Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment (1791)
The right to free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion
2nd Amendment (1791)
The right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791)
No quartering of troops in peacetime
4th Amendment (1791)
Guards against unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment (1791)
The right to due process and no double jeopardy
6th Amendment (1791)
The right to a fair and speedy trial
7th Amendment (1791)
Right to a jury trial for criminal and some civil cases
8th Amendment (1791)
Prohibits excessive bail and no unusual punishment
9th Amendment (1791)
Addresses our unenumerated rights
10th Amendment (1791)
Federal powers are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states
11th Amendment (1795)
Any state can be sued by a U.S. citizen
12th Amendment (1804)
Changes in electoral college procedures
13th Amendment (1865)
Abolishes and prohibits slavery