The Amendments
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Freedom of speech
What is 1st Amendment?
Prohibited alcohol
What is 18th Amendment?
3 electoral votes for Washington, D.C.
What is 23rd Amendment?
No excessive fines/excessive bail; no cruel & unusual punishment.
What is 8th Amendment?
Congress can make all laws "necessary & proper" to carry out its enumerated powers.
What is the elastic clause?
No quartering of soldiers in private homes.
What is 3rd Amendment?
President limited to two consecutive terms
What is 22nd Amendment?
All citizens, natural-born and naturalized, including freedmen, are citizens, and must be given equal protection under the law
What is 14th Amendment?
Congress can impose income taxes
What is 16th Amendment?
President can issue a _______ to release a prisoner who has been falsely convicted.
What is a pardon?
Abolition of slavery
What is 13th Amendment?
Voting age lowered to 18
What is 26th Amendment?
Repealed prohibition amendment
What is 21st Amendment?
Presidential order of succession, disability/resignation of President and/or Vice President
What is 25th Amendment?
Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and can overturn laws that violate it.
What is judicial review?
The right to own a firearm.
What is 2nd Amendment?
Use of warrants, probable cause, search & seizure
What is 4th Amendment?
What is 27th Amendment?
Citizens have more rights than those listed in the Constitution
What is 9th Amendment?
One of the principles of the Constitution, this two word phrase refers to "rule by the people."
What is popular sovereignty?
Women's suffrage
What is 19th Amendment?
Grand juries determine if a trial takes place, double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, burden of proof, due process, eminent domain
What is 5th Amendment?
Senators directly elected by the citizens
What is the 17th Amendment?
Banned poll tax
What is 24th Amendment?
According to the Constitution, Congress can override a presidential veto with a _____ vote in both houses of Congress.
What is two-thirds?