Amendments to the U.S. Constitution (Video Notes)

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27 vocabulary-style flashcards covering Amendments 1 through 27 as presented in the lecture notes.

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First Amendment

Protects freedom of speech, press, and assembly; free exercise of religion; prohibits the establishment of religion by the government; protects the right to petition the government.

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Second Amendment

Right to bear arms.

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Third Amendment

Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes.

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Fourth Amendment

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants based on probable cause.

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Fifth Amendment

Due process; protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy; limits on eminent domain requiring just compensation.

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Sixth Amendment

Right to a speedy and public trial by jury; right to counsel; right to compel witnesses and confront those against you.

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Seventh Amendment

Right to trial by jury in civil cases.

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Eighth Amendment

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment; prohibits excessive bail and fines.

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Ninth Amendment

Protects unenumerated rights retained by the people.

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Tenth Amendment

Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.

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Eleventh Amendment

Lawsuits against states must be brought in state courts (not federal courts).

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Twelfth Amendment

Establishes separate Electoral College ballots for President and Vice President; VP must meet eligibility requirements for presidency.

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Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishes slavery.

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Fourteenth Amendment

Due process and equal protection; birthright citizenship—any person born in the United States is a citizen.

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Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits voting discrimination based on race, color, creed, or previous condition of servitude; granted voting rights to male citizens who were formerly enslaved.

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Sixteenth Amendment

Authorizes Congress to levy an income tax.

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Seventeenth Amendment

Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.

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Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcoholic beverages.

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Nineteenth Amendment

Gave women the right to vote.

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Twentieth Amendment

Moved presidential and congressional terms to January (Presidential Jan 20; Congress Jan 3).

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Twenty-First Amendment

Repealed Prohibition.

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Twenty-Second Amendment

Two-term limit on the presidency; includes a 10-year maximum for a president who assumes office in the middle of a term.

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Twenty-Third Amendment

Gives the District of Columbia three Electoral College votes.

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Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Outlaws poll taxes in federal elections.

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Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Addresses presidential succession and vacancies; VP becomes acting president if the president is disabled; fills a vacancy in the office of the Vice President.

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Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Lowered the voting age to 18.

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Twenty-Seventh Amendment

Prohibits Congressional pay raises from taking effect until after the next election; ratified in 1992 (proposed in 1789).