27 Ammendments Flashcards
Right to bear arms
2
Right to not quarter soilders
3
Freedom from unlawful search and seizure without probable cause
4
Right to due process, right not to incriminate self, law of eminent domain, double jeopardy, grand jury in felony cases
5
Right to a fair and speedy trial, right to know charges against you, right to a lawyer, right to face your accuser in court
6
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
7
No excessive bail/ fines nor cruel and unusual punishment
8
Enumerated rights
9
Power reserved to the states
10
States cannot be sued in federal court by other states or foreign countries
11
Election of both president and Vice President together
12
Abolition of slavery
13
Repeals 3/5 ths compromise and makes all people of the U.S citizens
14
Right to vote for citizens (states can’t discriminate)
15
Federal income tax provision
16
Senators to be elected by voters of the state
17
Prohibition (outlawed alcohol)
18
Right to vote for women
19
Date of inauguration of president moved from March to January following November elections
20
Repeals 18 ammendment
21
Tenure of president; no president may serve more than two terms
22
D.C. Allowed to have own elections
23
No tax in order to vote
24
Allows for presidential succession
25
Right to vote at 18
26
Congress may not vote themselves a pay raise until after next election
27
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
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