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Amendments
Match the amendments to their ordinal number
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st | Basic Liberties (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of the Press, Right to Petition) |
| 2nd | Right to bear Arms |
| 3rd | No forceful quartering of troops |
| 4th | No Unwarranted Searches and Seizures |
| 5th | Indictments, Due Process, self-incrimination,double jeopardy, and Eminent Domain |
| 6th | Right to a fair and speedy public trial, notice of accusation,Confronting one's accuser, subpoenas,right to counsel |
| 7th | Right to jury in civil cases |
| 8th | Protects from excessive bail, fines, cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th | Unermerated Rights |
| 10th | limits the power of the federal government, gives power to state government |
| 11th | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state |
| 12th | Revision of presidential election procedures |
| 13th | Abolition of slavery, except as punishment for crime |
| 14th | Citizenship, atae due process, applies to Bill of Rights to the states, Prohibits people who have rebelled against the U.S. to take public office |
| 15th | suffrage no longer restricted by race |
| 16th | allows federal income tax |
| 17th | Direct election to the U.S. Senate |
| 18th | prohibition of alcohol |
| 19th | women's suffrage |
| 20th | Term Commencement for congress(Jan. 3) and President (Jan. 20)-lame duck amendment |
| 21st | repeal of 18th amendment |
| 22nd | Limits the president to two turns |
| 23rd | Representation of Washington D.C. in the Electoral College |
| 24th | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes |
| 25th | Presidential Succession |
| 26th | Voting age established as 18 |
| 27th | Variance of congressional compensation |