Amendments Flashcards

(27 cards)

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Right to bear arms (weapons)

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Second Amendment

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When the nation is at peace (not at war), soldiers cannot stay and crash for the night in someone’s house without the homeowner’s permission

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Third Amendment

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You can’t be searched and your stuffed can’t be seized without probable reason. They have requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. A neutral judge determines this.

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Fourth Amendment

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Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

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Fifth Amendment

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You have the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be told what you’re being accused of, to confront the accuser, and to obtain witnesses and a right to a lawyer

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Sixth Amendment

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Rights to freedom of establishing/practicing religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to peacefully assemble, and freedom to petition for a governmental redress of grievances.

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First Amendment

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Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.

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Seventh Amendment

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Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

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Eighth Amendment

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Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.

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Ninth Amendment

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Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.

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Tenth Amendment

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Makes states immune from lawsuits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; it lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.

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Eleventh Amendment

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Revises presidential election procedures.

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Twelfth Amendment

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Abolishes slavery, and involuntary service, unless you’re punished for it due to a crime.

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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Fifteenth Amendment

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Lets Congress levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.

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Sixteenth Amendment

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Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

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Seventeenth Amendment

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Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (repealed on December 5, 1933)

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Eighteenth Amendment

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Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.

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Nineteenth Amendment

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Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.

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20th Amendment

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Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.

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21st Amendment

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Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.

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22nd Amendment

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Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.

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23rd Amendment

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Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.

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24th Amendment

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Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
25th Amendment
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Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. (If you're 18, you can vote)
26th Amendment
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Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
27th Amendment