27 amendments Flashcards
1st amendment
freedom comes first, speech expresion religion
2nd amendment
bear two arms, protects the fights of peoples bear arms
3rd amendment
no quarting troop (trio), soildiers cant tempoariorly residing in private homes
4th amendment
for search warrant (MAYO), prohibits unresonable search
5th amendment
cannot be witness for yourself
6th amendment
rights of accuses in criminal cases
7th amendment
trial by jury
8th amendment
no cruel and unusual punishment
9th amendment
peoples rights
10th
states rights
11th
individuals cannot sue a state in federal courts
12th
repeals part of article 2 section 1 of the constitution, electoral college must cast different ballots for presidient and vice presidient
13th
abolished slavery
14th
all people born or naturalized in the united states enjoy full rights
15th
states cannot prevent people from voting because race creed or color
16th
establishes congresses right to impose a federal income tax
17th
provides for popular election of US sentadors
18th
no alcohol
19th
womans rights to vote
20th
changed date presidient takes office from march 4th to Jan 20th
21st
Alcohol legal
22nd
presidient cannot be electied more than twice in a row
23rd
gave residients of washington d.c. the right to vote
24th
forbits taxing voters before they vote in elections
