Amencment flashcards

1st Amendment

Freedom of speech.

2nd Amendment

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

3rd Amendment

Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.

4th Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.

5th Amendment

Ensures the right to due process, protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and includes the requirement of just compensation for the taking of private property.

6th Amendment

Guarantees the rights to a fair and speedy trial, an impartial jury, and to be informed of the charges against oneself.

7th Amendment

Provides for the right to trial by jury in civil cases.

8th Amendment

Prohibits excessive bail and fines, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

9th Amendment

All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government

10th Amendment

Declares that powers not delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or the people.

14th Amendment

Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and ensures that no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws.

15th Amendment

Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

17th Amendment

Establishes direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

19th Amendment

Grants women the right to vote.

23rd Amendment

Grants residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections.

24th Amendment

Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

26th Amendment

Lowers the voting age to 18 years old.