amendments

1

Fundamental Freedoms: Press, Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Petition

2

Right to bear arms

3

Quartering of troops is illegal

4

Right from illegal search+seizure

5

Due Process-prohibits deprivation of life, liberty, and property

Eminent Domain-gov can take property for public use

No Double Jeopardy-gov can’t retry people in court

Right to remain silent

6

Trial by jury in a criminal case (Jail/prison)

7

Trial by jury in a civil case ($)

8

No cruel/unusual punishment

9

More rights than listed in the constitution (safety net)

10

Reserved powers- if not written in the constitution it is left to the states

11

Prohibits federal court from hearing a case from which a state is being sued by an individual from another state or another country

12

Puts the president and vice president on the same ticket

13

Abolished slavery

14

Freed slaves became citizens, equal protection clause, due process clause

15

Voting- males, 21+, no matter the race

16

Government can tax on income (income tax)

17

Senators elected by popular vote

18

Prohibition of alcohol

19

Women’s suffrage

20

President and vice presidents term ends on January 20th

21

Legalization of alcohol

22

Presidents can only be president for 2 terms

23

D.C. gets 3 votes for electoral college

24

No poll tax

25

Presidential succession (can force presidents out of office), vice president would take over

26

Lowered voting age (Vietnam war)

27

Can’t change salary of Congress until the next election ends