Bill of Rights/Amendments

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1st amendment

Trick: “Freedom comes first”

Question 2

Protects the rights of individual citizens to keep and bear arms.

Answer 2

2nd amendment

Trick: “To bare arms”

Question 3

Prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing in private homes without the owner’s permission.

Answer 3

3rd amendment

Trick: “No soldiers allowed - 3 words”

Question 4

Protects people’s right to privacy, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.

Answer 4

4th amendment

Trick: “Search = Warrant”

Question 5

No person without the grand jury indictment or punished twice for the same offense.

Answer 5

5th amendment

Trick: “No random arresting”

Question 6

Rights of accused in criminal cases, including legal representation and a fair speedy trial.

Answer 6

6th amendment

Trick: “Rights of accused in criminal cases”

Question 7

Guarantees a trial by jury.

Answer 7

7th amendment

Trick: “Trial by - 7 letters”

Question 8

Insures that punishments for crimes are not excessive, cruel, or unusual.

Answer 8

8th amendment

Trick: “No unusual punishments”

Question 9

People retain rights not listed in the United States Constitution.

Answer 9

9th amendment

Trick: “People’s rights”

Question 10

Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states.

Answer 10

10th amendment

Trick: “State’s rights”

Question 11

Individual cannot sue state federal courts.

Answer 11

11th amendment

Trick: “(I)ndividua(l) = 11”

Question 12

Electoral College must cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

Answer 12

12th amendment

Trick: “Article (2), Section (1) = 12 flipped”

Question 13

Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

Answer 13

13th amendment

Trick: “Lucky 13 - abolished slavery”

Question 14

All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy full rights.

Answer 14

14th amendment

Trick: “Born or naturalized in America = full rights”

Question 15

States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed, color.

Answer 15

15th amendment

Trick: “Everyone’s allowed to vote”

Question 16

Establishes Congress’s right to impose a federal income tax.

Answer 16

16th amendment

Trick: “16 year olds pay taxes”

Question 17

Provides for popular election of United States senators.

Answer 17

17 amendment

Trick: “Elections can be popular”

Question 18

No alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold in the United States.

Answer 18

18 amendment

Trick: “18 year olds = alcohol illegal”

Question 19

This amendment provides all women, who are U.S. citizens, the right to vote in all elections.

Answer 19

19 amendment

Trick: “LET WOMEN VOTE!”

Question 20

Changed the date the president takes office from March 4th to January 20th (four-year term).

Answer 20

20th amendment

Trick: “Jan. 20 = president starts”

Question 21

Repealed prohibition and voided the 18th amendment.

Answer 21

21st amendment

Trick: “21 years old = alcohol is legal”

Question 22

No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice (two terms).

Answer 22

22nd amendment

Trick: “Two Terms - T T, 22”

Question 23

Gave residents of Washington D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections.

Answer 23

23rd amendment

Trick: “M.J. to Washington”

Question 24

Forbids taxing voters before they vote in national elections.

Answer 24

24th amendment

Trick: “No taxing on voters”

Question 25

Established the process by which an ailing president may pass the duties of the office to the vice president and fill the vice president’s office, when vacant.

Answer 25

25th amendment

Trick: “When a president is ailing, the vice president will be nailing it”

Question 26

18 year olds are allowed to vote in federal and state elections.

Answer 26

26th amendment

Trick: “18 years old = allowed to vote”

Question 27

Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises.

Answer 27

27th amendment

Trick: “End - raise at end”