Amendments

Question 1

Right to bear arms (weapons)

Answer 1

Second Amendment

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Third Amendment

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

Fourth Amendment

Question 4

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

Answer 4

Fifth Amendment

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Sixth Amendment

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

First Amendment

Question 7

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.

Answer 7

Seventh Amendment

Question 8

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

Answer 8

Eighth Amendment

Question 9

Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.

Answer 9

Ninth Amendment

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Tenth Amendment

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

Eleventh Amendment

Question 12

Revises presidential election procedures.

Answer 12

Twelfth Amendment

Question 13

Abolishes slavery, and involuntary service, unless you’re punished for it due to a crime.

Answer 13

Thirteenth Amendment

Question 14

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.

Answer 14

Fourteenth Amendment

Question 15

Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Answer 15

Fifteenth Amendment

Question 16

Lets Congress levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.

Answer 16

Sixteenth Amendment

Question 17

Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

Answer 17

Seventeenth Amendment

Question 18

Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (repealed on December 5, 1933)

Answer 18

Eighteenth Amendment

Question 19

Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.

Answer 19

Nineteenth Amendment

Question 20

Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.

Answer 20

20th Amendment

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

21st Amendment

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

22nd Amendment

Question 23

Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.

Answer 23

23rd Amendment

Question 24

Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax.

Answer 24

24th Amendment

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

25th Amendment

Question 26

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)

Answer 26

26th Amendment

Question 27

Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.

Answer 27

27th Amendment