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