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
Amendment 16
Income tax
Amendment 17
People elect senators
Amendment 18
Prohibition
Amendment 19
Women can vote
Amendment 20
If the president-elect dies or is otherwise incapacitated before they are inaugurated, the vice president-elect takes up the now vacant role and serves for the full four-year term
Amendment 21
Repeals Prohibition
Amendment 22
2 term limit for presidents
Amendment 23
Gives the District of COlumbia 3 electoral votes
Amendment 24
Abolition of poll taxes and voting discrimination
Amendment 25
If the president is removed, is dead, or resigned the vice president becomes president; in case of a temporary vacancy of the president’s office the vice president will assume their duties.
Amendment 26
Right to vote at a minimum age of 18
Amendment 27
Congress can’t raise its members’ salary until the next election is over.
