bill of rights + more amendment Flashcards
(17 cards)
15th amendment
stops denying citizens right to vote based on only RACE COLOR EDUCATION (poll taxing and tests)
17th
direct election of senators (the people elect 2 senators (demo and more direct role in selecting representatives)
19th
gives women the right to vote
24th
prohibits gov’t and states from imposing taxes on voters during red. elections
26
lowered voting age from 21 to 18
14th
equal protection clause (due process)
1st amendment
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
2nd
rights to gun
3rd amendment
not soliders shall be quartered in homes
4th amendment
no unreasonable searches
5th amendment
due process laws
6th amendment
right to a speedy trail (states control about lawyers)
7th amendment
right to trial by jury
8th
no cruel and unusual punishment
9th amendment
these stated rights do not mean that people right’s are limited to these
10th amendment
power not given to the government are reserved for the states