Amendment Builder Flashcards
Fee for voting
Non constitutional– Amendment 24– your right to vote cannot be denied due to a failure to pay a poll tax, meaning you can vote even if you can’t pay the fee.
Congress raising their wages
Amendment 27– A law that changes senator or representatives’ wages can be put into law until the next term of representatives starts
Quartering soldiers
Amendment 3–
President passes power to VP, VP signs controversial bill
Amendment 25 section 3– This is constitutional (?) because the Vice President is now assumed the powers and duties as Acting President. So if the president could do it, so can the VP now.
Double Jeopardy
Amendment 5– You can’t be tried twice for the same offence
Can’t afford an attorney, you must represent yourself
Amendment 6– The accused party has a right to “Assistance of Counsel for his defense” meaning they have a right to a court provided attorney
You can’t vote because you are a woman
Amendment 19–The state cannot stop you from voting if you are a woman
Private Trial
Amendment 6– You have the right to a speedy and PUBLIC trial by jury
Police officer comes in unannounced and sees that you have many, many illegal things->arrests you
Amendment 4– You have the right to be secure in your home, and cannot be searched unless the searcher has a valid warrant designated by a good cause and specific search parameters.
Government tries to say you can’t practice a religion because it causes conflict
Amendment 1– congress cannot pass a law that obstructs your religious practices.
You are such an amazing president you want to run for a third term
Amendment 22– If you are elected president, you cannot be elected more than twice.
They build a road in your yard and pay you the value of that land
Amendment 5– This is constitutional because they are providing just compensation for your property.
