AP US History - 27 Ammendments Flashcards
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| 13921097950 | 1 | Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition | 0 | |
| 13921097951 | 2 | Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms | 1 | |
| 13921097952 | 3 | No quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime. In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered. | 2 | |
| 13921097953 | 4 | Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; search warrant is required to search persons or property | 3 | |
| 13921097954 | 5 | Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent domain | 4 | |
| 13921097955 | 6 | Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront the Accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel | 5 | |
| 13921097956 | 7 | Right to trial by jury in civil cases | 6 | |
| 13921097957 | 8 | No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment | 7 | |
| 13921097958 | 9 | Unenumerated rights | 8 | |
| 13921097959 | 10 | Limits the power of the federal government to only those specifically granted to it by the constitution. | 9 | |
| 13921097960 | 11 | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity | 10 | |
| 13921097961 | 12 | Revises presidential election procedures | 11 | |
| 13921097962 | 13 | Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | 12 | |
| 13921097963 | 14 | Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil-War issues | 13 | |
| 13921097964 | 15 | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. | 14 | |
| 13921097965 | 16 | Allows federal income tax | 15 | |
| 13921097966 | 17 | Direct election of senators | 16 | |
| 13921097967 | 18 | Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) | 17 | |
| 13921097968 | 19 | Federal recognition of women's suffrage | 18 | |
| 13921097969 | 20 | Term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20). This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment". | 19 | |
| 13921097970 | 21 | Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment | 20 | |
| 13921097971 | 22 | Limits the president to two terms | 21 | |
| 13921097972 | 23 | Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College | 22 | |
| 13921097973 | 24 | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes | 23 | |
| 13921097974 | 25 | Presidential succession | 24 | |
| 13921097975 | 26 | Voting age nationally established at 18 | 25 | |
| 13921097976 | 27 | Variance of congressional compensation | 26 | |
| 13921097977 | First 10 Amendments are... | Bill of Rights | 27 |