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AP US Government- Amendments Flashcards

Prep for AP Exam, reviews the amendments and which court cases they apply to.

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97392443451st AmendmentFreedom of religion (Engle v Vital, Lemon v Kurtzman), speech (Johnson v Texas, Black v Virginia, Tinker v Des Moines), press, rights of assembly, and to petition0
97392443462nd AmendmentRight to bear arms1
97392443473rd AmendmentQuartering of soldiers2
97392443484th AmendmentSearch and arrest warrants requires probable cause (Mapp v Ohio)3
97392443495th AmendmentDue process rights in criminal cases. Protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and establishes grand jury proceedings (Miranda v Arizona)4
97392443506th AmendmentRights to a fair and speedy trial with representation by council (Gideon v Wainwright)5
97392443517th AmendmentRights in civil cases6
97392443528th AmendmentNo excessive bails, fines, or cruel and unusual punishments (Furman v Georgia, Gregg v Georgia)7
97392443539th AmendmentRight retained by the people- right of privacy (Griswald v Connecticut, Roe v Wade, Lawrence v Texas)8
973924435410th AmendmentPowers retained by the states or people9
973924435511th AmendmentNo lawsuits of citizens of one state against another state10
973924435612th AmendmentProviding for election of President and VP. Establishes the electoral college and the process for electing the VP.11
973924435713th AmendmentAbolition of slavery12
973924435814th AmendmentDue process of the law. Civil rights. Equal protection of the law. (Federal Government=Guarantor of minority rights, linked to almost every court case involving minorities and civil rights)13
973924435915th AmendmentSuffrage for African Americans14
973924436016th AmendmentIncome taxes15
973924436117th AmendmentDirect election of US Senators16
973924436218th AmendmentProhibition17
973924436319th AmendmentWomen granted suffrage18
973924436420th AmendmentSet terms for the President and Congress, "lame duck" amendment19
973924436521st AmendmentRepealed prohibition20
973924436622nd AmendmentSet two-term limit for President21
973924436723rd AmendmentGranted suffrage to the citizens of Washington, DC22
973924436824th AmendmentPoll tax eliminated23
973924436925th AmendmentPresidential disability and succesion24
973924437026th AmendmentGranted suffrage to 18,19, and 20 year olds25
973924437127th AmendmentCongressional salaries and pay raises26

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