Amendments Flashcards
First Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembly, Petition and the Press
Second Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
Fifth Amendment
Due Process of Law
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Amendments
Fair Legal System
Eighth Amendment
Protection against Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Ninth Amendment
Non-Enumerated Rights are still held by the People
Tenth Amendment
Federal Government has all the Powers the Constitution gives it, all others are given to States
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolishes Slavery except as a Criminal Punishment
Fourteenth Amendment
Equal Protection, States cannot deny Life, Liberty or Property Unfairly
Fifteenth Amendment
Voting Rights cannot be denied due to Race
Sixteenth Amendment
Income Tax
Seventeenth Amendment
Direct Election of Senators
Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendment
Establishment and Repealing of Prohibition
Nineteenth Amendment
Women get the Vote
Twenty-Second Amendment
Term Limits