27 Amendments Flashcards
Right to not have to quarter soldiers
3rd
Right to jury trial in civil cases
7th
Election of the president
12th
Federal national income tax
16th
Repeal to prohibition
21st
Guarantee of rights not listed in constitution
9th
Prevents suits against states
11th
Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition
1st
Rights of states and people
10th
No excessive bail
No cruel and unusual punishment
8th
Abolition of slavery outlawed
13th
Be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, all people born in us are citizens
14th
Lame-duck period shortened for federal officials.
(Lame-duck is when an elected official continues in office during the period between defeat and a successors assumption of office)
20th
Right to bear arms
2nd
Grand jury Eminent domain No double jeopardy No self incrimination Due process of law
5th
Voters in dc given the right to vote for presidential electors
23rd
Limit congress powers to increase its own salaries
27th
Black suffrage
15th
Women’s suffrage
19th
Election of national senators
17th
Succession of offices of the president
25th
Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
18th
18 year old given voting rights
26th
Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures
4th
