Bill of Rights
Does not protect speech that creates a clear and present danger of a significant evil that congress has the power to prevent.
1st amendment
protected the State from being sued in a Federal court which became known as Sovereign Immunity.
11th amendment
With industrialization came new opportunities to make money -a handful of Americans became extremely wealthy, forever changing US business and the role of govt in the nation's economy
16th amendment
methods for keeping the black vote to a minimum declared unconstitutional, several Southern states found an answer:
24th amendment
election of the president and vice president will be on separate ballots
12th amendment
The Brady Act regulates the sale of handguns, imposes a waiting period of up to five days for the purchase of a handgun, and subjects purchasers to a background check during that period.
2nd amendment
African Americans were being arrested left and right, and being thrown back into slavery by the name of "Unpaid Labor."
13th amendment
eventually deleted theirs over the objection of southern Democrats
17th amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
25th amendment
a lame duck is an elected official whose successor has already been elected
20th amendment
75% of states ratified the amendment alongside 9 others on Dec. 15, 1791
third amendment
each state is free to ban the making and selling of alcoholic drinks within its own boarders
21st amendment
The Dry Amendment
18th amendment
The Voting Age Amendment
26th amendment
the formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, thus preventing their becoming law without further congressional action.
22nd amendment
Police must have a valid warrant to conduct a search. A valid search requires probable cause and particularity.
4th amendment
it was actually one of the first to be proposed by Madison in 1789
27th amendment
- industrialization
- urbanization
- immigration
- corruption of the gov
19th amendment
some accumulating even if no attempt was made to vote, meaning increasingly higher back-taxes to be paid to gain the vote.
24th amendment
No representatives or senators in Congress; represented by delegate who can only vote on V.P. or Pres
23rd amendment
all people accused of major crime need to be indicted by a grand jury
5th amendment
gives individual born in the United States the right to citizenship
14th amendment
Seneca Falls Convention
19th amendment
did not allow 18 yr olds to vote
26th amendment
Never had the same rights as states but since it's the U.S. capital it has special rights
23rd amendment