Civics Ammendments Flashcards
1st
Ammendment
Freedom of speech, religon, press, assembly, and petition. RSPPA
2nd Ammendment
Right to bear arms
3rd ammendment
No quartering in priavte homes
4th Ammendment
Right to search and seizure, needs warrant to search property
5th Ammendment
Criminal process, due process of law, no double jepardy
6th Ammendment
Right to jury trial, must be told of charges, right to a lawyer
7th Ammendment
Civil trials, person has the right to a jury trial in most cases
8th Ammendment
Legality of punishment, no excessive bail or cruel and unusal punishments
9th Ammendment
Unenumerated rights, rights not written in the constitution are yet guranteed
10th Ammendment
Powers not granted to national government are “reserved to the states
11th Ammendment
Sovereign immunity for states
12th Ammendment
Decides how we elect president, electoral college system
13th Ammendment
Abolished slavery
14th Ammendment
Originally used to incorprate slaves as citizens, defines U.S. citizenship, extends the bill or rights to the states, gurantees equal protection for all, “equal protection clause”
15th Ammendment
Forbids any restrictions to vote on race, suffrage
16th Ammendment
Authorized federal income tax
17th Ammendment
Direct popular elections of senators, staggered terms
18th Ammendment
Established national prohibition
19th Ammendment
Established voting rights for women
20th Ammendment
Revised beginning of terms for congress and the president, commencement of terms of congress deaths
21st Ammendment
Reversed 18th, repealed prohibition
22nd Ammendment
Establishs presidential term limit, ten years or two terms
23rd Ammendment
Provides the district of columbia with 3 electors for presidential election
24th Ammendment
Abolishes poll taxas a prequisite to voting
25th Ammendment
Presidental succesion 1. VP 2.speaker of house 3.president pro tempore Presidental inability
26th Ammendment
Provides the minimum voting age as 18
27th Ammendment
Compensation for the services of senators and house reps. Congress pay
