20th Century Presidential Domestic Agendas and Key Amendments

Flashcards about 20th Century Presidential Domestic Agendas and Key Amendments

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic agenda.

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's domestic agenda.

New Deal

Franklin Roosevelt's domestic agenda.

Fair Deal

Harry Truman's domestic agenda.

New Frontier

John F. Kennedy's domestic agenda.

Great Society

Lyndon Johnson's domestic agenda.

New Federalism

Richard Nixon's domestic agenda.

1st Amendment

Guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.

2nd Amendment

Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

3rd Amendment

Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers.

4th Amendment

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

5th Amendment

Guarantees due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

6th Amendment

Guarantees the right of an accused person to a speedy and public trial.

7th Amendment

Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases.

8th Amendment

Prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

9th Amendment

Enshrines that the enumeration of specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that other rights that are not specifically listed are not protected.

10th Amendment

Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or to the people.

12th Amendment

Provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice-President.

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery.

14th Amendment

Guarantees equal protection under the law and due process to all persons.

15th Amendment

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

16th Amendment

Gives Congress the power to levy an income tax.

17th Amendment

Provides for the direct election of senators by the people.

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol (Prohibition).

19th Amendment

Guarantees women the right to vote.

21st Amendment

Repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.

22nd Amendment

Limits the president to two terms in office.

26th Amendment

Lowered the voting age to 18 years.