Amendments

Question 1

1st

Answer 1

Freedom of religion, speech, press; right to peacefully assemble, and petition “the government for a redress of grievances”

Question 2

2nd

Answer 2

Right to bear arms

A well regulated Militia the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Question 3

3rd

Answer 3

Quartering of Soldiers

No soldier can be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner in time of peace/war

Question 4

4th

Answer 4

Search and Arrest Warrants

the people be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures; only legal upon probable cause

Question 5

5th

Answer 5

Rights in Criminal Cases

No person shall be held to answer for a crime, unless present in front of a Grand Jury; cannot be charged for the same crime twice (double jeopardy) ; not be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against him/herself; not be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, w/o due process if law” ; private property cannot be taken for public use w/o just compensation

Question 6

6th

Answer 6

Rights to a Fair Trial

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime” was committed ; be informed of the nature and cause of accusation; confront witnesses against him/her, obtain witnesses in his/her favor ; have the assistance of Counsel for his/her defense

Question 7

7th

Answer 7

Rights in Civil Cases

” In Suits at common law … the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules if the common law”

Question 8

8th

Answer 8

Bails, Fines, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

Question 9

9th

Answer 9

Rights Retained by the People

The list of rights in the Constitution “shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

Question 10

10th

Answer 10

Powers Retained by the States and People

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution , nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.”

Question 11

11th

Answer 11

Lawsuits Against States

Citizens cannot sue a state in which they don’t reside.

Question 12

12th

Answer 12

Election of the President and VP

Question 13

13th

Answer 13

Abolishment of Slavery

• “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… Shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
• “Congress hall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

Question 14

14th

Answer 14

Civil Rights

Clause 1: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside.”
“…nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without die process of law”

Clause 2: makes 3/5ths rule illegal

Clause 3:

Clause 4:

Clause 5: “The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation…”

Question 15

15th

Answer 15

Black Suffrage

Clause 1: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Question 16

16th

Answer 16

Income Taxes

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived…”

Question 17

17th

Answer 17

Direct Election of Senators

“The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.”

Question 18

18th

Answer 18

Prohibition of Liquor

“… the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquids within… the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.”

Question 19

19th

Answer 19

Woman Suffrage

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

Question 20

20th

Answer 20

Sect. 1: Terms of President and Congress

Sect. 2: Congress shall assemble at least once every year

Sect. 3: VP shall become President if the president dies

Sect. 4: If no other voice, Congress chooses the President and Senate chooses the VP

Sect. 6: inoperative unless ratified by 3/4ths of the States within 7 yrs of submission

Question 21

21st

Answer 21

Repeal of Prohibition

Sect. 1: “The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.”

Question 22

22nd

Answer 22

Limitation of Presidents to Two Terms

Question 23

23rd

Answer 23

Suffrage in the District of Columbia

Question 24

24th

Answer 24

Poll Taxes

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote” in any election “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason to pay any poll tax or other tax.”

Question 25

25th

Answer 25

Presidential Disability and Succession

Sect 1: “In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.”

Question 26

26th

Answer 26

Suffrage for 18-Year-Olds

Sect. 1: “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State in account of age.”

Question 27

27th

Answer 27

Congressional Salaries

“No Law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.”