27 Amendments

Question 1

1st Amendment

Answer 1

5 Freedoms: Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, speech

Question 2

2nd Amendment

Answer 2

Right to bear arms

Question 3

3rd Amendment

Answer 3

No quartering of troops

Question 4

4th Amendment

Answer 4

No unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 5

5th Amendment

Answer 5

Indictment by Grand jury, No double jeopardy, No self-incrimination, Due process for federal government, Eminent domain

Question 6

6th Amendment

Answer 6

Right to a speedy and public trial, Right to an impartial jury, Right to witnesses, and right to legal counsel

Question 7

7th Amendment

Answer 7

Right to jury in civil trials

Question 8

8th Amendment

Answer 8

No excessive bail or fines, No cruel and unusual punishment

Question 9

9th Amendment

Answer 9

It guarantees enumerated rights, (rights not spelled out in the Constitution) belong to the people

Question 10

10th Amendment

Answer 10

Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people. Reserved powers

Question 11

11th Amendment

Answer 11

prohibits the Federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states

Question 12

12th Amendment

Answer 12

Separate elections for President and Vice-President in the Electoral College

Question 13

13th Amendment

Answer 13

Slavery is abolished except as a punishment for convicted crime

Question 14

14th Amendment

Answer 14

Citizenship clause (all persons born or naturalized in the US are citizens,) States cannot deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, Citizens get equal protection of the laws

Question 15

15th Amendment

Answer 15

Citizens have the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (African-American men right to vote)

Question 16

16th Amendment

Answer 16

Allows the federal government to collect income tax

Question 17

17th Amendment

Answer 17

Senators are directly elected by the people

Question 18

18th Amendment

Answer 18

Sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol is illegal

Question 19

19th Amendment

Answer 19

Citizens have the right to vote regardless of sex (women’s right to vote)

Question 20

20th Amendment

Answer 20

Moved Inauguration day of President to January 20 (was previously in March)

Question 21

21st Amendment

Answer 21

Repeals the 18th Amendment making sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol legal again

Question 22

22nd Amendment

Answer 22

President is limited to two terms in office

Question 23

23rd Amendment

Answer 23

Gives Washington D.C. 3 electoral votes.

Question 24

24th Amendment

Answer 24

Failure to pay poll tax or any other tax is outlawed as a restriction to voting

Question 25

25th Amendment

Answer 25

Presidential succession (if Pres. dies then the Vice Pres. becomes Pres.) VP vacancy is nominated by Pres. and confirmed by both houses, Pres. can discharge power to VP if Pres. transmits written notice to both houses, VP can discharge power of Pres. (if Pres. is unable to govern) if VP & majority of cabinet transmits written notice to both houses

Question 26

26th Amendment

Answer 26

Voting age is lowered to 18 years old.

Question 27

27th Amendment

Answer 27

forbids congressional pay increases from taking effect until there had been an intervening election of members of Congress

Question 28

Bill of Rights

Answer 28

First 10 amendments to the Constitution

Question 29

Civil War Amendments

Answer 29

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, which 13) abolished slavery and 14) granted civil liberties and 15) voting rights to freed slaves after the Civil War.

Question 30

Voting Amendments

Answer 30

15 (African American Men can vote), 19 (women can vote), 24 (abolishes poll taxes), 26 (sets voting age to 18)