amendmets

Question 1

2nd

Answer 1

Protects the right to bear arms

Question 1

7th

Answer 1

Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law

Question 2

27th

Answer 2

Prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of the representatives.

Question 3

20th

Answer 3

Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the “lame duck amendment”

Question 4

13th

Answer 4

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Question 4

19th

Answer 4

Establishes women’s suffrage

Question 4

21st

Answer 4

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol

Question 4

25th

Answer 4

Codifies the Tyler Precedent; defines the process of presidential succession

Question 5

23rd

Answer 5

Provides for representation of Washington, D.C., in the Electoral College

Question 7

6th

Answer 7

Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel

Question 8

1st

Answer 8

Protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble, right to protest, and petition the government

Question 10

9th

Answer 10

Protects rights not enumerated in the constitution

Question 10

17th

Answer 10

Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote

Question 11

26th

Answer 11

Establishes the right to vote for those age 18 years or older

Question 13

10th

Answer 13

Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution

Question 14

5th

Answer 14

Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

Question 16

12th

Answer 16

Revises presidential election procedures

Question 17

11th

Answer 17

Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity

Question 18

3rd

Answer 18

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime

Question 19

14th

Answer 19

Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues

Question 20

15th

Answer 20

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 21

16th

Answer 21

Allows the federal government to collect income tax

Question 22

8th

Answer 22

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

Question 23

22nd

Answer 23

Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once

Question 24

18th

Answer 24

Establishes prohibition of alcohol (repealed by Twenty-first Amendment)

Question 26

4th

Answer 26

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate

Question 27

24th

Answer 27

Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes