Amendments Quiz
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jeffxtreme on March 9, 2011
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The term is always just a number, the term definition is one of the rights / powers granted from the amendment.
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40 terms
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 1 | freedom of press, religion, assembly, petition, and speech |
| 1 | freedom of religion has two parts: establishment clause: gov cannot create a national religion, and free exercise clause |
| 2 | right to bear arms, or to form a militia |
| 3 | no quartering of troops |
| 4 | no unreasonable search and seizures, need a search warrant and probable cause, not applicable to school |
| 5 | right to remain silent |
| 5 | cannot be tried twice (no double jeopardy) |
| 5 | cannot be held on a crime unless indicted by a grand jury |
| 5 | no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process |
| 5 | private property cannot be taken without due compensation (eminent domain) |
| 6 | right to a lawyer |
| 6 | right to a fair and speedy trial |
| 6 | allowed to have a jury trial |
| 6 | police have to tell you what you did wrong |
| 6 | right to confront your accuser |
| 7 | right to a jury trial for a civil case, of more than $20 |
| 8 | no cruel and unusual punishment |
| 8 | no excessive bail |
| 9 | any rights not listed in the Bill of Rights are still protected |
| 10 | any powers not in the Constitution are reserved to the states |
| 11 | defines the original jurisdiction of the USSC, you cannot sue your state in federal court |
| 12 | redefines how we vote for the president (P and VP on the same ticket) |
| 13 | freed the slaves |
| 14 | all citizens, born or naturalized, cannot be deprived of their citizenship by the states, and cannot be deprived of Life, Liberty, and Property without due process |
| 14 | repealed the 3/5 compromise |
| 15 | cannot deny voting b/c of race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 16 | federal income tax not based on population of state |
| 17 | direct of election of senators from the people |
| 18 | started prohibition, cannot sell, manufacture, or possess alcohol |
| 19 | women's suffrage |
| 20 | changed date of inauguration from March 4 to January 20, less of lameduck period |
| 21 | repealed the 18th amendment |
| 22 | president could serve only two terms max |
| 23 | D.C. could participate in the presidential election, with 3 E.V. |
| 24 | abolished the poll tax |
| 25 | if president dies, the v.p. assumes office and chooses a new v.p. |
| 25 | created the succession line |
| 25 | clarifies what to do in case the president is unable to perform his duties |
| 26 | 18 year olds can vote, states are allowed to lower the age |
| 27 | any pay raise by lawmaker has to go through an election to actually reap the benefits of the raise |
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