Part I
Which amendment is the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What amendment prohibits the government from forcing citizens to provide shelter for soldiers?
3rd Amendment
Which amendment protects all basic or natural rights not specifically noted in the Constitution?
9th Amendment
Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and fair trial?
6th Amendment
Which amendment requires that police must have probable cause to carry out an arrest or search and have a warrant for arrests/searches?
4th Amendment
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy individual income taxes?
16th Amendment
Which amendment prohibits the government from denying a person’s right to vote on the basis of race?
15th Amendment
What is another name for the 18th amendment?
Prohibition
What did the 21st amendment do?
Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)
What are the five parts of the first amendment?
Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to petition the government, freedom to assemble (protest)
Which amendment gives the right to a trial by jury for disputes about property worth more than $20?
7th Amendment
What is another name for the nineteenth amendment?
Women's Suffrage
Which amendment provided for the election of U.S. Senators by direct popular vote instead of by state legislatures?
17th Amendment
Which amendment prohibits a state from being sued in federal court by citizens of another state or of another nation?
11th Amendment
Which amendment required presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president?
12th Amendment
Which amendment outlawed poll taxes in federal elections?
24th Amendment
Which amendment granted voters in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president?
23rd Amendment
Which amendment establishes that powers not given to the national government - or denied to the states - by the Constitution belong to the states or to the people?
10th Amendment
Which amendment set the date for inauguration day and start of a new Congress?
20th Amendment
22nd Amendment
Which amendment protects the rights of citizenship in general by prohibiting a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without “due process of law?"
14th Amendment
What are the three parts of the eighth amendment?
Prohibits excessive bail, prevents excessive fines, and bans cruel and unusual punishment
Which amendment Prevents members of Congress from granting themselves pay raises during the course of a session?
27th Amendment
What are the four parts of the fifth amendment?
Must have a grand jury for serious crimes, can't be tried for same crime twice, can't be forced to testify against yourself, gov can't punish someone without due process of law