Amendments Flashcards
Amendment 1
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms in organized militia
Amendment 3
No quartering of soldiers
Amendment 4
No unreasonable search and arrest
Amendment 5
Can’t be held in double jeopardy and can’t bear witness against yourself
Amendment 6
Right to a speedy public trial
Amendment 7
Right to a jury trial in civil matters greater than $20
Amendment 8
No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 9
People get rights not listed in the Constitution
Amendment 10
Any power not given to the federal government go to the states and people
Amendment 11
Individuals cannot sue a state in court
Amendment 12
Separate ballots between POTUS and VPOTUS
Amendment 13
No chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment.
Amendment 14
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
((If you are born in the US or naturalized, you are a US Citizen and no state can do anything that breaks your rights without due process and they have to apply the laws equally.))
Amendment 15
You can’t disenfranchise voters based on race, color, or creed
Amendment 16
Income taxes are legal
Amendment 17
Popular election of US Senators
Amendment 18
Prohibition
Amendment 19
Women’s right to vote
Amendment 20
President takes office on Jan. 20 Instead of Mar. 1
Amendment 21
No Prohibition
Amendment 22
President only serves 2 terms
Amendment 23
DC residents can vote for president
Amendment 24
Poll taxes are illegal
