Amendments Flashcards
First Amendment
Establishment clause, free exercise clause, free speech, symbolic speech, free press
Second Amendment
Right to bear arms
Fourth Amendment
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
Fifth Amendment
Protection against double jeopardy, Miranda Rights
Sixth Amendment
Speedy and public trial, impartial jury, right to what what your being accused of, right to an attorney
Eighth Amendment
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Tenth Amendment
Federal Government only has those powers delegated to it through the Constitution
Twelfth Amendment
The electoral college had to make a distinct vote for the president and a distinct vote for the vice-president
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolish slavery
Fourteenth Amendment
Due Process Clause: States can’t make laws that abridge the rights of the citizens (Roe v. Wade)
Equal Protection Clause (Brown v. Board
Fifteenth Amendment
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Seventeenth Amendment
Direct election of senators
Nineteenth Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Twentieth Amendment
If the current president becomes incapacitated, the vice president will take their place
Twenty-Second Amendment
Two term limit on the president