Amendments to the Constitution 1. Name the five parts of the 1st Amendment 2. What right does the 2nd Amendment describe? 3. What does the 3rd Amendment prohibit government from doing? 4. The 4th Amendment prohibits what actions by the government? 5. List the 5 major parts of the 5th Amendment 6. Name the 5 Parts of the 6th Amendment 7. What right does the 7th guarantee? 8. Describe the two things the 8th Amendment is designed to prevent. 9. What does the 9th Amendment say? 10. What powers are explained in the 10th Amendment? 11. What limit does the 11th Amendment place on lawsuit against states? 12. How did the 12th Amendment change the election process for the President and Vice-President? 13. The 13th Amendment banned what practice? 14. In what conditions can someone be forced into servitude against their will under the Constitution? 15. How does the 14th Amendment define a citizen? 16. Right rights are given under the 14th Amendment to see that all citizens are the same? 17. How did the 15th Amendment change voting rights? 18. What power does the 16th Amendment grant to the government? 19. How did the 17th Amendment change the election of Senators? 20. What was the purpose of the 18th Amendment? 21. How successful was the Amendment in meeting its purpose? Explain. 22. How did the 19th Amendment change voting rights? 23. What is the term that refers to an official remains in public office until their successor takes office? 24. How did the 20th Amendment solve this problem? 25. How is the 21st Amendment different from all the other Amendments? 26. The 22nd Amendment places a restriction on what person, and what is the restriction? 27. How did the 23rd Amendment change the voting process for some people? 28. What did the 24th Amendment forbid the government to use? 29. How does this contribute to making elections fair? 30. What process does the 25th Amendment describe? 31. Who becomes President if the President dies? 32. How did the 26th Amendment change voting rights? 33. What event had great influence it getting this Amendment passed and why? 34. What was the purpose of the 27th Amendment? 35. Why can there be such great arguments and debates over the meaning of the Constitution? 36. Name two limitations to the 1st Amendment right of free speech. 37. What is the meaning of the establishment clause in the 1st Amendment? 38. Name several limitations to the freedom of the press. 39. What can be required of a person or group before they exercise their right to publicly protest? 40. Why is there such a debate over the 2nd Amendment’s meaning? 41. What part of the 4th Amendment concerns the debate over abortion? 42. What is usually the most debated part of the 8th Amendment?