Gov Amendments Quiz

1st amendment

no establishment, free exercise, free speech, free press, right to assemble, right to petition

2nd amendment

keep and bear arms

3rd amendment

no quartering of troops

4th amendment

no illegal search and seizure

5th amendment

right to a grand jury, no double jeopardy, right to stay silent, due process, eminent domain

6th amendment

right to an attorney, right to a speedy and public trial, right to obtain and confront witnesses, right to know the charges against you

7th amendment

right to a jury trial where the dispute involves more than $20

8th amendment

no cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive fines or bail

9th amendment

unenumerated rights

10th amendment

unstated powers (powers not delegated to fed gov’t are reserved for states/people)

11th amendment

state sovereignty (restricts lawsuits against states brought by citizens of other states/nations)

12th amendment

each elector has 2 votes (1 for P and 1 for VP)

13th amendment

abolition of slavery (expect as punishment for a convicted crime)

14th amendment

defines citizenship, due process, leads to incorporation doctrine

15th amendment

all men vote

16th amendment

collect income tax

17th amendment

direct election of senators

18th amendment

prohibition of alcohol

19th amendment

women’s suffrage

20th amendment

moves inauguration to jan 20th and congress sits on jan 3rd

21st amendment

repeals prohibition

22nd amendment

term limits for president (2 terms)

23rd amendment

D.C. gets 3 electoral votes

24th amendment

removed poll taxes

25th amendment

president removed if unfit (by VP and cabinet) and if no VP exists, president can appoint a VP

26th amendment

voting age moved from 21 to 18

27th amendment

congress can not raise their salary