Amendments 1-27 Flashcards
Remember all of them
Amendment 1
Freedom of speech & the press
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms
Amendment 3
Soldiers can’t be quartered
Amendment 4
Can’t arrest/barge in without a warrant
Amendment 5
Due process
Amendment 6
RIght to a quick trial
Amendment 7
RIght to a jury trial
Amendment 8
Forbids the use of excessive bails or fines in criminal trials, as well as punishments considered to be “cruel and unusual.”
Amendment 9
All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government
Amendment 10
The powers that aren’t given to the national government are given to the states
Amendment 11
Courts can’t hear or make decisions against a state if the person is sued by the citizen of another state
Amendment 12
People vote for a president and vice president
Amendment 13
Abolished slavery
Amendment 14
Everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen; no law shall hurt the rights of citizens
Amendment 15
Voting can’t be denied on the premise of race