Amendments Flashcards
SARPP
Freedom of Speech, Assembly, Religion, Petition, and Press
First Amendment
Right to bear arms
Second Amendment
Protection from quartering soldiers during peacetime
Third Amendment
Protection from illegal searches and seizures
Fourth Amendment
Protections from double jeopardy, due process of law, and eminent domain
Fifth Amendment
Speedy trial by jury, confront witnesses against you, right to an attorney
Sixth Amendment
Right to a civil trial in matters more than $20, no re-examination of evidence
Seventh Amendment
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
Right not listed in Constitution are still protected
Ninth Amendment
Powers not listed in the Constitution are reserved for states
Tenth Amendment
Abolished slavery
Thirteenth Amendment
Established citizenships, states must offer equal protection
Fourteenth Amendment
Cannot deny suffrage based on race
Fifteenth Amendment
Woman’s suffrage
Nineteenth Amendment
Eliminated poll tax
Twenty-Fourth Amendment