Amendments Flashcards
(23 cards)
How many amendments are there
33
What are the first 10 amendments called
Bill of rights
What are the four freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment
Freedom of speech and expression
freedom to worship God in one’s own way freedom from want
freedom from fear
What right is protected by the second amendment
Right to bear arms
The third amendment says citizens do not have to
House soldiers in their homes
What does the fourth amendment outlawed
Unreasonable searches and seizures
The government must have this in order to search your home
A warrant
The fifth amendment protects the rights of which people
All citizens
The fifth amendment prevents people from being tried for the same crime twice this is called what
Double Jeopardy
The fifth amendment protects people from having to witness against themselves this is called what
Pleading the 5th
The fifth amendment gives people the right to what (blank) of the law
Due process
The sixth amendment gives people what type of trial
Public
The seventh amendment says that people have the right to trial by
Jury
The 10th amendment gives powers not listed in the constitution to the
States or the people
The eighth amendment protects us from which to things
Cruel and unusual punishment
What did the 13th amendment do
Abolished slavery
The 15th amendment gives what
The right to vote cannot be denied because of race color or previous condition of servitude
The 16th amendment gives Congress the power to establish what
To collect taxes on income
What did the 18th amendment do
Banned liquor or Prohibition
What did the 19th amendment do
Prohibits the state and federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex
What does the 22nd amendment do
Set a limit on the number of times an individual is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States
What does the 24th amendment do
Prohibits both Congress and state from charging poll tax during elections
What did the 26th amendment do
Prohibit state and federal government’s from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States
