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1-10 are known as
Bill of Rights
Amendment 1
religion
assembly
press
petition
speech
Amendment 2
guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear arms, or weapons
Amendment 3
prohibits the quartering of soldiers without the owners consent
Amendment 4
prohibits illegal searches unless a warrants has been issued for probable cause
Amendment 5
A grand jury determines whether or no there is enough evidence to try a person for a crime
no person can be tried more than once for the same crime is called double jeopardy
no one has to witness against himself
no one can be punished for a crime without due process of law
private property cannot be taken without the government paying the owned a fair price
Amendment 6
in a criminal trial, the person accused has right to what five things?
speedy and public trial
impartial jury
confronted with witnesses present
can have witnesses on your behalf
lawyer, counsel
Amendment 7
a person can take someone else to court if the money or property involved exceeds 20 dollars
Amendment 8
no one can be sentenced to cruel or unusual punishment, or held for trial by excessive bail
Amendment 9
this amendment guarantees other rights not listed in the Consitution
Amendment 10
all other powers which the Constitution does not deal with belong to the States
Amendment 11- 1798
this amendment repealed part of Article III, no state may be sued in a federal court by a resident of another state or foreign country
Amendment 12- 1804
this amendment allows electors to vote separately for the offices of President and Vice President
Amendment 13- 1865
this amendment abolished slavery
Amendment 14- 1868
any one born or naturalized in the United States is entitled to all rights as a citizen
Amendment 15- 1870
this section guaranteed voting rights to men of color
Amendment 16-19 are known as the?
Progressive Amendments
Amendment 16- 1913
congress has the power to tax income
Amendment 17- 1913
this amendment gave the people the right to elect senators
Amendment 18- 1919
this amendment known as the prohibition amendment, outlawed the manufacture, sale or transportation of liquor
Amendment 19- 1920
this amendment gave women the right to vote
Amendment 20- 1933
section 1- established the beginning of the terms of office of a president, vice president, and senator and representative (congress)
section 2- establishes congressional session
section 3- allows for the vice-president elect to take office as President if the President-elect dies before taking office
section 4- allows for this amendment to be put into effect
Amendment 21- 1933
repealed or cancelled, the 18th amendment
Amendment 22- 1951
restricted a person to only 2 elected terms or a maximum of 10 years in office if he has moved from the vice-presidency to the presidency
Amendment 23- 1961
gave citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections with a total of 3 electoral votes
Amendment 24- 1964
outlawed a poll tax in voting in federal election
Amendment 25- 1967
section 1- the vp replaces the president if he dies or is removed from office
section 2- president can nominate a new vp if there is a vacancy in the position, congress must approve the nomination
section 3- if the president cannot fulfill his duties temporarily the vp takes his place until that president resume his place
section 4- an executive or congressional committee can declare the president to be temporarily unable to fulfill his duties, giving the vp the right to take his place until the president can resume his place
Amendment 26- 1971
this amendment lowered the voting age to 18
Amendment 27- 1992
originally written by James Madison prohibits pay raises for president, for the session