The Amendments Quiz for AP GOV

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.

• protects five core freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

2nd Amendment

Right to Bear Arms

• Guns A clause regarding a militia and an operative clause protecting the individual right to bear arms,

3rd Amendment

Quartering of Soldiers

• No forced houses of soldiers

4th Amendment

Search and Seizure

• No unreasonable searches/seizures

5th Amendment

Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings

• Protections safeguarding individuals from the abuse of government power in Court

6th Amendment

Right to Speedy Trial by Jury, Witnesses, Counsel

• ensures fair and fast trials between the government and the accused

7th Amendment

Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits

• guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases where the value goes up twenty dollars

8th Amendment

Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• government and states can’t set excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.

9th Amendment

Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People

• People have rights beyond those listed in Constiution.

10th Amendment

Rights Reserved to States or People

• Powers not given to federal government go to states/people

11th Amendment

Suits Against States

• protects state governments from being sued in federal court by citizens of another state or foreign country

12th Amendment

Election of President and Vice President

• establishes the current procedure for electing the president and vice president.

13th Amendment

Abolition of Slavery

• abolished slavery and involuntary servitude nationwide, except as a punishment for a convicted crime

14th Amendment

Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt

• Equality. Grants U.S. and state citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. Prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying any person equal protection of the laws

• Adjusts how congressional representatives are allocated based on population and penalizes states that deny voting rights to male citizens

• Banned individuals who took an oath to support the Constitution and then engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding public office

• Validates authorized federal debt while voiding any debts incurred by the Confederacy or claims for the loss of enslaved people. Gives Congress the power to enforce the amendment's provisions through appropriate legislation

15th Amendment

Right to Vote Not Denied by Race

• granted African American men the right to vote.Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

16th Amendment

Income Tax

• grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes from any source without apportionment among the states or regard to the census

17th Amendment

Popular Election of Senators

• Direct election of senators. established the direct election of U.S. senators by the public, people vote 2 Senators from each state.

18th Amendment

Prohibition of Liquor

• Alcohol banned. Banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages

19th Amendment

Women’s Right to Vote

• guarantees American women the right to vote by prohibiting any citizen from being denied the vote on the basis of sex

20th Amendment

Presidential Term and Succession, Assembly of Congress

• Terms/start dates of president & Congress. sets the start and end dates for federal terms of office and clarifies presidential succession

21st Amendment

Repeal of Prohibition

• Alcohol comes back. Ending the nationwide prohibition of alcohol

22nd Amendment

Two-Term Limit on Presidency

• President limited to 2 terms. Limits an individual to being elected to the office of the President twice

23rd Amendment

Presidential Vote for D.C.

• D.C. gets Electoral College votes. gives residents of the D.C the right to vote in presidential elections by granting the district electors in the Electoral College

24th Amendment

Abolition of Poll Taxes

• prohibits the federal and state governments from requiring a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections

25th Amendment

Presidential Disability and Succession

• President replacement. The Vice President automatically becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office

• If the vice presidency becomes vacant, the president nominates a new vice president who takes office after a majority confirmation vote in both the House and Senate

• The president can temporarily hand power to the vice president by submitting a written declaration (such as before undergoing a planned medical procedure like surgery) and resume power with another written declaration

• The vice president and a majority of the principal cabinet officers (or another body designated by Congress) can declare in writing that the president is unable to discharge their duties

26th Amendment

Right to Vote at Age 18

• lowered the federal and state voting age from 21 to 18

27th Amendment

Congressional Compensation

• Congressional pay changes take effect after an election. bans laws that change the pay of senators and representatives from taking effect until after an intervening election of representative