Flashcards in Amendments Deck (12):
1
2
Protects the right to keep and bear arms
2
Fourth
X prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
3
Fifth
Sets out rules for Indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to do process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
4
Ninth
Protects the rights not enumerated in the Constitution
5
10th
Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or those people to the constitution
6
14th
Define citizenship, contains the privileges or immunities clause, the due process clause, the equal protection clause and deals with post-Civil War issues
7
15th
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race color or previous condition of servitude
8
16th
Permits Congress to levy and income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census
9
17th
Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote
10
19th
Gave women the right to vote
11
26
Prohibits the denial of the right of 18 year olds to vote
12