Trials
The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
What is the 5th amendment
Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
What is the 14th amendment
separation of votes for President and Vice President
What is the 12th amendment
congressional pay raises are not begun until the next election
What is the 27th amendment
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 1st amendment
The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an attorney for an accused person
What is 6th amendment
U.S. cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed
What is the 15th amendment
Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January 20th
"Lame-duck" Amendment
What is 20th amendment
Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
What is the 17th amendment
Right to bear arms
What is the 2nd amendment
Right to jury in civil trials.
What is 7th amendment
Gave women the right to vote
What is 19th amendment
A president can only have 2 terms in office
What is the 22nd amendment
Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.
What is the 16th amendment
Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26th amendment
Gives Washington DC electoral college votes as if it were a state (DC still has no representation in Congress)
What is the 23rd amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
What is the 18th amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are RESERVED to the States respectively, or to the people.
What is the 10th amendment
Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state.
What is the 11th amendment
Prohibits federal and state governments from charging poll tax
What is the 24th amendment
Presidential succession
What is the 25th amendment
Amendment which ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US, repealing the 18th amendment
What is the 21st amentment
No quartering of soldiers
What is 3rd amendment