THE AMENDMENTS
THE AMENDMENTS Name:___________________________ Period:__________
There are _____________ currently in the Constitution.
The first 10 Amendments are called the _____________________________________________
Many states refused to _________ _____ _________________________ without the Bill of Rights.
1. Freedom of Speech (&Expression), Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly
What it says:
Example:
2. The Right to Bear Arms
What it says:
What is the conflict today?
3. Quartering of Soldiers
The government cannot station troops in your home (a result of experiences during ______________rule).
4. Search and Seizure
What it says:
5. Rights of the Accused Persons (Pleading the 5th)
What it says: GIVES THE ACCUSED THE RIGHT TO STAY SILENT IN ORDER TO NOT INCRIMINATE HIM OR HERSELF.
Connections:
6. Right to Speedy Trial
What it says:
Example:
7. Trial by Jury
What it says:
8. No excessive fines or punishments (Cruel and Unusual Punishment)
What it says: PUNISHMENT CANNOT BE GRUESOME; THAT BAIL CANNOT BE EXCESSIVE (MUST FIT THE ABILITY TO FLEE AND THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIME)
Connections:
9. Rights of the People Construction of Constitution
The citizens of the United States have fundamental rights beyond those listed in the Constitution. Other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated.
10. Powers of the States and the Peoples
What it says: essentially it states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the _________________ or to the people.
11. Judicial Limits
Federal Courts hear suits regarding citizens in one state trying to sue another.
12. Choosing the President
This established the current rules for the Electoral College.
(Amendments ____, _____, and ______were passed as a result of the ___________ War)
13. Slavery Abolished
What it says:
14. Citizenship Rights
What it says: CITIZENS ARE PROVIDED EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW NO MATTER YOUR RACE OR GENDER (USED TO FIGHT SEGREGATION, FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS, ETC).
Connections:
15. Race No Bar to Vote
What it says:
16. Income Tax
What it says:
CITIZENS WHO RECEIVE PAY CHECKS MUST PAY PART
DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERAL GOV’T TO PAY FOR USE OF
THE GOV’T AND ITS PROGRAMS.
Connections:
17. Senators Elected by Popular Vote
This provides for a general election for Senators. Before this, the legislature voted in its Senators.
18. Prohibition
What it means:
Connections:
19. Women’s Suffrage
What it says:
When did it happen?
20. Presidential Terms-
This sets the date a new President and Vice President take office-January 20th of the year following the election.
21. Prohibition Repealed
What it says:
How to remember:
22. Presidential Term Limits
What it says: Limits the number of terms a president can have to ________.
Why it happened:
23. District of Columbia Voting
This gave the Citizens in the District (where our Federal Gov’t is) the right to vote in presidential elections, and gave them electors (3).
24. Poll Tax Barred
This bars the practice of paying to vote.
25. Succession of the President
This outlines the chain of command if a President falls ill or dies.
President
26. Voting Age 18 Years
What it says:
Why it happened:
27. Limits Congressional Pay Increases
This prevents pay raises from taking effect before voters can cast their ballots in the next election
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