Amendments
Freedom of religion, speech, petition and assembly
6th amendment?
Right to speedy and public trial, impartial jury and right to counsel.
11th amendment?
States are protected from being sued by citizens of another state.
16th amendment?
Established federal income tax.
21st amendment?
Repealed the prohibition of alcohol
2nd amendment?
Right to Bear Arms
7th amendment?
Right to a trial by jury in common-law cases.
12th amendment?
Separated balloting procedures for president and vice-president (put them as a team).
Direct election of U.S. Senators.
22nd amendment?
Presidents limited to 2 terms.
(8 years)
3rd amendment?
No quartering of soldiers
8th amendment?
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment. No excessive bail imposed.
13th amendment?
Abolition of slavery.
18th amendment?
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption
23rd amendment?
The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. ... Since DC is not a state, its residents were not allowed to vote for President as well as elected voting representative to Congress.
4th Amendment?
Protection against illegal search and seizure
9th amendment?
The enumeration of rights in the Constitution won't be used against the people.
14th amendment?
Granted former slaves citizenship and equal protection, established principle of selective incorporation.
19th amendment?
Women got the right to vote.
24th amendment?
Made poll taxes illegal in response to the Jim Crow Laws.
5th amendment?
Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy. Protection of due process and right to a grand jury.
10th amendment?
Reserved powers to the states.
15th amendment?
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
20th amendment?
President and vice-president's term of office begins on January 20th, and no longer in March.
The 20th amendment is a simple amendment that sets the dates at which federal (United States) government elected offices end.
25th amendment?
Says that if the President becomes unable to do their job, the Vice President becomes the President. This can happen for just a little while, if the President is just sick or disabled for a short time.