Bill of Rights
What is Amendment 2?
The right to bear arms
What is Amendment 1?
The freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
What is Amendment 19?
Gives women the right to vote
What is Amendment 12?
Provides for separate elections for the president and Vice President
What is Amendment 11?
Federal courts do not have jurisdiction in cases against a state
What is Amendment 3?
No one may be forced to house soliders
What is Amendment 7?
The right to a jury trail in civil cases
What is Amendment 26?
Lowers voting age from 21 to 18
What is Amendment 22?
President may not serve more than 2 terms or ten years
What is Amendment 13?
Abolishes slavery
What is Amendment 8?
No excessive bail, no cruel or unusual punishment
What is Amendment 4?
Protects unusual search and seizure
What is Amendment 23?
District of Columbia is allowed presidential electoral college votes
What is Amendment 20?
Beginning of President, VP, and Congress terms in office begins in January, presidential succession can take place before presidential inauguration
What is Amendment 16?
Congress has the power to pass direct taxes, income tax
What is Amendment 6?
Rights to a speedy trial by jury
What is Amendment 9?
People have other basic rights not listed in the constitution
What is Amendment 15?
All males have the right to vote
What is Amendment 25?
Provides for presidential succession and filling a vacant office of Vice President, if dies or removed from office
What is Amendment 18?
Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made illegal
What is Amendment 5?
Rights of the criminally accused (indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy, no self incrimination, due process of the law, eminent domain)
All powers not given to the federal government are left for the states to take care of/decide
What is Amendment 17?
Senators are to be elected by the voters in their state; governor fills state senator positions if position opens during a term
What is Amendment 27?
Congressional compensation increases may not take effect until after that congressional term is over (their pay raise doesn’t go into effect until new term)
What is Amendment 21?
Selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages is made legal (allowed again, #18 was repealed or cancelled by this amendment)