Civics Ammendments

Question 1

1st

Ammendment

Answer 1

Freedom of speech, religon, press, assembly, and petition. RSPPA

Question 2

2nd Ammendment

Answer 2

Right to bear arms

Question 3

3rd ammendment

Answer 3

No quartering in priavte homes

Question 4

4th Ammendment

Answer 4

Right to search and seizure, needs warrant to search property

Question 5

5th Ammendment

Answer 5

Criminal process, due process of law, no double jepardy

Question 6

6th Ammendment

Answer 6

Right to jury trial, must be told of charges, right to a lawyer

Question 7

7th Ammendment

Answer 7

Civil trials, person has the right to a jury trial in most cases

Question 8

8th Ammendment

Answer 8

Legality of punishment, no excessive bail or cruel and unusal punishments

Question 9

9th Ammendment

Answer 9

Unenumerated rights, rights not written in the constitution are yet guranteed

Question 10

10th Ammendment

Answer 10

Powers not granted to national government are “reserved to the states

Question 11

11th Ammendment

Answer 11

Sovereign immunity for states

Question 12

12th Ammendment

Answer 12

Decides how we elect president, electoral college system

Question 13

13th Ammendment

Answer 13

Abolished slavery

Question 14

14th Ammendment

Answer 14

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”

Question 15

15th Ammendment

Answer 15

Forbids any restrictions to vote on race, suffrage

Question 16

16th Ammendment

Answer 16

Authorized federal income tax

Question 17

17th Ammendment

Answer 17

Direct popular elections of senators, staggered terms

Question 18

18th Ammendment

Answer 18

Established national prohibition

Question 19

19th Ammendment

Answer 19

Established voting rights for women

Question 20

20th Ammendment

Answer 20

Revised beginning of terms for congress and the president, commencement of terms of congress deaths

Question 21

21st Ammendment

Answer 21

Reversed 18th, repealed prohibition

Question 22

22nd Ammendment

Answer 22

Establishs presidential term limit, ten years or two terms

Question 23

23rd Ammendment

Answer 23

Provides the district of columbia with 3 electors for presidential election

Question 24

24th Ammendment

Answer 24

Abolishes poll taxas a prequisite to voting

Question 25

25th Ammendment

Answer 25

Presidental succesion
1. VP
2.speaker of house
3.president pro tempore
Presidental inability

Question 26

26th Ammendment

Answer 26

Provides the minimum voting age as 18

Question 27

27th Ammendment

Answer 27

Compensation for the services of senators and house reps. Congress pay