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1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press.
Right to petition
2nd Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment
Right against quartering of soldiers in private houses.
4th Amendment
Right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
5th Amendment
The right of citizens in legal proceedings.
6th Amendment
The right to a speedy and public trial.
7th Amendment
The right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8th Amendment
The right against excessive punishments.
9th Amendment
Unenumerated rights of the people.
10th Amendment
Powers reserved to the States or people.
11th Amendment
Suits against the States.
12th Amendment
Election of President and Vice President.
13th Amendment
Abolition of Slavery.
14th Amendment
Civil Rights to black Americans, apportionment of representatives.
The source of federal civil rights legislation.
15th Amendment
Right of suffrage for black Americans.
16th Amendment
Established income tax.
17th Amendment
Popular election of the senators.
18th Amendment
National Prohibition.
19th Amendment
Women’s suffrage.
20th Amendment
Moved the date on which newly elected officials take office.
“lame duck” amendment.
21st Amendment
Repeal of national prohibition.
22nd Amendment
Limitations of Presidential tenure.
23rd Amendment
Voting for the District of Coumbia.
24th Amendment
Abolition of Poll Taxes.
25th Amendment
Presidential and Vice-Presidential succession.
26th Amendment
Suffrage for Citizens eighteen years of age and older.
27th Amendment
Restrictions on changes in congressional salary.
Chaplinsky v. New Hamphire
Justice Murphy ruled that freedom of speech did not include the use of profanity, obscenity, or libel.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
The court established three criteria in deciding establishment clause cases.
The Brady Law
Requires a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun.
What three specific amendments target property rights?
3rd, 4th, and 5th.
Furman v. Georgia
The Supreme Court ruled that many state’s capital punishments were cruel and unusual.
Which amendment allows jury trial in cases where the sum in dispute is over $20?
The 7th Amendment.
Which three amendments all address election procedures?
The 12th, 17th, and 24th Amendments.
Which amendment upholds the rights of the people?
The 9th Amendment.
Which amendment established prohibition, and which repealed it?
The 18th and 21st Amendment.
When do raises in congressional salaries come into effect?
After the next congressional election.
What does the emancipation proclaimation state?
Declared the slaves within the Confederacy free.
What is the right of eminent domain?
This allows the civil government to take over a person’s land or other private property for public use.
What does the right to freedom of press entail?
The right to publish without prior restraint.
