Bill of rights
This freedom protects your right to express yourself without government interference
What is freedom of speech (or religion, press, assembly, petition)?
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified (Amendments 1-10)?
What is 1791?
This amendment modifies the process for electing the President and Vice President, addressing issues that arose in the election of 1800.
What is the Twelfth Amendment?
This right ensures you can keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment?
This amendment defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This amendment granted women the right to vote
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
In what year was the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) ratified?
: What is 1919?
This amendment establishes the procedures for presidential disability and succession.
What is the Twenty-fifth Amendment?
You don't have to house soldiers in your home without your consent thanks to this amendment.
What is the Third Amendment?
This amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
In what year was the 19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage) ratified?
What is 1920?
This amendment officially repeals the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.
What is the Twenty-first Amendment?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies certain individuals from holding office. What was the primary target of this disqualification after the Civil War?
Who were former Confederate officials?
This amendment eliminated poll taxes as a requirement for voting in federal elections.
What is the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
In what year was the 22nd Amendment (Presidential Term Limits) ratified?
What is 1951?
This amendment clarifies the start date for presidential and congressional terms and addresses lame-duck sessions of Congress.
What is the Twentieth Amendment?
This amendment includes the right to remain silent and protection against double jeopardy.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Besides guaranteeing equal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment also includes this clause, preventing states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
What is the Due Process Clause?
This amendment grants electors in the Electoral College to the District of Columbia.
What is the Twenty-third Amendment?
In what year was the 27th Amendment (Congressional Pay) ratified?
What is 1992?
This amendment granted Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
What is the Sixteenth Amendment?