Basics Flashcards
Amendment 1
Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly and petition.
Amendment 2
Right to bear arms
Amendment 3
No quartering of troops.
Amendment 4
No unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment 5
Protection of the accused, must be offered bail, eminent domain and no double jeopardy.
Amendment 6
Fair and speedy trial, jury of peers, right to an attorney and to cross examine witnesses.
Amendment 7
Rights in civil cases
Amendment 8
No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail.
Amendment 9
Unenumerated rights
Amendment 10
Reserved powers for the States
Amendment 11
Lawsuits against states
Amendment 12
Election of President and Vice President are on separate ballots
Amendment 13
Abolishment of slavery
Amendment 14
Due-Process granted to all citizens, all ex-slaves now citizens
Amendment 15
Suffrage for all citizens regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.
Amendment 16
Income tax
Amendment 17
Direct election of senators
Amendment 18
Prohibition
Amendment 19
Women’s Suffrage
Amendment 20
Sets the terms of office that the President, the Vice-President, the Senators and the Representatives shall hold. (Lame-Duck)
Amendment 21
Repeals Prohibition
Amendment 22
Limits the President to only serving two terms in office.
Amendment 23
Washington D.C. suffrage
Amendment 24
Abolition of Poll tax
