The twenty-seven amendments Flashcards
The first
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
The second
right to bear arms
The third
right to not quarter soldiers in the home without permission
The fourth
freedom from unlawful search and seizure without probable cause
The fifth
right to due process, right not to inciminate yourself, double jeopardy
The sixth
right to a fair and speedy trial, right to know the charges against you, right to a lawyer, right to face your accuser in court
The seventh
right to a jury trial in civil cases
The eighth
no excessive bail/fines nor cruel or unusual punishment
The ninth
unenumerated rights
The tenth
powers reserved to the states
The eleventh
states cannot be sued in federal court by other states or foreign countries (1794)
The twelth
election of BOTH president and vice-president together (not separately) (1803)
The thirteenth
abolition of slavery (1865)
The fourteenth
repeals 3/5 compromise and makes all people of the U.S. citizens (1868)
The fifteenth
right to vote for citizens (but NOT guaranteed to anyone… only that states cannot discriminat) (1870)
The sixteenth
federal income tax provision (1913)
The seventeenth
senators to be elected by voters of the state (1913)
The eighteenth
projibitiion (outlawed all aspects of alcohol EXCEPT drinking it) (1919)
The nineteenth
right to vote for women (1920)
The twentieth
date of inauguration of president moved from March to January following November elections (1933)
The twenty-first
repeals 18th amendment
The twenty-second
tenure of president; no president may serve more than two terms (1951)
The twenty-third
D.C. allowed to have their own elections (1961)
the twenty-fourth
no “tax” in order to vote (1964)
The twenty-fifth
allowes for presidential succession (1967)
The twenty-sixth
right to vote minimum age 18 (1971)
The twenty-seventh
congress nay not vote themselves a pay raise untill after the next election (1992)
