Amendments Flashcards
(19 cards)
First Amendment
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech
Establishment Clause (no official religion)
Free Exercise Clause (practice religion freely)
Second Amendment
Right to bear arms
Third Amendment
No quartering of soldiers in private homes
Fourth Amendment
No unreasonable searches or seizures; warrants are required.
Fifth Amendment
Due process
No double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process, property rights
Sixth Amendment
(Criminal trials)
Rights of the accused: Speedy trial, jury of peers, right to attorney
Seventh Amendment
(Civil trials)
Right to jury trial in civil cases.
Eight Amendment
No excessive bail, no cruel or unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment
People retain rights not listed in the Constitution
Tenth Amendment
States > Federal gov.
not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.
Eleventh Amendment
Restricts lawsuits against states in federal court
Twelfth Amendment
Separate electoral ballots for President and Vice President
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolished slavery
Fourteenth Amendment
Citizenship
Citizenship for all born or naturalized in the U.S.; due process and equal protection clauses
Fifteenth Amendment
Voting for all white men
Right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous servitude
Seventeenth Amendment
Direct election of U.S. Senators by citizens
Nineteenth Amendment
Women can vote
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
No poll taxes for voting
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Voting age lowered to 18