Amendments Flashcards
(27 cards)
1st Amendment
Freedom of
-Press
-Religion
-Speech
-Assembly
-Petition
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
Quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment
Search and seize
5th Amendment
-Grand jury
-double Jeopardy
-Self incrimination
-Due process
-Takings
6th amendment
-Right to speedy trail by Jury, Witnesses, and Counsel
7th Amendment
Jury trial in Civil Lawsuits
8th Amendment
No Excessive Fines, Cruel and unjust punishment
9th Amendment
Rights of the people
10th Amendment
Rights of the state
11th Amendment
Suits against states
12th Amendment
Election of President and Vice President
13th Amendment
Abolition of Slavery
14th Amendment
-citizenship rights
-Equal protection
-Apportionment
-civil war debt
15th Amendment
Right to vote not Denied by race
16th Amendment
Income tax
17th Amendment
Direct election of Senators
18th Amendment
Probation (No Alcohol)
19th Amendment
Women Vote
20th Amendment
-Presidential term and succession
-Assembly of Congress
21st Amendment
Repeal of Probation
22nd Amendment
Term limits (2 term limits on President)
23rd Amendment
DC gets the same amount of votes as the smallest State
24th Amendment
No Poll taxes
