Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly
2nd Amendment
right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
no quartering of troops in civilian homes
4th amendment
no unlawful searches or seizures
5th amendment
no self incrimination ( right to remain silent )
can’t be tried for the same crime twice
due process of law
indicted by a grand jury
Government may take private party for a public purpose (also known as eminent domain) government must give just compensation
6th amendment
speedy public trial right to an attorney trial by impartial jury Force witnesses to testify in your favor right to be informed of criminal charges
7th amendment
right to a trial by jury involving civil cases
8th amendment
no cruel and unusual punishment or excessive fines or bail
9th amendment
citizens have other rights not specified in the constitution (enumerated rights)
10th amendment
Rights not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states
13th amendment
abolished slavery
14th amendment
African American citizenship
no state can deprive any person of the life liberty or property without due process of law (equal protection clause)
15th amendment
gave African-American males the right to vote
18th amendment
prohibition of alcohol
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote (suffrage)
