All Amendments

Amendment 1

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition

Amendment 2

Right to keep and bear arms

Amendment 3

No Quartering of Soldiers

Amendment 4

Protection from illegal searches & seizures

Amendment 5

Right to Remain silent, No Double Jeopardy, Due Process, Grand Jury, Eminent Domain

Amendment 6

Right to a Speedy Trial

Amendment 7

Trial by Jury in Civil Cases

Amendment 8

No Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Amendment 9

Unenumerated rights (the people hold more rights than those only listed in the Constitution), Rights Retained by the People

Amendment 10

Powers of the States and People; power not stated goes to the state and people (education isn’t in constituiton)

Amendment 11

States can not be sued in federal court (citizen from ohio can’t sue WA)

Amendment 12

Election of President and Vice President, Revision of Electoral College (2 in 1 deal)

Amendment 13

Slavery Abolished

Amendment 14

rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted citizenship, 2)no state can deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law

Amendment 15

Black Suffrage, No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude (women can’t vote)

Amendment 16

Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income

Amendment 17

People Elect the Senators

Amendment 18

Liquor Abolished/Banned

Amendment 19

Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote | 1920

Amendment 20

Jan 20th inaguration of Presdient | Congress starts of Jan 3rd | even year = elected | odd year = sworn in

Amendment 21

Amendment 18 Repealed; allows alcohol

Amendment 22

(Presidential Term Limits) Limits the president to two terms or a maximum of ten years | exceptions of FDR cause of WWII and G.D

Amendment 23

Gave residents of Washington D.C 3 electoral college votes

Amendment 24

Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections | 1964

Amendment 25

Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, and presidential disability

Amendment 26

Voting Age Set to 18 Years | cause of vietnam war (vet was 19)

Amendment 27

Provides that Congress' member can't increase their salary until the next election.

when was poll tax abolished

1964

what is a designated survivor

someone in cabinet who’s protected to become a president in a attack

Why is Seattle special in terms of women voting

first major US city to elect a female mayor

how to change a law

proposal/ passing: 2/3 vote by congress | ratify: ¾ approval by the states