Amendments

Question 1

Amendment 3

Answer 1

Quartering troops

No soldier in time of peace nor in time of war be quartered in any house without consent from the owner.

Question 2

Amendment 4

Answer 2

Searches and seizures

Unreasonable searches are forbidden

Question 3

Amendment 5

Answer 3

Right to life, liberty and property
Right to not testify
And can’t be tried for the same crime more than once.

Question 4

Amendment 6

Answer 4

Right of the accused
Lawyer
Speedy and public trial

Question 5

Amendment 7

Answer 5

Civil trials, right to a jury

Suits at common law

Question 6

Amendment 8

Answer 6

No cruel and unusual punishment

Question 7

Amendment 9

Answer 7

Rights that aren’t listed:

Privacy

Question 8

Amendment 10

Answer 8

Any power not covered by the constitution belongs to the states.

Question 9

Amendment 11

Answer 9

Jurisdiction of courts
Suits against a state
Federal courts have no authority in suits by citizens against the states

Question 10

Amendment 12

Answer 10

Method of electing president and Vice President
Originally Court said each elector votes twice for 2 different people from different states. Highest votes:P lowest: VP
Created political parties

Question 11

Amendment 13

Answer 11

Abolished slavery legally

Question 12

Amendment 14

Answer 12

Civil rights for ex-slaves equal protection

Made citizens

Question 13

Amendment 15

Answer 13

Black males right to vote

Question 14

Amendment 16

Answer 14

Income taxes are made legal

Question 15

Amendment 17

Answer 15

Direct election of senators

Question 16

Amendment 18

Answer 16

National Prohibition

Alcohol made illegal

Question 17

Amendment 19

Answer 17

Women’s suffrage (right to vote)

Question 18

Amendment 20

Answer 18

“Lame duck amendment”
Presidential and congressional terms
Moved inauguration from March 4th to January 20

Question 19

Amendment 21

Answer 19

Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)

Question 20

Amendment 22

Answer 20

Limits presidential terms to 2 terms (10 years)

Anti-FDR amendment

Question 21

Amendment 23

Answer 21

Electoral votes for DC

Question 22

Amendment 24

Answer 22

Poll taxes are made illegal (paying to vote)

Question 23

Amendment 25

Answer 23

1) Vice President becomes president when president dies or is removed from office or disabled
2) When there is a vacancy for Vice President the president should nominate a Vice President to take office upon confirmation

Question 24

Amendment 2

Answer 24

Right to bear arms

Question 25

Amendment 26

Answer 25

Lowering voting age

18 years old

Question 26

Amendment 27

Answer 26

Congress not allowed to increase its current pay

Question 27

Which amendment took the longest to ratify?

Answer 27

27th

Question 28

Who was the second VP To be appealed?

Answer 28

Nelson Rockefeller

Question 29

Amendement 1

Answer 29

5 rights
Religion
Speech
Press
Assembly and petition