27 Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment
Free speech, press, religion, and assembly
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
No (involuntarily) quartering soldiers in home - “Three’s a crowd”
4th Amendment
No unreasonable searches and seizures - “Four doors on a car”
5th Amendment
Double jeopardy, Due process, “I plead the fifth,” cannot be tried for the same crime twice, EMINENT DOMAIN
6th Amendment
Right to a speedy and public trial and right to lawyer and counsel (jury in criminal cases; also article III)
7th Amendment
Right to trial by jury in civil cases (Lucky number 777)
8th Amendment
No excessive bail, fines, cruel/unusual punishments
9th Amendment
Your rights are not limited to just the rights in The Constitution
10th Amendment
Powers not delegated to Congress or denied to states are reserved for states - “Federal laws are what are wriTEN”
11th Amendment
No federal cases between a citizen and state (without the state’s consent) - “1 on 1”
12th Amendment
The Electoral College will vote separately for president and VP rather than together in
one ballot - “1 ballot, 2nd ballot”
13th Amendment
Slavery is outlawed
14th Amendment
Citizenship to former slaves and anyone born on U.S. Soil=
Equal protection
15th Amendment
Right to vote can't be denied by race
