Amendments Flashcards
Amendment I
includes freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and freedom to petition the government
Amendment II
protects the citizen’s right to bear arms
Amendment III
forbids the quartering of soldiers and the direct public support of armed forces
Amendment IV
places restriction on government agencies regarding criminal or civil procedural investigations and does much to protect and individuals “person, house, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures”
Amendment V
provides a guarantee of a grand jury, prohibits double jopardy, establishes eminent domain, establishes due process of law
Amendment VI
allows persons accused to be prosecuted by an impartial jury in a “speedy” public trial, establishes right of habeas corpus, right to confront witneses, to subpoena witnesses for their defense and to have a lawyer
Amendment VII
allows for tial by jury in common-law cases
Amendment VIII
prohibits excessive bail in federal cases, prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment”
Amendment VIIII
reaffirms the principles of a limited federal government, has led to implied right to privacy
Amendment X
defines the relationship between the states and the national govt under the concept of federalism, gives states reserved power
Amendment XI
provides that states may not be sued in federal court by citizens of another state or country without the consent of the states being sued
Amendment XII
ensured that electors would have to cast separate votes for the president and the vice president
Amendment XIII
prohibited the institution of slavery except as punishment for a convicted crime
Amendment XIV
expanded the right to due process to all Americans, but did not immediately apply the protections of the Bill of Rights to all state laws, protections were extended to the states on a case-by-case basis
Amendment XV
granted voting rights to males of all races, and was originally designed to extend voting rights to newly freed male slaves
Amendment XVI
gave Congress the power to collect taxes on income, which allowed for the creation of a progressive income tax that fell more on the rich
Amendment XVII
provided for the direct election of the United States senators, shifted responsibility for choosing them from the legislatures to the general voting public
Amendment XVIII
prohibition amendment!
Amendment XIX
granted voting rights to all American women =D
Amendment XX
clearly defined the procedures regarding the specifics of presidential and legislative terms, and shortened the amount of time between presidential election and inauguration
Amendment XXI
repealed prohibition!
Amendment XXII
limited the president to two terms
Amendment XXIII
allowed the residents of Washington, DC to vote in presidential elections (total national electoral count 538)
Amendment XXIV
eliminated the racially discriminatory practice of forcing African Americans to pay poll taxes when attempthing to vote in southern state elections
