer 18

the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof

Question 19

What does Amendment 19 stand for

Answer 19

granted women the right to vote

Question 20

What does Amendment 20 stand for

Answer 20

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day

Question 21

What does Amendment 21 stand for

Answer 21

The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited

Question 22

What does Amendment 22 stand for

Answer 22

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once

Question 23

What does Amendment 23 stand for

Answer 23

House Report No. 1698 discussed the Twenty-Third Amendment, stating that it would: provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with appropriate rights of voting in national elections for President and Vice President of the United States

Question 24

What does Amendment 24 stand for

Answer 24

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President

Question 25

What does Amendment 25 stand for

Answer 25

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President

Question 26

What does Amendment 26 stand for

Answer 26

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age

Question 27

What does Amendment 27 stand for

Answer 27

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened