Chapter 3 Flashcards
1st Amendment
Basic freedoms:
Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
Not absolute
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
No quartering soldiers
Exception: war time
4th Amendment
Search and Seizure
Warrants issued by judge; plain view doctrine, permission to enter, in pursuit, not extended to motor vehicles
5th Amendment
Criminal Proceedings:
Due process of law, eminent domain, grand jury, double jeopardy, self witness
6th Amendment
Criminal Proceedings:
Speedy trial, impartial jury, informed of charges, confront accusers, call witnesses, right to a lawyer
7th Amendment
Civil Trials:
Jury trial for civil case
Shows the age of the Constitution
8th Amendment
Punishment for crimes:
No cruel and unusual punishment
Bail limits
No guarantee for bail
9th Amendment
Unenumerated Rights:
People have rights NOT listed
Catch all
10th Amendment
Power reserved to the States:
All powers not given to the National government in the Constitution are reserved by the states.
11th Amendment
(1975): A person from another state may NOT sue a state in federal court.
12th Amendment
(1804): Changed the election of the Vice President.
No longer second runner up.
President and Vice President run as a team.
13th Amendment
(1865): Ended Slavery and involuntary servitude.
14th Amendment
(1868): Rights to Citizens
Granted citizenship to former slaves.
Due Process Clause forbids states from discriminating against persons.
Defines citizenship.
15th Amendment
(1870): Right to vote
Former slaves given the right to vote.
16th Amendment
(1913): Federal Income Tax
Federal income tax laws had been declared unconstitutional twice by the Supreme Court.
17th Amendment
(1913): Popular election of Senators
Senators had been selected by the state legislatures-now elected by the people.
18th Amendment
(1919): Prohibition
Outlawed the making, selling, transporting, importing, or exporting of alcoholic beverages.
