Constitution: Articles and Amendments Flashcards
(35 cards)
Article 1
Legislative Branch
Article 2
Executive Branch
Article 3
Judicial Branch
Article 4
The States
Article 5
Amending the Constitution
Article 6
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
Article 7
Ratification of the Constitution by 9/13 states
Bill of Rights
First 10 amendments of the Constitution, protect natural rights of liberty and property
1st Amendment
- Freedom of religion
- Free exercise of religion
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of press
- Right to assemble peacefully
- Freedom to petition the government
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
Prohibits quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment
- Right to remain silent
- Grand jury
- Double jeopardy
- Due process of law
6th Amendment
Right to speedy and public trial
7th Amendment
Right of trial preserved under $20
8th Amendment
Protects against cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Gives rights not stated in the Constitution
10th Amendment
Gives power to the states
11th Amendment
Suits against the State
12th Amendment
Election of the President
13th Amendment
Prohibition of Slavery
14th Amendment
Citizenship, Due Process, & Equal Protection of the Laws
15th Amendment
Right to Vote (White Men)
16th Amendment
Income Taxes
