27 Amendments Flashcards
Freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
(freedom)
1st amendment
Protects the rights of individual citizens to keep and bear arms. Establishes a militia that is necessary for a free state.
(have guns)
2nd amendment
Prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing/quartering in private homes during peacetime without getting permission and consent of the owner.
(soldiers cant live in your house)
3rd amendment
Protects people’s right to privacy, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
(the soldiers and police can’t search your house)
4th amendment
No person tried without the grand jury indictment or punished twice for the same offense. Prohibits being a witness against yourself and guarantees “due process of law”.
(cant be arrested twice for the same crime and without evidence)
5th amendment
Rights of accused in criminal cases, including legal representation and a fair and speedy trail.
(you get a fast trail, lawyer, and the right to remain silent)
6th amendment
Guarantees a trail by jury.
(you get to choose if you want a jury trail or a judge trail)
7th amendment
Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.
(fair punishments)
8th amendment
People retain rights not listed in the United States Constitution.
(peoples rights before state rights)
9th amendment
Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states (very important for state government)
(peoples rights before state rights)
10th amendment
Individual cannot sue a state in federal courts .
(you can’t sue a state)
11th amendment
Repeals part of Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution. Electoral College must cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
(two different ballets for vice president and president)
12th amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
(no more slaves)
13th amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy full rights
(all citizens get all rights)
14th amendment
Protects the rights of Americans to vote in elections. States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed, or color. The right to vote is known as suffrage
(every single person can vote)
15th amendment
Establishes Congress’s right to impose a federal income tax
(they can tax)
16th amendment
Provides for popular election of United States senators. Repeals part of Article 1, Section 3. In the past, senators were elected by state legislatures.
(we vote for senators)
17th amendment
Prohibition. No alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States.(later repealed)
(no alcohol)
18th amendment
Woman suffrage. Some states had already given woman the right to vote in some elections. This amendment provides ll woman, who are U.S. citizens, the right to vote in all elections.
(woman can vote)
19th amendment
changed the date the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th(four year term)
(new date president takes office)
20th amendment
Repealed prohibition and voided the 18th Amendment (the only amendment to repeal another amendment)
(you can drink alcohol)
21st amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice (two terms)
(only two terms for president)
22nd amendment
Gave residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.
(people in Washington DC can vote)
23rd amendment
Anti-poll tax amendment. Forbids taxing voters before they vote in national elections.
(they cant charge you to vote)
24th amendment
Established the process by which an ailing president may pass the duties of the office to the vice president.
(vice president takes over when the president cant)
25th amendment
18-years-old are allowed to vote in federal and state elections
26th amendment
27th amendment
