Amendments Flashcards
Amendment 1
Freedom of the press, religion, speech, assembly, petition.
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms
Amendment 3
No quartering of troops
Amendment 4
No unreasonable searches and seizures
Amendment 5
Indictment, double jeopardy, protection against self incrimination, due process
Amendment 6
Speedy and public trial by jury of peers, cross examination of adverse witnesses, to call favorable witnesses to testify, right to defense counsel, to be informed of the crime accused
Amendment 7
Lawsuits and juries
Amendment 8
No cruel or unusual punishments, no excessive fines and bail
Amendment 9
Listing rights in the constitution doesn’t deny others
Amendment 10
Delegated reserved powers
Amendment 11
Protects state from lawsuit (you can not sue your state)
Amendment 12
Separate ballots for president and Vice President (in electoral college, when delegates select)
Amendment 13
Abolishment of slavery
Amendment 14
Equal protection under the constitution
Amendment 15
No voting discrimination due to race