Articles and Amendments Flashcards
1st Amendment
Protects the 5 freedoms:
- religion
- speech
- press
- assembly
- petition
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
No quartering of gov. troops
4th Amendment
No unlawful searches or seizures
5th Amendment
The right to remain silent/ double jeopardy/ right to due process
6th Amendment
Right to a speedy trial by jury in a criminal case and right to an attorney
7th Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in a civil case
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Rights reserved for the people
(freedom of choice)
10th Amendment
Rights reserved for the states
11th Amendment
Cannot sue states in a fed. court
12th Amendment
Electoral college casts separate votes for President & Vice-President
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
14th Amendment
Citizens have the right to equal protection of the law
15th Amendment
Right for African American men to vote
16th Amendment
Sets up fed. income tax
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators.
18th Amendment
Prohibition
(no manufacturing, sell, or importation of alcohol)
19th Amendment
Women’s suffrage, right to vote
20th Amendment
President takes office on Jan. 20th
21st Amendment
Repeals 18th Amendment (prohibition), makes alcohol legal again
22nd Amendment
Limits the number of times a person can serve as President to two terms
(10 yrs at the longest)
23rd Amendment
Gives citizens of Washington, DC, the right to vote for President
24th Amendment
Abolished poll tax
25th Amendment
A sick president can pass duties to the vice-president
26th Amendment
Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18
27th Amendment
Congress can’t receive pay raises until the next election.
