Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
33 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
-freedom of religion
-freedom of speech and press -freedom of assembly and to petition government |
first amendment
|
|
|
two clauses of freedom of religion
|
free exercise clause
establishment clause |
|
|
right to bear arms
|
Second Amendment
|
|
|
forbids the quartering of soldiers and direct public support of armed forces
|
Third Amendment
|
|
|
prevents against unreasonable search and seizures
|
Fourth Amendment
|
|
|
Fifth amendment
|
-guarantee of grand jury for "infamous" crimes
-prohibits double jeopardy -establishes right of eminent domain -prohibits self-incrimination -guarantees due process of law |
|
|
guarantees speedy impartial trial
|
sixth amendment
|
|
|
trial by jury in common-law places
|
seventh amendment
|
|
|
prohibits excessive bail in federal cases and capital punishment
|
eighth amendment
|
|
|
the powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
also has the implied right to privacy |
ninth amendment
|
|
|
when powers are not defined or delegated by Constitution, the states have reserved power
|
tenth amendment
|
|
|
states may not be sued in federal court by citizens of another state or country without the consent of the states being sued
|
eleventh amendment
|
|
|
electors have to cast separate votes for the president and the vice president
|
twelfth amendment
|
|
|
prohibited the institution of slavery
|
thirteenth amendment
|
|
|
established "due process" and "equal protection" clauses
|
fourteenth amendment
|
|
|
granted voting rights to males of all races
|
fifteenth amendment
|
|
|
gave Congress the power to collect taxes on income
|
sixteenth amendment
|
|
|
shifted the responsibility for choosing senators from the legislatures to the general voting public
|
seventeenth amendment
|
|
|
Prohibition
|
eighteenth amendment
|
|
|
granted voting rights to all American women
|
nineteenth amendment
|
|
|
-regarded specifics of presidential and legislative terms
-shortened amount of time between presidential election and inauguration |
twentieth amendment
|
|
|
Prohibition is repealed
|
twenty-first amendment
|
|
|
Limits the presidency to two terms
|
twenty-second amendment
|
|
|
Allows residents of Washington DC to vote in presidential elections
|
twenty-third amendment
|
|
|
banned poll taxes
|
twenty-fourth amendment
|
|
|
-provided rules as to how a new vice president should take the seat once the seat becomes vacant
-the vice president can take the president's place temporarily if the president is disabled |
twenty-fifth amendment
|
|
|
lowered voting age to 18
|
twenty-sixth amendment
|
|
|
if Congress votes to get a pay raise, it will not go into effect until after the next election
|
twenty-seventh amendment
|
|
|
Which amendments were in the Bill of Rights?
|
1-10
|
|
|
What were the Early Amendments?
|
11 and 12
|
|
|
What were the Civil War Amendments?
|
13-15
|
|
|
What were the Progressive Era Amendments?
|
16-19
|
|
|
What were the Later Amendments?
|
20-27th
|
