amendments

amendment 1 (GRASP)

grievances, religion, assembly, speech, press

amendment 2

right to bear arms

amendment 3

no quartering of soldiers

amendment 4

protections from undue searches and seizures; warrants

amendment 5

grand jury, right to not self-incriminate, no double jeopardy

amendment 6

right to a lawyer, trial by jury in criminal trial

amendment 7

right to a jury in federal civil cases

amendment 8

no extreme bails, fines, cruel punishment

amendment 9

rights of the people

amendment 10

rights of the states

Amendment 11

you cannot sue someone/government of a different state

Amendment 12

requires electors to vote separately for Pres and VP

Amendment 13

abolished slavery

Amendment 14

due process, birthright citizenship, equal protection

Amendment 15

gave black men the right to vote

Amendment 16

gave Congress right to issue income tax

Amendment 17

people of the State now vote for Senators

Amendment 18

prohibition, no alcohol

Amendment 19

gave women right to vote

Amendment 20

moved date of inauguration from Mar. 4 to Jan 20

Amendment 21

repealed 18th amendment

Amendment 22

Pres can serve 2 terms, up to 10 years

Amendment 23 (3 for DC)

DC gets 3 electoral college votes

Amendment 24

no poll tax

Amendment 25

presidential succession

Amendment 26 (2+6=?)

18 to vote

Amendment 27

Congressional pay

Which amendments extended/protected the right to vote?

15, 19, 24, 26 (maybe 23)

Which amendment was the only to restrict rights?

18th amendment

Which amendment is the only to repeal an earlier amendment?

21st amendment

First state to ratify the Constitution?

Delaware

Date of the ratification of the Constitution

December 7 1787

Last state to ratify the Constitution and date?

Rhode Island, May 29 1790

When was the 27th amendment first introduced?

September 25 1789

How long did it take to have the 27th amendment ratified by the required number of states?

202 to be ratified on May 7 1992