Amendments 1-5 | Amendments 6-10 | Amendments 11-15 | Amendments 16-20 | Amendments 21-25 |
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What is the 3rd amendment?
No quartering of troops
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What is the 8th amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment, protection from excessive bail
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What is the 13th amendment?
Abolished slavery
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What is the 20th amendment?
Changed the date of terms for President and Vice President (Jan. 20) and Congress (Jan. 3)
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What is the 22nd amendment?
Limited president to two terms
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What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly
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What is the 10th amendment?
Any power not given to the federal government belongs to the states
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What is the 11th amendment?
A state can't be sued by a resident of another state
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What is the 16th amendment?
Established income tax
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What is the 25th amendment?
Establishes presidential succession (if president dies, VP becomes president)
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What is the 5th amendment?
Right to due process, no self-incrimination
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What is the 6th amendment?
Right to a speedy trial & confront accuser
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What is the 15th amendment?
Right to vote for African-American males
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What is the 17th amendment?
People directly elect Senators
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What is the 21st amendment?
Repealed the 18th amendment
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What is the 2nd amendment?
Right to keep and bear arms
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What is the 7th amendment?
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
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What is the 12th amendment?
Separate votes for election of President and Vice President (electoral college)
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What is the 19th amendment?
Women's suffrage--right to vote
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What is the 23rd amendment?
Citizens of Washington, DC can vote for President but not Congress
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What is the 4th amendment?
No unreasonable search and seizure, search warrants required
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What is the 9th amendment?
Additional rights of the people
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What is the 14th amendment?
Citizenship for former slaves
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What is the 18th amendment?
Prohibition of alcohol
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What is the 24th amendment?
Bans poll taxes (can't be forced to pay to vote)
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