Amendments Flashcards
Right to bear arms (weapons)
Second Amendment
When the nation is at peace (not at war), soldiers cannot stay and crash for the night in someone’s house without the homeowner’s permission
Third Amendment
You can’t be searched and your stuffed can’t be seized without probable reason. They have requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. A neutral judge determines this.
Fourth Amendment
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Fifth Amendment
You have the right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be told what you’re being accused of, to confront the accuser, and to obtain witnesses and a right to a lawyer
Sixth Amendment
Rights to freedom of establishing/practicing religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to peacefully assemble, and freedom to petition for a governmental redress of grievances.
First Amendment
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
Seventh Amendment
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
Eighth Amendment
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
Ninth Amendment
Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.
Tenth Amendment
Makes states immune from lawsuits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; it lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.
Eleventh Amendment
Revises presidential election procedures.
Twelfth Amendment
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary service, unless you’re punished for it due to a crime.
Thirteenth Amendment
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
Fourteenth Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Fifteenth Amendment
Lets Congress levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
Sixteenth Amendment
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
Seventeenth Amendment
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (repealed on December 5, 1933)
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
Nineteenth Amendment
Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
20th Amendment
Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.
21st Amendment
Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.
22nd Amendment
Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.
23rd Amendment
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.
24th Amendment
Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
25th Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. (If you’re 18, you can vote)
26th Amendment
Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
27th Amendment
