27 Amendments Flashcards
1st amendment
freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd amendment
protects the rights of individual citizens to keep and bear arms. Establishes a militia that is necessary.
3rd amendment
prohibits soldiers from living in your home
4th amendment
protects peoples rights to privacy, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
5th amendment
no person tried without the grand jury.
6th amendment
rights of accused in criminal cases, including legal representation and a fair and speedy trial
7th amendment
Guarantees a trial by jury
8th amendment
insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual
9th amendment
people retain rights not listed in the United States Constitution
10th amendment
power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states
11th amendment
individual cannot sue a state in federal courts
12th amendment
electoral collage must cast separate ballots for president and vice president
13th amendment
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
14th amendment
all people born or naturalized in the United states enjoy full rights
15th amendments
states cannot prevent a person from voting because of race of creed
16th amendment
establishes congress’s right to impose a federal income tax
17th amendment
provides for popular election of united states senators
18th amendment
prohibition. no alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United states
19th amendment
woman suffrage. some states had already given women the right to vote in some elections
20th amendment
changed the date the president takes office from march 4th to January 20th
21st amendment
repealed prohibition and voided the 18th amendment
22nd amendment
no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice
23rd amendment
gave residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote
24th amendment
anti-poll tax amendment. forbids taxing voters before they vote in national elections
25th amendment
established the process by which an ailing president may pass the duties of the office to the vice president
26th amendment
18-year-olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections
27th amendment
prohibits congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises