Amendments #1-5
Freedom of Speech is expressed greatly in this Amendment?
1st Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Rights not listed in the constitution can still be applied to citizens (Rights to privacy).
9th Amendment.
Why do you need the 15th Amendment?
Made sure citizens were not denied the right to vote because of their skin color. However, white males still found other loop holes to deny voting rights.
Freedoms/what amendment says: United States Constitution established the popular election of United States senators by the people of the states?
17th Amendment
Freedoms/what amendment says: United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
21st Amendment
Freedoms/what amendment says: No quartering of soldiers. Not allowed during the wartime. Unless a law says you have to during war time?
3rd Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Right to trial by judge or jury if you choose?
7th Amendment
Freedoms/what amendment says: Abolished Slavery. Forever changed the political and social landscaped of the US and Does not eliminated racism/prejudice/unequal treatment?
13th Amendment
Both of these amendments were crucial to the equality of our society. Illegal to deny voting based on gender, Made it illegal to refuse voting based on gender, however many obstacle still prevented people of gender from voting
19th Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Eliminated poll tax. It was Ratified in 1964 Outlawed any pavement or tax as a requirement to take part in a nomination or election and it was passed almost 100 years after 15th amendment
24th Amendment.
Right to Bear Arms and create a militia involve in this amendment
2nd Amendment
Freedoms/what amendment says: Right to a speedy and public trial, Right to an Attorney and Right to be informed of charges?
6th Amendment
Why do you need the 13th Amendment?
Make sure the white people cannot have black people as slaves in the United States. But it did not eliminate the racism and prejudice that came after that.
Why do we need the 17th Amendment?
People are able to select the two senators that represent their state.
Why do we need the 22nd Amendment?
It made a limit to how many years and terms a president could serve.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Freedom from double jeopardy, Freedom from self incrimination and Right to due process of law?
5th Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: All powers not specifically given to the federal government can be reserved to the states?
10th Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Both of these amendments were crucial to the equality of our society. Illegal to deny voting based on color of skin. Made it illegal to refuse voting based on skin color, however many obstacle still prevented people of color from voting like Poll taxes, Literacy test and Intimidation at the polls?
15th Amendment.
Why do we need the 18th Amendment?
It made the sale of alcohol illegal throughout the land.
What is the 25th Amendment?
Freedoms/what amendment says: Presidential succession list which fills vacancy due to death or illness. VP, Speaker of the house, Pro Tempore of the senate, sec of state and sec of treasury and then Designated Survivor- so not everyone on the list can die at once
Freedoms/what amendment says: No illegal searches and seizures. Only can get a search warrant with probable cause?
4th Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Freedom from Cruel and Unusual Punishment and Freedom from Excessive Bail?
8th Amendment.
Freedoms/what amendment says: Applies government protections of citizens right to the states governments as well. Includes rights of due process at the state level, Necessary due to the treatment of citizens after civil war and it was Passed in 1868?
14th Amendment
Why do we need the 19th Amendment?
Made sure citizens were not denied rights to vote because of their gender. However, white males still found other loop holes to deny voting rights.
Why did we need the 21st Amendment?
Gave us the process to eliminate an amendment by making in another amendment to eliminate it