Constitutional Amendments Flashcards
first amendment
freedom of expression
-right to petition the government
-right to assemble
-freedom of press
-freedom of religion
-freedom of speech
second amendment
protects the right to bear arms
third amendment
prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time
fourth amendment
prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
fifth amendment
protects the rights of the accused
-indictment by grand jury
-eminent domain
-protects the right to due process
-prohibits self-incrimination
-prohibits double-jeopardy
sixth amendment
protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury
seventh amendment
the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases; cases invoolving 20$
eighth amendment
prohibits excessive fines, bails, cruel and unusual punishment
9 amendment
unenumerated rights retained by the people
10
states rights
11
sovereign immunity
12
electoral college
13
abolishes slavery and involuntary servitudes
14
defines citizenship
-priveleges and immunities clause
-due process clause
-the equal protection clause
-amendment prohibits states from violating these rights
15
universal male sufferage
16
allows the federal government to collect income taxes
17
establishes the direct election of US Senators by popular vote
18
prohibition of alcohol
19
establishes women sufferage
20
lame duck amendment”moves presidential inaguration from march to January
21
repeas amendment
22
preseidnetial term limits
23
representation of washington dc. dc in the electoral college
24
prohibits poll tax for voting
25
presidential succession and disabilities
26
estabilishes the official voting age to be 18 yrs old.
27
congressional pay raise
