Full Constitution and Bill of Rights

article 1

legislative branch

qualifications of house, senate

impeachment process

powers granted to congress

article 2

executive branch

qualifications of president

powers of president

article 3

judicial branch

qualifications

what crimes they can try

article 4

states

protection from invasion/rebellion

form of gov

"full faith and credit"

article 5

amend/change

proposal --> ratification stages

article 6

supremacy clause

article 7

process of ratifying

amendment 1

free speech, press, religion

peaceful assembly (petition govt)

amendment 2

right to bear arms

amendment 3

no quartering troops

amendment 4

no unreasonable searches/seizures

amendment 5

no double jeopardy

no self incrimination

due process

no private property taken for pub use w/o comp

amendment 6

speedy/public trial

amendment 7

trial by jury in civil cases over $20

amendment 8

no cruel/unusual punishment

no excessive bail/fines

amendment 9

rights reserved for people (even if not specifically listed in const)

amendment 10

powers not granted to national government or denied to states are reserved for states

amendment 13

abolished slavery

amendment 14

If you are born or naturalized in the U.S. then you are a citizen of the U.S.

no state can have laws that get in the way of their rights

amendment 15

You cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.

amendment 11

Federal courts don’t have to hear certain lawsuits against states.

amendment 12

president and vice president are voted for together

amendment 16

congress can make an income tax

amendment 17

direct vote of senators

amendment 18

prohibition (no more drinking!)

amendment 19

women can vote

amendment 20

terms for president and congress start in January

amendment 21

repealed prohibition (amendment 18) (drinking is legal again)

amendment 22

Two term limit for president

amendment 23

Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes

amendment 24

no poll taxes

amendment 25

what to do if the president is ill or incapacitated (vice president becomes acting president and appoints new vice president)

amendment 26

voting age is 18 now

amendment 27

raises for senators do not apply until the next term of office