Amendmemts

Question 1

Amendment 2

Answer 1

Right to bear arms- a well regulated militia

Question 2

Amendment 3

Answer 2

Quartering troops- not allowed to be quartered in any house without consent of the owner

Question 3

Amendment 4

Answer 3

Search and seizure- no unreasonable searches unless a warrant is issued

Question 4

Amendment 5

Answer 4

Rights of accused person- right to a grand jury, double jeopardy, due process

Question 5

Amendment 6

Answer 5

Right to a speedy, public trial- an impartial jury to the state and district wherein the crime has been committed

Question 6

Amendment 7

Answer 6

Trial by jury in civil cases

Question 7

Amendment 8

Answer 7

Limits of fines and punishments- bail and excessive fines not required or cruel and unusual punishments

Question 8

Amendment 9

Answer 8

Right of the people

Question 9

Amendment 10

Answer 9

Powers of the states and people- powers that aren’t reserved for the constitution are given to the states and the people

Question 10

Amendment 11

Answer 10

Lawsuits against states

Question 11

Amendment 12

Answer 11

Election of executives- meet in their respective state and vote by ballot of VP and President

Question 12

Amendment 13

Answer 12

Slavery abolished

Question 13

Amendment 14

Answer 13

Civil rights- all persons born or naturalized in the US

Question 14

Amendment 15

Answer 14

Right to vote- cannot be denied the right to vote due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 15

Amendment 16

Answer 15

Income tax- power to lay and collect income taxes

Question 16

Amendment 17

Answer 16

Direct election of senators- 2 senators from each state elected for 6 years

Question 17

Amendment 18

Answer 17

Prohibition- repealed by amendment 21

Question 18

Amendment 19

Answer 18

Women suffrage- voting shall not be denied by sex

Question 19

Amendment 20

Answer 19

“Lame duck” sessions- terms of successors shall begin, Vice President elected will take presidents of something would happen to him/her

Question 20

Amendment 21

Answer 20

Repeals 18th amendment

Question 21

Amendment 22

Answer 21

Limit on presidential terms- 2 terms, 4 years each

Question 22

Amendment 23

Answer 22

Voting in the District of Columbia

Question 23

Amendment 24

Answer 23

Abolition of poll taxes- The right of citizens to vote in any primary or other election for president or VP

Question 24

Amendment 25

Answer 24

Presidential disability and succession- removal of president VP becomes president

Question 25

Amendment 26

Answer 25

18 year old vote- cannot deny 18 year olds the right to vote

Question 26

Amendment 27

Answer 26

Congressional pay- compensation doesn’t take effect until the representatives have intervened

Question 27

Who was the second VP?

Answer 27

Nelson Rockefeller

Question 28

Why did they change the way the President was elected?

Answer 28

Too many ties

Question 29

What two amendments dealt with WW2?

Answer 29

18 and 19

Question 30

Civil war amendments

Answer 30

13,14,15

Question 31

3 voting amendments

Answer 31

15,19,26

Question 32

2 things the 25th amendment did?

Answer 32

1) If there is a vacancy in the presidency the vice president becomes president
2) if there is a vacancy in the vice President, the President appoints a new vice president

Question 33

Amendment 1

Answer 33

Freedom of religion, press, assembly, petition, and speech