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Gives Americans the freedom of speech, religion, of the press, to assemble, and to petition the government
What is the First Amendment?
What is the sixth amendment?
Prohibits the Supreme Court from hearing lawsuits against states
What is the Eleventh Amendment?
What is the Seventeenth Amendment?
Allowed the citizens of Washington, D.C. to pick electors for federal officials
What is the Twenty-third Amendment?
Gives the freedom to bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?
Gives the right to a trial by jury in civil cases
What is the seventh amendment?
What is the Twelfth Amendment?
-Prohibited the manufacturing and selling of alcohol
-Repealed the above amendment
What are the Eighteenth and Twenty-first amendments, respectively?
Abolished any poll taxes
What is the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers without the consent of the homeowner
What is the Third Amendment?
No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishments
What is the Eighth Amendment?
Abolished slavery and indentured servitude
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
Allowed women to vote
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
Explains what to do if the president were to die or if they were incapacitated
What is the Twenty-fifth Amendment?
Allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th amendment?
Which two amendments were passes as a direct result of the Civil War, and how do they work together to expand civil rights (rights that promote equality)?
14th and 15th: Said "equal protection under the law", granted citizenship, and extended voting rights to all men (even newly freed slaves).
-Says that all people born or naturalized in the US are citizens, proportions each state's representatives, prohibits people who have engaged in rebellion from serving in government, and invalidates certain debts
-Every citizen has the right to vote regardless of race or servitude
What are the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, respectively?
Which amendment is often used in arguments about state vs. federal power, particularly in areas like education and healthcare?
What is the 10th Amendment?
This amendment passed because the US was sending men to fight in Vietnam and they had no say in that decision.
What is the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
The government can take your private property as long as they compensate you fairly.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Says that rights not given to the federal government nor prohibited from going to the states are reserved for the states
What is the Tenth Amendment?
What is the Sixteenth Amendment?
This amendment protects unenumerated rights.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Pay raises/decreases for Congress can only go into effect after the next election
What is the Twenty-seventh Amendment?