Amendments

Question 1

Bill of Rights

Answer 1

(1791)
1. Free Speech, Press, Religion (Establishment and Free Exercise), Assembly
2. Right to Bear Arms
3. No Forced Quartering of Troops in Homes
4. No Unreasonable Searches/ Seizures
5. Right to Due Process, Grand Jury, No Double Jeopardy, No Self-Incrimination (remain Silent)
6. Right to Counsel and Speedy Public Trial
7. Right to a Trial by Jury in Federal Civil Cases
8. No Excessive Punishments, Bail, Fines
9. Rights not Enumerated are Retained by the People
10. Powers not Delegated to Congress or Prohibited to States Belong to the States or the People

Question 2

First Amendment

Answer 2

prevents the government from making laws which respect an establishment of religion, prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

Question 3

Second Amendment

Answer 3

protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and was adopted

Question 4

Third Amendment

Answer 4

places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime.

Question 5

Fourth Amendment

Answer 5

prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. warrants must be issued by a judge or magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized

Question 6

Fifth Amendment

Answer 6

felonies are tried only upon indictment by a grand jury, provides the right of defendants to be tried only once in federal court for the same offense, right of an individual to not serve as a witness in a criminal case in which they are the defendant. witnesses decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate them, no person shall “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” in a federal court,

Question 7

Sixth Amendment

Answer 7

grants criminal defendants the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed, impartial jury, witnesses, counsel

Question 8

Seventh Amendment

Answer 8

right to a jury trial in federal civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury’s findings of fact.

Question 9

Eighth Amendment

Answer 9

prohibits the government, from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments, in any part of the US, on US property (i.e. a US embassy), or against any US citizen, or any resident of the US.

Question 10

Ninth Amendment

Answer 10

rights are retained by the people if they not specifically enumerated in the Constitution

Question 11

Ninth Vs Tenth Amendment:

Answer 11

The Ninth Amendment offers a constitutional safety net, intended to make it clear that Americans have other fundamental rights beyond those listed in the Bill of Rights. The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to preserve the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

Question 12

Tenth Amendment

Answer 12

The federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the United States Constitution. All remaining powers are reserved for the states or the people.

Question 13

Eleventh Amendment

Answer 13

restricts the ability of individuals to bring suit against states in federal court.

Question 14

Twelfth Amendment

Answer 14

provides the new procedure for electing the President and Vice President.

Question 15

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer 15

abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

Question 16

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 16

broad definition of citizenship, prohibits state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without due procedure (incorporation).

Question 17

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 17

federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”.

Question 18

Sixteenth Amendment

Answer 18

levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.

Question 19

Seventeenth Amendment

Answer 19

popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states.

Question 20

Eighteenth Amendment

Answer 20

prohibition of “intoxicating liquors” in the United States.

Question 21

Nineteenth Amendment

Answer 21

prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

Question 22

Twentieth Amendment

Answer 22

moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3

Question 23

Twenty-First Amendment

Answer 23

repealed prohibition of alcohol (18th)

Question 24

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 24

presidential term limits

Question 25

Twenty-Third Amendment

Answer 25

District of Columbia can vote for presidential elections

Question 26

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Answer 26

Abolished Poll Tax

Question 27

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 27

Clarifies Presidential succession and disability.

Question 28

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Answer 28

Cannot use age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old.

Question 29

Twenty-Seventh Amendment

Answer 29

prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives