Amendment Flash Cards

Amendment 1 of the US Constitution specifically outlines the freedoms of press, speech, religion, assembly, and petition as fundamental rights granted to all American citizens.

Amendment 2 specifically grants citizens the right to own a gun or guns.

Amendment 3 specifically prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the consent of the home owner. This was a response to British abuses during colonial times.

Amendment 4 specifically deals with protecting citizens from unreasonable search and seizure without a warrant, ensuring that individuals have certain rights when it comes to privacy and property.

Amendment 5 protects individuals from being tried for the same crime twice and guarantees due process in trials, including compensation for property takings.

Amendment 6 of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy trial, ensuring that all individuals being tried for a crime have the right to a prompt trial. This right helps prevent unnecessary delays in the legal process.

Amendment 7 ensures that individuals being tried for a civil case have the right to have their case decided by a jury rather than solely by a judge. This allows for a group of peers to make the final decision.

The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the imposition of excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Amendment 9 of the U.S. Constitution specifically addresses the concern that listing specific rights could be interpreted as limiting the rights of the people. The amendment clarifies that the people retain rights not listed in the Constitution.

Amendment 10 of the United States Constitution focuses on delineating the powers of the states and the people, ensuring that powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people themselves.

Amendment 11 focuses on judicial limits and does not relate to the other options provided. It specifically prohibits federal courts from hearing cases where a state is sued by another state or a foreign country.

Amendment 12 specifically addresses the process of choosing the President and Vice President through electoral votes, changing the previous method of selection.

Amendment 13 abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, in the United States.

Amendment 14 of the United States Constitution deals with citizenship rights, specifically stating that all people born in the United States automatically become citizens.

Amendment 15 established that a citizen's right to vote could not be denied or abridged on account of race.

Amendment 16 gives Congress the right to put a direct tax on income, clarifying the status of income tax.

Amendment 18, also known as the Prohibition Amendment, was ratified in 1919 and made the production, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States. This led to a period known as Prohibition, which lasted until the amendment was repealed by Amendment 21 in 1933.

Amendment 19, also known as Women's Suffrage, granted women the right to vote, not the rights listed in the incorrect answers.

Amendment 20 addresses the terms of office for the President and Congress, specifically outlining when they commence their roles after being elected.

Amendment 21 repealed the 18th Amendment, which had established Prohibition in the United States. This made alcoholic beverages legal again after the period of Prohibition.

Amendment 23 grants citizens who reside in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections through the electoral college.

Amendment 24 of the United States Constitution prohibits the use of poll taxes, meaning that voting citizens are no longer required to pay a tax in order to vote.

Amendment 25 specifically addresses the procedures for presidential disability and the succession of power in such cases.

Amendment 22 specifically addresses the term limits for the President of the United States, ensuring that no individual can hold office for more than 2 terms of 4 years each.

Amendment 26 set the age at which a citizen can vote at 18 years old.

Amendment 27 specifically addresses the issue of limiting changes to congressional pay until a new group of representatives can intervene, rather than the other potential options listed.

In the case of Marbury v. Madison 1803, Marbury was deemed entitled to his appointment, his lawsuit was considered the correct way to address the issue, but the Supreme Court ultimately determined that it did not have jurisdiction to provide the requested relief.

In McCulloch v. Maryland 1819, the Supreme Court held that Congress did have the authority to establish the bank.

The key issue in the Gobbons v. Ogden 1824 case was whether the State of New York had overstepped its authority by granting a monopoly to certain steam boat drivers, which infringed on the regulation of interstate commerce reserved exclusively for Congress.