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ap gov amendments
1-20 amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st amendment | Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble, and to petition |
| 2nd amendment | Enumerates the right to keep and bear arms |
| 3rd amendment | No forced quartering of soldiers in private houses during peacetime. In a time of war, Congress can pass a law stating that soldiers should be quartered. |
| 4th amendment | Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; search warrant is required to search persons or property. |
| 5th amendment | Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy, and rules for eminent domain. |
| 6th amendment | Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, to counsel |
| 7th amendment | Right to trial by jury in civil cases |
| 8th amendment | No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th amendment | rights reseverd to the people |
| 10th amendment | rights reseverd to the states |
| 11th amendment | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. |
| 12th amendment | Revises presidential election procedures |
| 13th amendment | Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. |
| 14th amendment | Defines citizenship and deals with post-Civil-War issues. |
| 15th amendment | Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 16th amendment | Allows federal income tax |
| 17th amendment | Direct election of senators |
| 18th amendment | Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by Twenty-first Amendment) |
| 19th amendment | Federal recognition of women's suffrage |
| 20 amendment | Term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment" |
| 21st amendment | Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment |
| 22nd amendment | Limits the president to two terms. |
| 23rd amendment | Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College |
| 24th amendment | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes |
| 25th amendment | Presidential succession |
| 26th amendment | Voting age nationally established at 18 (see suffrage) |
| 27th amendment | Variance of congressional compensation |
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