Constitutional Amendments

Bill of Rights

100

Right protected by the Second Amendment

right to bear arms

200

Name the five parts of the First Amendment

Religion, assembly, petition, press, speech

300

Ninth Amendment

cannot deny a right simply because it isn't enumerated in the Constitution

400

right protected by Seventh Amendment

right to trial by jury in civil cases

500

Parts of the Sixth Amendment

impartial jury, speedy and public trial, confronting/compelling witnesses, right to an attorney

Bill of Rights 2

100

Tenth Amendment guarantees...

Reserved powers

200

The Eighth Amendment protects against what?

Cruel and unusual punishment, excessive bail, excessive fines

300

The Fourth Amendment requires what to get a warrant?

Probable cause

400

Which protections have not been incorporated to the states, and what amendment are they from?

no quartering soldiers (3), grand jury indictment (5), civil jury trial (7)

500

Name the five parts of the Fifth Amendment

no double jeopardy, protects against self-incrimination, due process, eminent domain, grand jury indictment

11-19

100

Which amendment provides for direct election of Senators?

17th

200

Name the three Reconstruction Amendments

13, 14, 15

300

Twelfth Amendment

clarifies electoral process, separates races for president and vice president

400

Sixteenth Amendment

allows Congress to set federal income tax

500

Name the five (relevant) parts of the Fourteenth Amendment

birthright citizenship, privileges and immunities, due process, equal protection (all sec.1), enforcement (sec. 5)

20-27

100

Amendment that bans poll taxes

24th

200

Amendment that sets a two term limit for presidents

22nd

300

Amendment that repealed prohibition (18th)

21st

400

Amendment that gives DC electoral votes

23rd

500

Amendment that defines order of presidential succession

25th

Miscellaneous

100

Plain view, consent, hot pursuit and automobiles are all exceptions to what?

Fourth Amendment protection against search and seizure without a warrant

200

What do amendments 15, 19 and 26 have in common?

They all expand voting rights; 15 to men regardless of color, 19 to women, and 26 lowers voting age to 18

300

What year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

1791

400

Name the three types of due process

Procedural, selective incorporation, and substantive

500

What year was the most recent Amendment passed, and what did it do?

1992; prevented Congress from increasing their own pay