Amendments Flashcards
14th
1868 granted full citizenship to African Americans stated no state could take a citizens “Life, Liberty or Property without due process of law”
13th
1865 outlawed slavery in all states and land governed by the US
Which amendment is similar to the 14th?
5th
15th
1870 no one could be denied suffrage by race or color (African American men could vote)
What amendments were Post Civil War?
13th, 14th, 15th
17th
Eligible voters can directly vote for senators
18th
Banned the consumption/making of alcohol
19th
1920 all women have the right to vote
21st
Undid the 18th amendment
23rd
Gave cotizens in DC the right to vote for president by giving them 3 EC votes
24th
Banned use of poll taxes in national elections
What year were poll taxes banned in state elections?
1966
25th
The succession order if president dies or leaves office
What is the order of succession?
President~VP~Speaker of the House~Senate Pro Temper~Goes to cabinet
26th
Lowered voting age to 18 years old
Why was the voting age changed?
People believed if an 18 year old was old enough to go to war, they were old enough to vote
22nd
Limits the number of terms a president can serve to 2
1st
Speech Religion Press Assembly Petition
2nd
Right to bear arms
3rd
Prohibits the housing of soliders without permission
4th
Protects from unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause/ warrant
5th
Double jeopardy, Due Process
6th
Right to a public trial by jury, right to an attorney and to hear the charges being pressed against them
7th
Provides trial by jury in civil cases that involve money or property