Amendments I
1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
2nd Amendment
Right to bare arms
The president is in the ____________ branch.
Executive.
Plessy v. Fergusson
"Separate, but equal." 1896.
President term length:
Max amount of terms:
2 Terms.
9th Amendment
People get rights not listed in Constitution.
5th Amendment
No double jeopardy or no witness against yourself.
The Supreme Court is in the ____________ branch.
Brown v. Board of Education
Integrating schools. 1954.
Annulled Plessy v. Ferguson
Vice-President Term Length:
# of Terms:
Four years.
Unlimited.
15th Amendment
You cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.
13th Amendment
Abolish slavery.
Congress is in the _____________ Branch
Legislative.
Loving v. Virginia
Legalized Interracial Marriage. 1967.
Senate Term length:
# of terms:
Six years.
Unlimited.
18th Amendment
Prohibition
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote.
The Senate is in the ____________ branch.
Legislative.
Roe v. Wade
Legalized abortion. 1972
Congress term length:
Max # of terms:
2 years.
Unlimited.
22nd Amendment
President can only serve two terms.
Amendment 26
18-year-olds get to vote.
The Cabinet is in the ___________ branch.
Executive.
Miranda v. Arizona
The rights read to you when arrested. 1966
Supreme Court terms and length.
Life tenure.