Upgrade to remove ads
Only $35.99/year

AP GOVERNMENT FINAL - Amendments

Terms in this set (39)

Freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to petition the government
First Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms
Second Amendment
Right to protection from troops being quartered in homes during peacetime
Third Amendment
Right against unreasonable search and seizure
Fourth Amendment
Right to fair trial with all proper legal rights enforced on federal level
Fifth Amendment
Right to fair compensation when the government takes your property for public domain
Fifth Amendment
Cannot be tried for the same crime twice
Fifth Amendment
Cannot be forced to testify against yourself
Fifth Amendment
Warrants require cause
Fourth Amendment
Right to be informed of the charges against you
Sixth Amendment
Right to a speedy and public trial
Sixth Amendment
Right to an impartial jury
Sixth Amendment
Right to face witnesses against you in court
Sixth Amendment
Right to counsel
Sixth Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in a civil non-criminal case
Seventh Amendment
Right to protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Eigth Amendment
Right to protection against excessive bails and fines
Eight Amendment
Guarantee that rights not listed in the Constitution are still protected
Ninth Amendment
Guarantee that the people and the states have all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government
Tenth Amendment
Allows a person to sue if a state denies their rights
Eleventh Amendment
Electors to the Electoral College can cast one vote for President and separate vote for the Vice President
Twelfth Amendment
The House elects the President if no majority
Twelfth Amendment
Slavery is illegal
Thirteenth Amendment
Declares all citizens are guaranteed equal treatment and protection under the law
Fourteenth Amendment
States must follow due process
Fourteenth Amendment
Ensures black men right to vote
Fifteenth Amendment
Grants Congress power to collect taxes on income
Sixteenth Amendment
Money collected does not have to be reapportioned to states based on population
Sixteenth Amendment
Senators are to be elected by the people
Seventeenth Amendment
The sale, making, and transportation of alcohol is illegal
Eighteenth Amendment
Women are granted the right to vote
Nineteenth Amendment
President and vice-president's term of office begins on January 20th, and no longer in March
Twentieth Amendment
The eighteenth amendment is repealed
Twenty-First Amendment
No person may serve as President more than twice
Twenty-Second Amendment
Grants Washington D.C. 3 electors to the electoral college
Twenty-Third AMendment
Poll taxes are illegal in federal elections
Twenty-Fourth AMendment
Establishes a clearer succession to the presidency and vice presidency
Twenty-Fifth Amendment
The age of eligibility for voting is lowered to 18
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Congressional pay raises do not take effect until after next Congressional election
Twenty-Seventh Amendment
Other sets by this creator