Amendments to Constitution

Question 1

I

Answer 1

Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and petition

Question 2

II

Answer 2

Right to bear arms

Question 3

III

Answer 3

Housing of soldiers

Question 4

IV

Answer 4

Search and arrest warrants

Question 5

V

Answer 5

Rights in criminal cases

Question 6

VI

Answer 6

Right to a fair trial - right to a speedy trial

Question 7

VII

Answer 7

Rights in civil cases - Right to a trial by a jury of your peers; no lawsuits under $20

Question 8

VIII

Answer 8

Bails, fines and punishments - no cruel or unusual punishment

Question 9

IX

Answer 9

Rights retained by the people

Question 10

X

Answer 10

Powers retained by the states and people - Any powers not explicitly listed are automatically given to the states.

Question 11

XI

Answer 11

When states sue other states, it automatically goes before the Supreme Court. Residents of one state cannot sue another state. Another country can’t sue the US and vice verse.

Question 12

XII

Answer 12

Creates a ticket for the presidency where the president and VP are elected together.

Question 13

XIII

Answer 13

Abolishes slavery

Question 14

XIV

Answer 14

Defines citizens as people born in the US and prohibits the states from denying due process and equal protection under the law. Also states that the value of the debt must always be paid and honored, and cannot be questioned. Also excludes women from voting.

Question 15

XV

Answer 15

Voting rights not based on race

Question 16

XVI

Answer 16

Establishes income tax

Question 17

XVII

Answer 17

Direct election of senators

Question 18

XVIII

Answer 18

Prohibition

Question 19

XIX

Answer 19

Women’s suffrage

Question 20

XX

Answer 20

Shortens the lame duck period by moving the presidential inauguration from March to January.

Question 21

XXI

Answer 21

Ends prohibition

Question 22

XXII

Answer 22

Limits president’s term to two terms

Question 23

XXIII

Answer 23

Washington DC is not a state but gets 3 electoral votes

Question 24

XXIV

Answer 24

Outlaws poll taxes

Question 25

XXV

Answer 25

Outlines the direct line of succession for the presidency

Question 26

XXVI

Answer 26

Voting age to 18

Question 27

XXVII

Answer 27

Congress can’t give itself a pay raise