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
Amendment 16
Income tax is legal
Amendment 17
Popular vote for US senate
Amendment 18
Prohibition of alcohol
Amendment 19
Women’s right to vote
Amendment 20
Moving the start of a presidency to January instead of March
Amendment 21
Repeal prohibition of alcohol
Amendment 22
Limiting term limits for president
Amendment 23
Washington DC has the right to vote for president
Amendment 24
No poll taxes
Amendment 25
The succession of the president if they end their presidency early
Amendment 26
Reduced voting age to 18
Amendment 27
Congresspersons can not give themselves a pay raise, any raise will apply after the candidates exit
