Amendments Flashcards
protection from cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
direct election of senators
17th amendment
gov. can’t keep troops in your house in times of peace
3rd amendment
people have rights not listed in the constitution
9th amendment
right to vote for black men
15th amendment
repealed prohibition
21st amendment
right to a jury in a civil trial
7th amendment
address congressional pay raises
27th amendment
presidential succession and disability
25th amendment
ended slavery
13th amendment
- right to a jury
- right to a lawyer
- right to know the exact charges
- right to call witnesses
- right to a speedy trial
5th amendment
president and vice president are elected together
12th amendment
law suits against states
11th amendment
defined citizenship
14th amendment
created prohibition
18th amendment
gave electoral votes to Washington D.C.
23rd amendment
right to bear arms
2nd amendment
outlawed poll taxes
24th amendment
women right to vote
19th amendment
inauguration day to January 20th
20th amendment
- protection from self incrimination
- protection from double jeopardy
- guaranteed do process
- protection form eminent domain
- guaranteed a grand jury
6th amendment
limits president to 2 terms
22nd amendment
created national income tax
16th amendment
freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and peaceable assembly
1st amendment