27 amendments Flashcards
1st amendment
freedom of speech
2 amendment
right to bear arms
3rd amendment
no quartering of soliders
4th amendment
unreasonable search and seizures
5th amendment
no punishment for the same crime twice
6th amendment
rights of accused criminal cases
7th amendment
a trial by jury
8th amendment
no punishments that are cruel,excessive or unusal
9th amendment
peoples rights
10th amendment
states rights
11th amendment
individual can’t sue a state in federal court
12th amendment
electoral college must cast separate ballots for vice president and president
13th amendment
abolish slavery and involuntary servitude
14th amendment
all persons born or naturalized in the united states enjoy full rights
15th amendment
states cannot prevent a person from voting because of race,creed or color
16th amendment
congresses right to impose a federal income tax
17th amendment
provides for popular election of United States senator
18th amendment
no alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States
19th amendment
woman sufferage
20th amendment
changed the date the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th
21st amendment
repealed prohibitation and voided the 18th amendment
22nd amendment
no person should be elected more than twice for president
23rd amendment
gave residents of Washington D.C the right to vote in the presidental election
24th amendment
Anti-poll tax amendment
25th amendment
the office to the vice president and vice presidents office
26th amendment
18 year olds are allowed to vote
27th amendment
prohibits congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises
