Amendments Flashcards
1st
Basic freedoms
2nd
Right to bear arms
3rd
No quartering soldiers
4th
Search and seizure
5th
Criminal proceedings
6th
Speedy trial
7th
Civil trials
8th
Punishment for crimes
9th
Unenumenaded rights
10th
Powers reserved to the states
11th
Person from a state can’t sue another state in federal court
12th
Changed election of the vice president
13th
Ended slavery and involuntary servitude
14th
Granted citizenship to former slaves
15th
Gave former slaves the right to vote
16th
Federal income tax
17th
Popular election of senators
18th
Prohibition
19th
Gave women right to vote
20th
Lame duck, changed date of beginning of congress
21st
Ended prohibition
22nd
Two terms for prohibition
23rd
3 electoral votes for Washington DC
24th
No poll tax
25th
President dies then Vice President in now president
26th
Voting age is 18
27th
Pay raise for congress after elected twice