Amendments Flashcards
Amendment 3
Quartering troops
No soldier in time of peace nor in time of war be quartered in any house without consent from the owner.
Amendment 4
Searches and seizures
Unreasonable searches are forbidden
Amendment 5
Right to life, liberty and property
Right to not testify
And can’t be tried for the same crime more than once.
Amendment 6
Right of the accused
Lawyer
Speedy and public trial
Amendment 7
Civil trials, right to a jury
Suits at common law
Amendment 8
No cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 9
Rights that aren’t listed:
Privacy
Amendment 10
Any power not covered by the constitution belongs to the states.
Amendment 11
Jurisdiction of courts
Suits against a state
Federal courts have no authority in suits by citizens against the states
Amendment 12
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
Amendment 13
Abolished slavery legally
Amendment 14
Civil rights for ex-slaves equal protection
Made citizens
Amendment 15
Black males right to vote
Amendment 16
Income taxes are made legal
Amendment 17
Direct election of senators
Amendment 18
National Prohibition
Alcohol made illegal
Amendment 19
Women’s suffrage (right to vote)
Amendment 20
“Lame duck amendment”
Presidential and congressional terms
Moved inauguration from March 4th to January 20
Amendment 21
Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)
Amendment 22
Limits presidential terms to 2 terms (10 years)
Anti-FDR amendment
Amendment 23
Electoral votes for DC
Amendment 24
Poll taxes are made illegal (paying to vote)
Amendment 25
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
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms
Amendment 26
Lowering voting age
18 years old
Amendment 27
Congress not allowed to increase its current pay
Which amendment took the longest to ratify?
27th
Who was the second VP To be appealed?
Nelson Rockefeller
Amendement 1
5 rights Religion Speech Press Assembly and petition