Amendments Flashcards

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Amendment 3

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Quartering troops

No soldier in time of peace nor in time of war be quartered in any house without consent from the owner.

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Amendment 4

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Searches and seizures

Unreasonable searches are forbidden

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Amendment 5

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Right to life, liberty and property
Right to not testify
And can’t be tried for the same crime more than once.

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Amendment 6

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Right of the accused
Lawyer
Speedy and public trial

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Amendment 7

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Civil trials, right to a jury

Suits at common law

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Amendment 8

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No cruel and unusual punishment

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Amendment 9

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Rights that aren’t listed:

Privacy

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Amendment 10

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Any power not covered by the constitution belongs to the states.

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Amendment 11

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Jurisdiction of courts
Suits against a state
Federal courts have no authority in suits by citizens against the states

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Amendment 12

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Method of electing president and Vice President
Originally Court said each elector votes twice for 2 different people from different states. Highest votes:P lowest: VP
Created political parties

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Amendment 13

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Abolished slavery legally

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Amendment 14

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Civil rights for ex-slaves equal protection

Made citizens

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Amendment 15

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Black males right to vote

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Amendment 16

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Income taxes are made legal

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Amendment 17

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Direct election of senators

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Amendment 18

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National Prohibition

Alcohol made illegal

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Amendment 19

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Women’s suffrage (right to vote)

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Amendment 20

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“Lame duck amendment”
Presidential and congressional terms
Moved inauguration from March 4th to January 20

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Amendment 21

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Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)

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Amendment 22

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Limits presidential terms to 2 terms (10 years)

Anti-FDR amendment

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Amendment 23

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Electoral votes for DC

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Amendment 24

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Poll taxes are made illegal (paying to vote)

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Amendment 25

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1) Vice President becomes president when president dies or is removed from office or disabled
2) When there is a vacancy for Vice President the president should nominate a Vice President to take office upon confirmation

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Amendment 2

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Right to bear arms

25
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Amendment 26

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Lowering voting age

18 years old

26
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Amendment 27

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Congress not allowed to increase its current pay

27
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Which amendment took the longest to ratify?

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27th

28
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Who was the second VP To be appealed?

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Nelson Rockefeller

29
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Amendement 1

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5 rights
Religion
Speech
Press
Assembly and petition