US Constitution Flashcards
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Free Assembly
1st Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms
2nd Amendment
Right of citizens not to have to provide housing for soldiers
3rd Amendment
Freedom from Unlawful Search and Seizure
Fourth Amendment
Freedom from “double Jeopardy”, having to testify against oneself, right to due process, and freedom from having property seized without compensation
5th Amendment
Right to speedy public trial with impartial jury with witnesses and counsel
6th Amendment
Right to jury trial for civil cases and finality of jury verdicts
7th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishments or excessive bail
8th Amendment
Enumerations of constitutional rights doesn’t preclude other individual rights
9th Amendment
They’re never gonna ask this - mark it as 5 and move on
Any powers of the Federal government not granted under the Constitution are held by the States and the People
10th Amendment
They’re never gonna ask this - mark it as 5 and move on
Citizens of another state or a foreign country cannot sue a state in Federal Court
11th Amendment
(They’re never gonna ask this - mark it as 5 and move on)
1795
Presidential election rules including the Electoral College
12th Amendment
1804
Abolition of slavery
13th Amendment
1865
Citizenship by birth, and application of due process to State laws
Representation structure of the House of Representatives
Anyone guilty of insurrection or rebellion is banned from public office
14th Amendment
1868
Voting rights cannot be denied based on race
15th Amendment
1870
Authorization of Federal Income Tax
16th Amendment
1913
Structure of the US Senate
17th Amendment
1913
Prohibition of Alcohol Manufacture and Sale
18th Amendment
1919
Women’s right to vote
19th Amendment
1920
Setting Presidential transfer of power at January 20 and Congress at January 3
Succession rules for President dying between election and inauguration
20th Amendment
1933
Repeal of Alcohol Prohibition
21st Amendment
1933
Limiting Presidents to Two Terms
22nd Amendment
1951
District of Columbia gets electors for President despite its non-statehood
23rd Amendment
1961
Elimination of Poll Taxes to restrict Voting
24th Amendment
1964
Presidential and Vice Presidental Succession rules
25th Amendment
1967
Setting voting age at 18 for Federal elections
26th Amendment
1971
Prohibition of Congressional pay raises taking effect until after next election
27th Amendment
1992
