Amendments
What is the 13th Amendment?
Abolishes Slavery ( Slavery is NEEDED)
Which amendment granted everybody 18 and older to vote?
Amendment 26
Which amendment allowed citizens to popularly elect their State Senators?
Amendment 17
Which two amendments have to do with alcohol?
18th Amendment and 21st Amendment
what did the 14th Amendment do?
Granted Citizenship and equal rights to slaves
January 20th
Which amendment states that the states have any powers which are not exercised by the federal government?
Amendment 10
You go to court for arson, they give you a speedy and public trial, what Amendment does this relate to?
6th Amendment
You want to petition the government for grievances that they have been causing, what Amendment relates to this?
1st Amendment
What Amendment let's you Carry GUNS!!
2 Amendment
What does the 16th Amendment do?
allows Congress to use a Graduated Income Tax on the people; the more you make, the more you pay; the less you make, the less you pay.
When was the 19th Amendment passed, and what did it do?
1919, granted women's suffrage
What right do the 12th and 15th amendments both have to do with?
Voting
Congress wants to increase the pay for themselves, what Amendment does this relate to and how long do they have to wait until the new salary goes into affect?
Amendment 27 and the new salary would go into affect when the new convening of Congress comes.
what does the 22nd amendment do?
Limits the POTUS to 2 terms
What does the 24th Amendment do?
abolished poll taxes and made it illegal for the federal or state governments to deny or abridge the right to vote in federal elections because a person failed to pay a poll tax or any other tax
What did the 3rd Amendment do? Which war caused this?
Citizens were not required to quarter soldiers, the Revolutionary War
Some runs a car into your shed, you sue them and win a settlement, what Amendment does this relate to?
7th Amendment
Jimmy's house is burning down. The police run in to collect evidence in a pinch of time. Is this constitutional, and, if so, by which amendment?
Yes, 4th Amendment
What did the 23rd Amendment do?
gives residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for their representatives in Congress
sets up a new line of succession for President if something happens to the current President.
Excessive ____ shall it be required. (Amendment 8)
bail
You have rights that are assumed and cannot be disparaged, what Amendment does this relate to?
9th Amendment
Remy goes to prison for stealing food, the government seizes his properties and turns them into government apartments, how much should Remy be reimbursed for and what Amendment does this relate to?
Amendment 5 and he should be paid for what the properties are worth.
What does the 11th Amendment do?
states are protected from lawsuits from citizens of another state