27 amendments Flashcards
freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
(Freedom comes FIRST)
1st Amendment
Protects the right of individual citizens to keep and bear arms. Establishes a militia that is necessary for a free state
(TO bear arms) 2nd Amendment
Prohibits soldiers form temporarily residing (quartering) in private homes during peacetime without getting the permission and consent of the owner.
3d Amendment (no quartering TROOPS)
protects peoples right to privacy, prohbaits unreasonalble and seizures by the government
4th ( FOR a search warrent)
No person tried with out the grand jury indictment or punished twice for the same offense. prohibits being a witness against yourslef and guarantees
5th ( you have the RIGHT to remian quite)
rights of accused in criminal cases, including legal repersentations and fair and speedy trial
6th (Rights Of Accused In Criminal Cases)
Guarentees a trial by jury,
7th ( TRAIL BY)
Insures that punishment for crimes are not excussive, crule, or unusal.
Execessive (8th)
People retain rights not listed in the United states constitution
PEOPLES RIGHTS (9th)
Power not given by the vederal government is given to the people or states (very importiant government.)
10th (STATE RIGHTS
indivisals cannot sue a state in federal courts.
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meaning they can not sue them in a different country.
repeals part of artical 2, section 1, of the constitution. Electoral collage must cast seperate ballots for president and vice precedent. In 1800 there was difficulty when thomas jefferson and Aaron Burr recived the same amount of votes in the electoral college even though electores meant Burrs votes, for vice president, the election had to the house of representitives, where jeffeson won, thanks to the support from Alexian der hameltion. this helps explain why Hameltion and Burr leter dueled and hameltion was killed.
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Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
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All persons born or natrullized in the United States enjoy full rights.
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Protects the rights of Americians to vote in elections. States can not prevent a person from voting becuase of race, creed or color. the right to vote is known as suffrage.
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Establishes Congresses right to impose a federal income tax .
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provides for popular election of united States senators.
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prohibitation. no alcholic beverages to be brought or sold in the united states. (to be later repeald.)
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Women sufferage, some states had already given women the right to vote in some elections. this amendment provides all women who are US citizens, the right to vote in all elections.
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changed the date the presedent takes office from march 4th to january 20th. (4 year term)
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repealed prohibition and voieded the 18th amendment (the only amendment to repeal another amendment.)
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No person shall be elected for president more than twice (2 terms)
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gave resedents of washington D.C the right to vote in presedental elections.
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Anti-poll tax amendment. forbids taxing voters before they vote in national elections.
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Establishes the process in wich an alling president may pass the duties of the office to the Vice presedent and fill the presedents office with vacant.
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18- year olds are aloud to vote in federal and state elections.
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prohibits congress from voting itself mid- term pay raises.
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