Amendments - Adv. US History

Question 1

1st Amendment

Answer 1

Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech

Bill of Rights

RAPPS

Question 2

2nd Amendment

Answer 2

Freedom to bear arms

Bill of Rights

-Right to form a militia

Question 3

3rd Amendment

Answer 3

forbids quartering of soldiers

Bill of Rights

-During the American Revolution, colonists were forced to house Redcoats

Question 4

4th Amendment

Answer 4

limits searches and seizures

Bill of Rights

-Searches and seizures ate only permitted if officials have a specific search warrant

Question 5

5th Amendment

Answer 5

Due process of law, protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy

-Double jeopardy: cannot be tried for the same crime tw

Bill of Rights

-Miranda Rights
-Double jeopardy: cannot be tried for the same crime twice

Question 6

6th Amendment

Answer 6

Right to a lawyer, right to a fair and speedy trial in criminal cases

Bill of Rights

Question 7

7th Amendment

Answer 7

Right to a jury trial in civil cases

Bill of Rights

-Guaranteed a jury trial in cases where the sum is more than $20

Question 8

8th Amendment

Answer 8

Forbids cruel and unusual punishment

Bill of Rights

Question 9

9th Amendment

Answer 9

Entitles you to rights not listed in the constitution

Bill of Rights

Question 10

10th Amendment

Answer 10

Powers not given to the US government are reserved to the states (reserved powers)

Bill of Rights

Question 11

11th Amendment

Answer 11

places limits on a individual’s right to sue states

-A private citizen from one state cannot sue another state in federal court

Question 12

12th Amendment

Answer 12

Separate ballots for president and vice president

Presidential

Question 13

13th Amendment

Answer 13

Abolished slavery

Post Civil War

Question 14

14th Amendment

Answer 14

Guarantees rights of citizenship, due process and equal protection under the law

Post Civil War

Question 15

15th Amendment

Answer 15

Right to voting not denied by race

Post Civil War, Suffrage

-But by gender, women of any color were still denied voting rights. African American men were now allowed to vote.

Question 16

16th Amendment

Answer 16

Created federal income tax

Progressive Era

-Congress has the power to collect tax on people’s income

Question 17

17th Amendment

Answer 17

US Senators are elected directly by the people rather than state legislatures

Progressive Era

-Senators are directly elected by the people of each state

Question 18

18th Amendment

Answer 18

Prohibition of alcohol

Progressive Era

Question 19

19th Amendment

Answer 19

Gives women the right to vote

Progressive Era, Suffrage

Question 20

20th Amendment

Answer 20

Sets the dates of presidential and congressional terms

Presidential

Question 21

21st Amendment

Answer 21

Repealed the 18th amendment, legalizes alcohol

-Occurred during the Great Depression

Question 22

22nd Amendment

Answer 22

Limits the president to two four-year terms

Presidential

Question 23

23rd Amendment

Answer 23

Gives people in DC the right to vote for the president

Presidential

-3 electors

Question 24

24th Amendment

Answer 24

Bans poll taxes

Suffrage

-Kept the lower class and African Americans from voting

Question 25

25th Amendment

Answer 25

Establishes presidential succession

Presidential

Question 26

26th Amendment

Answer 26

Lowers voting age to 18

Suffrage

Question 27

27th Amendment

Answer 27

Regulates the salaries of members of Congress