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Civics Chapter 4 p7
Chapter 4 notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
| Amendment 2 | right to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | soldiers are not allowed to stay in a persons house in time of peace |
| Amendment 4 | protects Americans against unreasonable searches of personal property |
| Amendment 5 | protects the rights of the accused |
| Amendment 6 | guarantees additional rights to people accused of crimes |
| Amendment 7 | provides for a right to the jury trial in federal courts to settle all disputes of more than $20 |
| Amendment 8 | Forbids cruel and unusual punishment to the accused |
| Amendment 9 | a statement that other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated. |
| Amendment 10 | the subject of some debate, but essentially it states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people. |
| Amendment 11 | more clearly defines the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court concerning a suit brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| Amendment 12 | the President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative, rather than first and second highest vote-getters. It also ensures that anyone who becomes Vice-President must be eligible to become President. |
| Amendment 13 | abolished slavery in the entire United States. |
| Amendment 14 | ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths counting of slaves in the census. |
| Amendment 15 | ensures that race cannot be used as a criteria for voting. |
| Amendment 16 | authorizes the United States to collect income tax without regard to the population of the states. |
| Amendment 17 | shifted the choosing of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states. |
| Amendment 18 | abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed (erased). |
| Amendment 19 | ensures that gender cannot be used as a criteria for voting. |
| Amendment 20 | set new start dates for the terms of the Congress and the President, and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing-in would be handled. |
| Amendment 21 | repealed the 18th Amendment. |
| Amendment 22 | set a limit on the number of times a President could be elected - two four-year terms. |
| Amendment 23 | grants the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to three electors in Presidential elections. |
| Amendment 24 | ensured that no tax could be charged to vote for any federal office. |
| Amendment 25 | clarifies even further the line of succession to the Presidency, and establishes rules for a President who becomes unable to perform his duties while in office. |
| Amendment 26 | ensures that any person 18 or over may vote. |
| Amendment 27 | requires that any law that increased the pay of legislators may not take effect until after an election. |
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