US Constitution - Amendments

Question 1

1st Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 1

guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, prohibiting Congress from establishing religion or restricting these rights

Question 2

2nd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 2

protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Question 3

3rd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 3

prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent in peacetime

Question 4

4th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 4

safeguards against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring warrants based on probable cause

Question 5

5th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 5

provides protections in criminal proceedings, including rights against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process.

Question 6

6th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 6

ensures the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of charges, to confront witnesses, and to have legal counsel

Question 7

7th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 7

preserves the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases involving more than twenty dollars and prevents re-examination of facts tried by a jury

Question 8

8th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 8

forbids excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments

Question 9

9th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 9

the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not deny or disparage others retained by the people

Question 10

10th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 10

reserves powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states to the states or the people

Question 11

11th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 11

bars federal courts from hearing suits against states by citizens of another state or foreign country

Question 12

12th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 12

establishes separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent ties and clarify the election process

Question 13

13th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 13

abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Question 14

14th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 14

grants citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S., ensures due process and equal protection under the law, and addresses post-Civil War issues

Question 15

15th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 15

prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 16

16th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 16

authorizes Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states

Question 17

17th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 17

provides for the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by state legislatures

Question 18

18th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 18

prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, instituting Prohibition

Question 19

19th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 19

grants women the right to vote by prohibiting denial of suffrage based on sex

Question 20

20th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 20

sets January 3 as the start of congressional terms and January 20 for presidential terms, reducing the lame-duck period

Question 21

21st Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 21

repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending Prohibition while allowing states to regulate alcohol

Question 22

22nd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 22

limits presidents to two elected terms, or a maximum of ten years if succeeding mid-term

Question 23

23rd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 23

grants residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections by allocating electors

Question 24

24th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 24

eliminates poll taxes in federal elections to prevent voter disenfranchisement

Question 25

25th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 25

establishes procedures for presidential succession, vice-presidential vacancies, and handling presidential disability

Question 26

26th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 26

lowers the voting age to 18 for all elections

Question 27

27th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Answer 27

prevents congressional salary changes from taking effect until after the next election of representatives

Question 28

guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, prohibiting Congress from establishing religion or restricting these rights

Answer 28

1st Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 29

protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Answer 29

2nd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 30

prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent in peacetime

Answer 30

3rd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 31

safeguards against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring warrants based on probable cause

Answer 31

4th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 32

provides protections in criminal proceedings, including rights against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process.

Answer 32

5th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 33

ensures the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of charges, to confront witnesses, and to have legal counsel

Answer 33

6th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 34

preserves the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases involving more than twenty dollars and prevents re-examination of facts tried by a jury

Answer 34

7th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 35

forbids excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments

Answer 35

8th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 36

the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not deny or disparage others retained by the people

Answer 36

9th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 37

reserves powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states to the states or the people

Answer 37

10th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 38

bars federal courts from hearing suits against states by citizens of another state or foreign country

Answer 38

11th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 39

establishes separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent ties and clarify the election process

Answer 39

12th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 40

abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Answer 40

13th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 41

grants citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S., ensures due process and equal protection under the law, and addresses post-Civil War issues

Answer 41

14th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 42

prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Answer 42

15th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 43

authorizes Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states

Answer 43

16th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 44

provides for the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by state legislatures

Answer 44

17th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 45

prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, instituting Prohibition

Answer 45

18th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 46

grants women the right to vote by prohibiting denial of suffrage based on sex

Answer 46

19th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 47

sets January 3 as the start of congressional terms and January 20 for presidential terms, reducing the lame-duck period

Answer 47

20th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 48

repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending Prohibition while allowing states to regulate alcohol

Answer 48

21st Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 49

limits presidents to two elected terms, or a maximum of ten years if succeeding mid-term

Answer 49

22nd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 50

grants residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections by allocating electors

Answer 50

23rd Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 51

eliminates poll taxes in federal elections to prevent voter disenfranchisement

Answer 51

24th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 52

establishes procedures for presidential succession, vice-presidential vacancies, and handling presidential disability

Answer 52

25th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 53

lowers the voting age to 18 for all elections

Answer 53

26th Amendment - U.S. Constitution

Question 54

prevents congressional salary changes from taking effect until after the next election of representatives

Answer 54

27th Amendment - U.S. Constitution