27 Amendments

Question 1

Amendment 1

Answer 1

Freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

(Freedoms Come First)

Question 2

Amendment 2

Answer 2

Protects the rights of individual citizens to keep and bear arms. Establishes a militia that is necessary of a free state.

(To bear arms)

Question 3

Amendment 3

Answer 3

Prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing (quartering) in private homes during peacetime with out getting the permission and consent of the owner.

(No Quartering Troops)

Question 4

Amendment 4

Answer 4

Protects people’s right to privacy, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.

(For a search Warrant)

Question 5

Amendment 5

Answer 5

No person tried without the grand jury indictment or punished twice of the same offense. Prohibits being a witness against yourself and guarantees “due process of law”.

(Need for reason for being tried)

Question 6

Amendment 6

Answer 6

Rights of accused in criminal cases, including legal representation and a fair and speedy trial.

(Rights of accused in criminal cases)

Question 7

Amendment 7

Answer 7

Guarantees a trial by jury.

(Trial by)

Question 8

Amendment 8

Answer 8

Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.

(No cruel punishments)

Question 9

Amendment 9

Answer 9

People retain rights not listed in the United States Constitution.

(People’s rights)

Question 10

Amendment 10

Answer 10

Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states (very important for state government).

(State’s rights)

Question 11

Amendment 11

Answer 11

Individual cannot sue a state in federal courts.

(Individual)

Question 12

Amendment 12

Answer 12

Repeals part of Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution. Electoral College must cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

(Article 2, Section 1)

Question 13

Amendment 13

Answer 13

Abolished Slavery and involuntary servitude.

(Lucky 13)

Question 14

Amendment 14

Answer 14

All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy full rights.

(All born here have full rights)

Question 15

Amendment 15

Answer 15

States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed, or color.

(Can’t prevent people from voting because of their beliefs, or skin color/race.)

Question 16

Amendment 16

Answer 16

Establishes Congress’s right to impose federal income tax.

(16 year old’s pay income tax)

Question 17

Amendment 17

Answer 17

Provides for popular election of United States senators.

Question 18

Amendment 18

Answer 18

No alcohol to be bought or sold in the United States.

(18 year old’s alcohol is illegal)

Question 19

Amendment 19

Answer 19

Woman Suffrage.

(Woman’s rights)

Question 20

Amendment 20

Answer 20

Changed the date the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th (Four-year term)

(January 20th)

Question 21

Amendment 21

Answer 21

Repealed prohibition and voided the 18th Amendment (The only amendment to repeal another amendment)

(21 year old’s alcohol legal)

Question 22

Amendment 22

Answer 22

No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice.

(2 terms)

Question 23

Amendment 23

Answer 23

Gave residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections.

(M.J - To Washington)

Question 24

Amendment 24

Answer 24

Anti-poll tax amendment. Forbids taxing voters before they vote in national elections.

(Anti-poll tax amendment)

Question 25

Amendment 25

Answer 25

Established the process by which an ailing president may pass the duties of the office to the vice president.

(Ailing president passes to vice president)

Question 26

Amendment 26

Answer 26

18-year-old’s are allowed to vote in federal and state elections.

(18 year old’s allowed to vote)

Question 27

Amendment 27

Answer 27

Prohibits Congress from voting itself midterm pay raises.

(Raise at the end)