BRO AP GOV EXAM AMENDMENTS
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15 Terms
1st Amendment
Freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and right to petition the government.
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms.
4th Amendment
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5th Amendment
Due process rights (right to fair justice, and freedoms from self incrimination). Also, one cannot be tried twice for the same crime. This is a freedom from "double-jeopardy."
6th Amendment
Right to a fair trial and attorney.
10th Amendment
Division of powers between the states and federal government (called federalism).
13th Amendment
Abolition of Slavery.
14th Amendment
Equality and Due Process Clause.
15th Amendment
Universal Male Suffrage.
16th Amendment
Graduated Income Tax.
17th Amendment
Direct Election of Senators.
19th Amendment
Women's Suffrage.
25th Amendment
Two Term Limit for Presidents.
22nd Amendment
Clarified succession of the President, and vacancy of Vice President's office.
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18 in 1971, as Vietnam War soldiers were not old enough to vote.