27 Amendments Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What does the 1st Amendment protect?

Gun ownership

Free speech and religion (correct)

Unreasonable searches

Housing soldiers

What does the 2nd Amendment state?

No double jeopardy

Right to gun ownership (correct)

Right to free speech

No unreasonable searches

What does the 3rd Amendment protect?

Prevents the government from forcing people to house and feed soldiers in times of peace.

What is the focus of the 4th Amendment?

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Signup and view all the answers

What are the protections included in the 5th Amendment?

Grand juries, no double jeopardy, right against self-incrimination, due process, just compensation. Signup and view all the answers

What six protections are guaranteed by the 6th Amendment during trials?

Public trial, quick trial, know the accusation, know the accuser, impartial jury, right to a lawyer. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 7th Amendment allow?

The accused can ask for and receive a jury instead of a judge. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?

Unreasonable fines and cruel and unusual punishments. Signup and view all the answers

What is stated in the 9th Amendment?

People hold rights beyond those listed in the Constitution. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 10th Amendment state?

Powers not granted to the national government are reserved for the states and individuals. Signup and view all the answers

What is the 11th Amendment about?

Limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 12th Amendment?

Revises the process for electing the President and Vice President. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 13th Amendment achieve?

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

Equal protection under the law and due process for all citizens. Signup and view all the answers

What significant right is granted by the 15th Amendment?

Prohibits denying the right to vote based on race. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 16th Amendment allow?

The federal government to collect income tax. Signup and view all the answers

What change does the 17th Amendment bring about?

Establishes the direct election of Senators by voters. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 18th Amendment establish?

Prohibition of alcohol. Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the 19th Amendment?

Grants women the right to vote. Signup and view all the answers

What procedural change does the 20th Amendment introduce?

Changes the start date of the Presidential and Congressional terms. Signup and view all the answers

What change is made by the 21st Amendment?

Repeals the 18th Amendment and ends prohibition. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 22nd Amendment limit?

The number of terms a President can serve. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 23rd Amendment grant?

Electoral votes to Washington D.C. Signup and view all the answers

What is prohibited by the 24th Amendment?

Poll taxes in federal elections. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 25th Amendment address?

Presidential succession and incapacity. Signup and view all the answers

What does the 26th Amendment establish?

Lowers the voting age to 18. Signup and view all the answers

What is a focus of the 27th Amendment?

Limits changes to Congressional pay until an election occurs. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

First Ten Amendments (Bill of Rights)

1st Amendment: Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition without government interference.
2nd Amendment: Protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime without consent.
4th Amendment: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; warrants must be judicially sanctioned.
5th Amendment: Establishes rights of the accused including: grand juries, protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, and just compensation for taken property.
6th Amendment: Ensures six rights related to criminal prosecutions: speedy and public trial, knowledge of accusation, confrontation of witnesses, impartial jury, legal counsel, and compulsory process for obtaining witnesses.
7th Amendment: Grants the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than twenty dollars.
8th Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel or unusual punishments.
9th Amendment: Asserts that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
10th Amendment: Reserves powers not delegated to the national government nor prohibited to the states for the states and the people.

Next Amendments (11th to 27th)

11th Amendment: Limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court.
12th Amendment: Reformed the presidential election process, allowing for separate electoral votes for President and Vice President.
13th Amendment: Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
14th Amendment: Defines citizenship, prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law, and ensures due process.
15th Amendment: Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen's right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
16th Amendment: Allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.
17th Amendment: Establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.
18th Amendment: Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol (Prohibition).
19th Amendment: Granted women the right to vote.
20th Amendment: Changed the dates for the start of presidential and congressional terms (Lame Duck Amendment).
21st Amendment: Repealed Prohibition, reversing the 18th Amendment.
22nd Amendment: Limits Presidents to two terms in office.
23rd Amendment: Grants Washington D.C. electors in the Electoral College.
24th Amendment: Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
25th Amendment: Addresses presidential succession and disability.
26th Amendment: Lowers the voting age to 18 years.
27th Amendment: Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election.

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