Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, petition and assembly
2nd Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
3rd Amendment
No quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment
Protection against illegal search and seizure
5th Amendment
Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy. Protection of due process and right to a grand jury.
6th Amendment
Right to speedy and public trial, impartial jury and right to counsel.
7th Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in common-law cases.
8th Amendment
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment. No excessive bail imposed.
9th Amendment
The enumeration of rights in the Constitution won’t be used against the people.
10th Amendment
Reserved powers to the states.
13th Amendment
Abolition of slavery.
14th Amendment
Granted former slaves citizenship and equal protection, established principle of selective incorporation.
15th Amendment
African-American men could vote.
17th Amendment
Direct election of U.S. Senators.
19th Amendment
Women have the right to vote.