27 Amendments Flashcards
Freedoms of Citizens
Freedoms= 1st
Freedoms of: expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
1st amendment
Right to Bear Arms
2nd amendment
No housing of 3 soldiers
(Quartering Act)
3rd amendment
For a search
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and protects people’s privacy
4th amendment
Prohibits being a witness against yourself and the right to stay silent. (I plead the 5th) No one tried without a grand jury, and guarantees “due process of law”
5th amendment
Rights of accused, including legal representation, and a fair and speedy trial.
6th amendment
Guarantees a trial by jury
TRIAL BY
7th amendment
Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.
Excessive
(Both start with E)
8th amendment
People have rights that aren’t in the Constitution
9th amendment
States have rights
10th amendment
Individual cannot sue a state in federal court
11th amendment
Repeals Article 2 sec. 1 of the constitution. States that the Electoral College must cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
Art. 2 Sec. 1.
12th amendment
21 backwards is 12
Abolished (Ended) slavery
13th amendment
All people born or naturalized in the U.S enjoy full rights.
Rights for Citizens
14th amendment
All citizens of the U.S can vote regardless of race, creed, or color.
15th amendment
Establishes Congress’s right to impose a federal income tax
16 year olds pay federal taxes
16th amendment
Provides for popular vote of U.S senators
All of a state can vote for their choice of senator
17th amendment
Prohibition, Banned alcohol
(Will later be repealed)
18th amendment
Women suffrage
all women can now vote in elections
19 amendement
Changes the date that the president takes office from January 3rd to January 20. Changed the start of Congress to January 3rd. Ended the old second session (Lame duck Congress).
20th amendment
21st amendment
Repealed the Prohibition and voided the 18 amendment
(Only amendment to repeal another amendment)
Each president can only serve 2 terms now.
22nd amendment
Gave the citizens of Washington D.C the right to vote.
M.J to Washington
23rd amendment
Forbids taxing voters before they vote.
You can never tax a voter
24th amendment