the amendments

Question 1

what is the 1st amendment

Answer 1

freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and retention also includes the Establishment clause and free exercise clause

Question 2

what is the 2nd amendment

Answer 2

right to bear arms

Question 3

what is the 3rd amendment

Answer 3

quarting of soilders

Question 4

what is the 4th amendment

Answer 4

search and seizure

Question 5

what is the 5th amendment

Answer 5

guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids double jeopardy, protects against double jeopardy, also requires that “due process of law” be part of any proceeding that denies a citizen “life, liberty or property”

Question 6

what is the 6th amendment

Answer 6

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.

Question 7

what is the 7th amendment

Answer 7

protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.

Question 8

what is the 8th amendment

Answer 8

the Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions “excessive fines” and bail.

Question 9

what is the 9th amendment

Answer 9

9th Amendment means that the rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not.

Question 10

what is the 10th amendment

Answer 10

any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states, or to the people at large.

Question 11

what is the 11th amendment

Answer 11

The amendment specifically prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country.

Question 12

what is the 12th amendment

Answer 12

The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president. It replaced the procedure in Article II, Section 1,

Question 13

what is the 13th amendment

Answer 13

abolished slavery

Question 14

what is the 14th amendment

Answer 14

It defines citizenship, protects the right of due process, and guarantees equal protection under the law. In addition to these protections, the Fourteenth Amendment has been used to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.

Question 15

what is the 15th amendment

Answer 15

guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Question 16

what is the 16th amendment

Answer 16

It grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.

Question 17

what is the 17th amendment

Answer 17

calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.

Question 18

what is the 18th amendment

Answer 18

prohibited the making, transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages.

Question 19

what is the 19th amendment

Answer 19

gave women the right to vote

Question 20

what is the 20th amendment

Answer 20

Sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end

Question 21

what is the 21st amendment

Answer 21

ended the prohibtion of alchol

Question 22

what is the 22nd amendmnet

Answer 22

created 2 term limits for presidency

Question 23

what is the 23rd amendment

Answer 23

It gives electors to the District of Columbia

Question 24

what is the 24th amendment

Answer 24

It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections.

Question 25

what is the 25th amendmnet

Answer 25

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Question 26

what is the 26th amendment

Answer 26

set the voting age at 18

Question 27

what is the 27th amendment

Answer 27

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred