Amendments Flashcards

(19 cards)

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First Amendment

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Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech

Establishment Clause (no official religion)

Free Exercise Clause (practice religion freely)

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Second Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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Third Amendment

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No quartering of soldiers in private homes

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Fourth Amendment

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No unreasonable searches or seizures; warrants are required.

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Fifth Amendment

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Due process

No double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process, property rights

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Sixth Amendment

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(Criminal trials)

Rights of the accused: Speedy trial, jury of peers, right to attorney

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Seventh Amendment

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(Civil trials)

Right to jury trial in civil cases.

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Eight Amendment

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No excessive bail, no cruel or unusual punishment.

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Ninth Amendment

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People retain rights not listed in the Constitution

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Tenth Amendment

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States > Federal gov.

not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.

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Eleventh Amendment

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Restricts lawsuits against states in federal court

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Twelfth Amendment

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Separate electoral ballots for President and Vice President

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Abolished slavery

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Citizenship

Citizenship for all born or naturalized in the U.S.; due process and equal protection clauses

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Fifteenth Amendment

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Voting for all white men

Right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous servitude

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Seventeenth Amendment

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Direct election of U.S. Senators by citizens

17
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Nineteenth Amendment

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Women can vote

18
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Twenty-Fourth Amendment

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No poll taxes for voting

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Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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Voting age lowered to 18