The Bill of Rights
This amendment protects a citizen's right to own a firearm
What is The Second Amendment?
This amendment protects citizens' rights to freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st amendment?
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
This amendment granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
These 10 amendments were passed to ensure citizens had protected rights against the government
What is the Bill of Rights?
This amendment protects a citizen's right to a fair trial by jury
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This amendment protects citizens against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
What is the 5th amendment?
This specific tax prevented African Americans from using their newfound right to vote
What are poll taxes?
This amendment protected citizens right to vote against illegal poll taxes and literacy tests
What is the 24th amendment?
This amendment is important because it sets the precedent that all citizens have the right to equal treatment under the law
What is the 14th amendment?
This amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment protects citizens rights to a jury for all civil cases worth over $20
What is the 7th amendment?
What is the 15th amendment?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26th amendment?
This amendment is important because it protects states from being overruled by a tyrannical government
What is the 10th amendment?
This amendment protects citizens from soldiers entering their homes
What is the Third Amendment?
This amendment protects citizens rights that are not specifically stated within the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment?
This infamous terrorist group actively targeted African American men to scare them away from the polls
What is the KKK?
This amendment banned alcohol
What is the 18th amendment
This amendment is important because it acknowledges that even though minorities had the right to vote, they were being prevented from using that right
What is the 24th amendment?
This amendment protects states' rights against the federal government
What is the 10th amendment?
This amendment protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th amendment?
This amendment protected African American's rights to citizenship and their rights in the Constitution
What is the 14th amendment?
This amendment overwrote the 18th amendment, making alcohol legal again
This amendment is important because it sets the precedent that you can repeal a previous amendment
What is the 21st amendment?