Amendments (A)
Direct election of senators
What is the 17th?
Right of the people to keep and bear arms
What is the 2nd?
Right to a speedy and public trial with a jury of one's peers
What is the 6th?
Requires Electors to vote separately for President and Vice President
What is the 12th?
Limits suits against states
What is the 11th?
All persons born on U.S. territory or naturalized are citizens
What is the 14th?
Right to a grand jury for capital crimes, no double jeopardy, cannot be forced to witness against oneself
What is the 5th?
Repeal of Prohibition
What is the 21st?
Congress has the power to tax incomes
What is the 16th?
No citizen will be denied the right to vote based on color
What is the 15th?
No person will be elected more than twice to the office president
What is the 22nd?
Lowered voting age to 18
What is the 26th?
Creates a "lame duck" office holder
What is the 20th?
Right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 4th?
3 Electoral votes are allowed from the District of Columbia
What is the 23th?
Right to trial by jury in civil cases
What is the 7th?
The vice president will take over leadership if the president is removed from office or disabled
What is the 25th?
Powers not listed in the Constitution are kept for the states
What is the 10th?
Powers not listed in the Bill of Rights are still reserved to the people
What is the 9th?
Prohibits any change of Congressmen’s salary until the next term of Congress
What is the 27th?
The right of citizens to vote will not be denied on account of gender
What is the 19th?
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without consent of the owner
What is the 3rd?
No excessive bail or fines; no cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th?
Abolition of slavery
What is the 13th?
The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied on the basis of failure to pay a poll tax
What is the 24th?