Amendments Test Flashcards
Amendment 2
Right to Bear Arms (1791)
Amendment 1
Religious and Political Freedom Protected (1791)
Amendment 3
Quartering of troops prohibited without consent (1791)
Amendment 4
Unreasonable Searches and Seizures Forbidden (1791)
Amendment 5
Individuals’ Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property (aka “taking the fifth”) (1791)
Amendment 6
Protection in Criminal Trials (1791)
Amendment 7
Suits at Common Law Recognized (1791)
Amendment 8
Excessive Bail and Unusual Punishments Forbidden (1791)
Amendment 9
Rights not enumerated belong to the people (1791)
Amendment 10
Powers Reserved to the States and to the people (aka States’ rights Ammendment) (1791)
Amendment 11
Suits against a State (1798)
Amendment 12
Election of President and Vice President (1804)
Amendment 13
Slavery Prohibited (1865)
Amendment 14
Civil Rights for Ex-slaves, etc. (1868)
Amendment 15
Black Male Suffrage (1870)