AP GOV Constitutional Amendments

First Amendment

freedom of religion, speech, press, and the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government.

Second Amendment

the right to bear arms

Third Amendment

no non-consensual quartering of soldiers

Fourth Amendment

no search or seizure without a warrant and probable cause

Fifth Amendment

the right to due process, and to not be forced to testify against themself

Sixth Amendment

the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, a lawyer, and to confront one's accuser

Seventh Amendment

the right to a jury trial in federal civil court cases

Eighth Amendment

no cruel or unusual punishment

Ninth Amendment

just because rights do not exist in the constitution does not mean they can be violated.

Tenth Amendment

any power not given to the federal government is given to the state government or the people.

Eleventh Amendment

defines supreme court jurisdiction in interstate cases

Twelfth Amendment

defines the process through which the electoral college elects the president and vice president

Thirteenth Amendment

slavery is abolished

Fourteenth Amendment

defines citizenship

Fifteenth Amendment

race does not affect eligibility of voters

Sixteenth Amendment

congress may collect income tax without regard to state population

Seventeenth Amendment

state residents elect state legislatures

Eighteenth Amendment

prohibition

Ninteenth Amendment

women's suffrage

Twentieth Amendment

defines presidential and congressional term dates

Twenty-First Amendment

repeals 18th amendment

Twenty-Second Amendment

the maximum presidential term limit is two terms (except in the case when a vice president assumes presidency midway through a president's term.)

Twenty-Third Amendment

D.C. is given three electors in presidential elections

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

no tax may be charged for voting

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

clarifies line of presidential succession

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

any citizen over the age of 18 has the right to vote

Twenty-Seventh Amendment

increased pay of legislators cannot take effect until after an election