Amendments Flashcards
(27 cards)
First Amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assemble, and petition.
Second Amendment
Protects a militia’s and an individual’s right to bear arms.
Third Amendment
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime.
Fourth Amendment
No unreasonable searches or seizures
Fifth Amendment
Right to remain silent, no double jeopardy, due process
Sixth Amendment
Right to a fair, speedy trial and lawyer in criminal cases
Seventh Amendment
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
Eighth Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment, or excessive bail
Ninth Amendment
Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution.
Tenth Amendment
Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or people
Eleventh Amendment
Limits lawsuits against states
Twelfth Amendment
Separate votes for president and vice president
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolished slavery
Fourteenth Amendment
Equal protection and citizenship for all
Fifteenth Amendment
Allows voting regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Sixteenth Amendment
Allowed income taxes
Seventeenth Amendment
Direct election of senators
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibited alcohol (Prohibition)
Nineteenth Amendment
Women got the right to vote
Twentieth Amendment
Changed start dates for Congress and the President
Twenty-First Amendment
Ended Prohibition (repealed 18th Amendment
Twenty-Second Amendment
President can only serve two terms
Twenty-Third Amendment
Washington, D.C. gets electoral votes
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
No poll tax for voting
