Amendments

Question 1

1st amendment

Answer 1

The freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition the gov

Question 2

2nd amendment

Answer 2

Right to bare arms
-right to own a gun

Question 3

3rd amendment

Answer 3

The right to not house a solider
-do not need to let a solider in your home

Question 4

4th amendment

Answer 4

The right to not be searched or have something taken away within reason.
- no one can search your home without reason.

Question 5

5th amendment

Answer 5

The right to life, liberty, property, and no double jeopardy or self-incrimination.
-If you have been tried and found innocent for a crime, you can not go to trial on that crime again.
-right to remain silent (pledge the 5th)

Question 6

6th amendment

Answer 6

The right to a speedy trial
-The people in your jury will be from your social class.

Question 7

7th amendment

Answer 7

The right to an jury trial in a civil case.
-If you have a law suit filed against you, you can have a jury trial.

Question 8

8th amendment

Answer 8

Protection from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments.
-no punishment that will be considered torture

Question 9

9th amendment

Answer 9

All citizens rights ARE NOT on the constitution
- there are many more then 27 rights

Question 10

10th amendment

Answer 10

Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states.
- fed gov only has power of what the constitution gives them, whatever is left goes to the people and state
-reserved powers

Question 11

11th amendment

Answer 11

Protects the states from law suits.
- prohibits the federal court from hearing certain lawsuits against states

Question 12

12th amendment

Answer 12

The electoral ballets are different for President and Vice President to avoid confusion
-each elector must cast different votes for new and vice president instead of 2 votes per president.

Question 13

13th amendment

Answer 13

abolish slavery

Question 14

14th amendment

Answer 14

everyone becomes a citizens
-everyone becomes equal under the law
-expect native americans

Question 15

15th amendment

Answer 15

All men are allowed to vote

Question 16

16th amendment

Answer 16

Income tax becomes legal

Question 17

17th amendment

Answer 17

Popular vote for United States Senate.
-The Senate does not go through an electoral college.

Question 18

18th amendment

Answer 18

prohibition of alcohol
-no alcohol was legal
-speakeasy’s sold alcohol illegally

Question 19

19th amendment

Answer 19

all women’s right to vote

Question 20

20th amendment

Answer 20

Date for presidency changes to January instead of march

Question 21

21st amendment

Answer 21

Repeal of prohibition of alcohol
-alcohol becomes legal again

Question 22

22nd amendment

Answer 22

No one person can serve more than two terms of presidency.

Question 23

24th amendment

Answer 23

it is illegal to make a citizen pay a voting fee or taking a reading test to vote

Question 24

25th amendment

Answer 24

If President dies, Vice President becomes president. If both dies the speaker of the house becomes president
-line of succession