Amendments
Guarantees the rights of freedom of speech, press, and religion. It also protects the right to petition the government.
What does the first amendment do?
Forbids exorbitant bails and fines and punishment that is unusual or cruel.
What does the eighth amendment do?
Except as punishment for criminal offense, forbids forced-slavery and involuntary servitude.
What does the 13th amendment do?
Denies the sale and consumption of alcohol.
What does the 18th amendment do?
Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections.
What does the 23rd amendment do?
Guarantees the people’s right to own and bear arms for their defense.
What does the second amendment do?
Reserves the rights of citizens which are not specifically mentioned by the U.S. Constitution.
What does the ninth amendment do?
Details Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Citizenship Clause, and clauses dealing with the Confederacy and its officials.
What is the 14th amendment?
Reserves women’s suffrage rights.
What does the 19th amendment do?
Citizens can't be denied their suffrage rights for not paying a poll tax or other taxes.
What does the 24th amendment do?
- Citizens can't be forced to quarter soldiers
- Citizens can't be forced to subject themselves to seizure and search without a search warrant.
How do the third and fourth amendments protect citizens?
Reserves powers that are not given to the U.S. government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to a State of the U.S., to the people and the States.
What does the tenth amendment do?
Reserves citizens the suffrage rights regardless of their race, color, or previous slave status.
What does the 15th amendment do?
Establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20).
What does the 20th amendment do?
Establishes a procedure for a successor of a President.
What does the 25th amendment do?
Prohibits abuse of government authorities. Establishes rules for accusations by eminent domain and grand jury. Guarantees the due process rights and protects citizens from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is does the firth amendment do?
State sovereign immunity. States are protected from suits by citizens living in another state or foreigners that do not reside within the state borders.
What is the eleventh amendment?
Reserves the U.S. government the right to tax income.
What does the 16th amendment do?
Details the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. State laws over alcohol are to remain.
What does the 21st amendment do?
Reserves the right for citizens 18 and older to vote.
What does the 26th amendment do?
- Fair and speedy jury trial. Rights to know accusation, accuser, and to find counsels and witnesses.
- Reserves individuals’ rights to jury trial depending on the civil case, and cases already examined by not be re-opened by another court.
What does the sixth amendment guarantee and what does the seventh amendment do?
Modifies and clarifies the procedure for electing vice-presidents and presidents.
What does the 12th amendment do?
Establishes popular voting as the process under which senators are elected.
What does the 17th amendment do?
Limit the presidential terms. Individuals who have served over two years of someone else’s term may not be elected more than once.
What does the 22nd amendment do?
Denies any laws that vary the salaries of Congress members until the beginning of the next terms of office for Representatives.
What does the 27th amendment do?