AP Gov Amendments Flashcards
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| 7670022301 | Amendment 1 | Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press | 0 | |
| 7670025058 | Amendment 2 | The Right to Bear Arms | 1 | |
| 7670031091 | Amendment 3 | The Housing of Soldiers | 2 | |
| 7670033915 | Amendment 4 | Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures | 3 | |
| 7670048221 | Amendment 5 | Protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy. | 4 | |
| 7670052967 | Amendment 6 | Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. | 5 | |
| 7670057214 | Amendment 7 | Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law. | 6 | |
| 7670060475 | Amendment 8 | Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden | 7 | |
| 7670063567 | Amendment 9 | Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution. | 8 | |
| 7670066581 | Amendment 10 | Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution. | 9 | |
| 7670119149 | Amendment 11 | Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. | 10 | |
| 7670119150 | Amendment 12 | Revises presidential election procedures. | 11 | |
| 7670121841 | Amendment 13 | Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | 12 | |
| 7670121842 | Amendment 14 | Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues. | 13 | |
| 7670121843 | Amendment 15 | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. | 14 | |
| 7670124821 | Amendment 16 | Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. | 15 | |
| 7670124822 | Amendment 17 | Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. | 16 | |
| 7670154007 | Amendment 18 | Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. | 17 | |
| 7670149871 | Amendment 19 | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex. | 18 | |
| 7670149872 | Amendment 20 | Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin. | 19 | |
| 7670138639 | Amendment 23 | Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College. | 20 | |
| 7670132071 | Amendment 24 | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax. | 21 | |
| 7670132072 | Amendment 25 | Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, | 22 | |
| 7670147390 | Amendment 21 | Repeals the 18th Amendment | 23 | |
| 7670129885 | Amendment 26 | Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. | 24 | |
| 7670147391 | Amendment 22 | Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: | 25 | |
| 7670129886 | Amendment 27 | Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives. | 26 |