U.S. Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments

Flashcards covering key aspects of the U.S. Bill of Rights and subsequent constitutional amendments.

First Amendment

Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Second Amendment

The right to own and bear arms.

Third Amendment

Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.

Fourth Amendment

Protects citizens against illegal search and seizure of private property.

Fifth Amendment

Provides freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and the right to due process.

Sixth Amendment

Ensures the right to a speedy trial, witnesses, and legal counsel in criminal cases.

Seventh Amendment

Guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.

Eighth Amendment

Protects against excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment.

Ninth Amendment

Indicates that the Constitution is not an exclusive list of rights.

Tenth Amendment

States retain all powers not specifically granted to the Federal government.

Thirteenth Amendment

Abolishes the practice of slavery.

Fourteenth Amendment

Defines citizenship and prohibits states from violating the equal protection of citizens.

Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits limiting the right to vote based on race.

Sixteenth Amendment

Authorizes the collection of federal income tax.

Seventeenth Amendment

Provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.

Nineteenth Amendment

Grants women the right to vote.

Twentieth Amendment

Changes the inauguration day of the President from March to January.

Twenty-first Amendment

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment (prohibition).

Twenty-second Amendment

Limits the President to two terms or ten years.

Twenty-third Amendment

Grants Presidential voting rights to the District of Columbia.

Twenty-fourth Amendment

Bars poll taxes in federal elections.

Twenty-fifth Amendment

Provides for Presidential disability and succession.

Twenty-sixth Amendment

Lowers the legal voting age to eighteen.

Twenty-seventh Amendment

Congressional pay raises take effect only after the next election.