REVISITING THE 27 AMENDMENTS UNIT 4 REVISITING THE 27 AMENDMENTS

1st AMENDMENT 1791 Freedom of… Are these rights unlimited? Religion Speech Press Assembly Right to redress grievances Are these rights unlimited?

2nd AMENDMENT 1791 Right to bear arms A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep & bear Arms, shall not be infringed

No quartering of soldiers during peace time 3rd AMENDMENT 1791 No quartering of soldiers during peace time

No unreasonable search & seizure 4th AMENDMENT 1791 No unreasonable search & seizure

Right to… 5th AMENDMENT 1791 No forced self-incrimination No double jeopardy A grand jury

6th AMENDMENT 1791 Right to… A speedy, public, jury trial Know the charges A lawyer Confront witnesses testifying against you Call your own witnesses

7th AMENDMENT 1791 Right to… A jury trial for suits of over $20.00

Right to… No excessive bail/fines No cruel/unusual punishments 8th AMENDMENT 1791 Right to… No excessive bail/fines No cruel/unusual punishments

Right to… Other rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution 9th AMENDMENT 1791 Right to… Other rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution

10th AMENDMENT 1791 Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved for the states

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Principle of state sovereign immunity from certain lawsuits 11th AMENDMENT 1795 Principle of state sovereign immunity from certain lawsuits

12th AMENDMENT 1804 Changed the procedure for how the Electoral College choses the president & vice president 1800 election – Federalist John Adams had Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson (his political opponent) as his vice president 1804 – 12th amendment allowed the president to choose his v.p. running mate

13th AMENDMENT 1865 Abolished slavery

14th AMENDMENT 1868 Define citizenship to include all natural-born Americans (including newly freed slaves) & guaranteed due process & equal protection of the laws How representation in Congress is calculated & how one may be disqualified from holding office Slave owners won’t be compensated for losing slaves as property

Granted voting rights to African Americans (newly freed slaves) 15th AMENDMENT 1870 Granted voting rights to African Americans (newly freed slaves)

Gave Congress the power to lay & collect income taxes 16th AMENDMENT 1913 Gave Congress the power to lay & collect income taxes

17th AMENDMENT 1913 Detailed the popular election of Senators & the number per state Gave the president the right to fill vacancies in the Senate

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol 18th AMENDMENT 1919 Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol

Granted voting rights to women 19th AMENDMENT 1920 Granted voting rights to women

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20th AMENDMENT 1933 Pushed forward the succession of the incoming president & members of Congress to lessen the amount of time for a ‘lame duck’ public official (March 4th to Jan. 20th) Detailed the succession of president Moved back the date for the 1st meeting of Congress (Dec. 3rd to Jan. 3rd)

Repealed the 18th Amendment (ending Prohibition) 21st AMENDMENT 1933 Repealed the 18th Amendment (ending Prohibition)

Set presidential term limits (2 terms) 22nd AMENDMENT 1951 Set presidential term limits (2 terms)

23rd AMENDMENT 1961 Granted the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) representation in Congress (2 Senators & a proportionate number of Representatives based on population) & in the Electoral College

24th AMENDMENT 1964 Prohibited the use of poll taxes as a way to prevent African Americans from voting

25th AMENDMENT 1967 Details the succession of the President, should he/she be unable to perform his/her duties & the duties of the vice president in such circumstances

Lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21) 26th AMENDMENT 1971 Lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21)

Took 200 years to be ratified 27th AMENDMENT 1992 Congress can’t vote to give themselves a pay raise during their same term in office Took 200 years to be ratified

Let’s play another kahoot.it based on Amendments 20-27

Grouping the amendments Amendments dealing w/ the District of Columbia (1) 23 - Granted the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) representation in Congress (2 Senators & a proportionate number of Representatives based on population) & in the Electoral College Amendments dealing w/ the election procedures & the right 2 vote (7) 12 - Refined the procedure for how the Electoral College choses the president & vice president 15 - Granted voting rights to African Americans 17 - Detailed the popular election of Senators & the number per state 19 - Granted voting rights to women 23 - Granted the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) representation in Congress (2 Senators & a proportionate number of Representatives based on population) 24 - Prohibited the use of poll taxes as a way to prevent African Americans from voting 26 - Lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21) Amendments dealing w/ lawsuits (1) 11 - Principle of state sovereign immunity from certain lawsuits

Grouping the amendments Amendments dealing w/ the Bill of Rights (10) 1 – freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly 2 – right to bear arms 3 – no quartering of soldiers during peacetime 4 – no unreasonable search/seizures 5 – no forced self-incrimination; no double jeopardy; grand jury 6 – rt. 2 a speedy, public, jury trial; know the charges; confront witnesses testifying against you, call your own witnesses; lawyer 7 – A jury trial for suits of over $20.00 8 – no excessive fines/bails; no cruel/unusual punishment 9 – rt. 2 other rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution 10 – Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved for the states Amendments dealing w/ alcohol (2) 18 – Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol 21 – Repealed Prohibition (18th Amendment)

Grouping the amendments Amendments dealing w/ the Office of the President (4) 12 – Refined the procedure for how the Electoral College choses the president & vice president 20 – Pushed forward the succession of the incoming president & members of Congress to lessen the amount of time for a ‘lame duck’ public official (March 4th to Jan. 20th) 22 – Set presidential term limits (2 terms) 25 – Details the succession of the President, should he/she be unable to perform his/her duties & the duties of the vice president in such circumstances

Grouping the amendments Amendments dealing w/ the status of slaves (3) 13 – Abolished slavery 14 – Define citizenship to include all natural-born Americans (including newly freed slaves) & guaranteed due process & equal protection of the laws; Slave owners won’t be compensated for losing slaves as property 15 – Granted voting rights to African Americans (newly freed slaves) Amendments dealing w/ taxation (2) 16 – Gave Congress the power to lay & collect income taxes 24 – Prohibited the use of poll taxes as a way to prevent African Americans from voting

Grouping the amendments Amendments dealing w/ U.S. Senators &/or U.S. Representatives (6) 14 – How representation in Congress is calculated & how one may be disqualified from holding office 17 – Detailed the popular election of Senators & the number per state 20 – Pushed forward the succession of the incoming president & members of Congress to lessen the amount of time for a ‘lame duck’ public official (March 4th to Jan. 20th); Moved back the date for the 1st meeting of Congress (Dec. 3rd to Jan. 3rd) 23 – Granted the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) representation in Congress (2 Senators & a proportionate number of Representatives based on population) 25 – Details the succession of the President, should he/she be unable to perform his/her duties (falls on Congress in certain cases) 27 – Congress can’t vote to give themselves a pay raise during their same term in office

Connecting the amendments to current events http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/28/holdouts-at-oregon-wildlife-refuge-say-theyll-leave-if-no-charges-pursued.html 1st Amendment – Freedom of Assembly 2nd Amendment – Right to Bear Arms http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/upshot/dear-powerball-winner-take-our-advice-and-take-the-annuity.html?ref=topics&_r=0 16th Amendment – Congress can lay/collect Income Taxes http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/politics/members-of-congress-pay-raise 27th Amendment – Congressional Pay Raises http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/movies/the-sundance-film-festival-trains-its-sights-on-the-gun-debate.html?ref=topics 2nd Amendment – Right To Bear Arms

Connecting the amendments to current events https://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/empire/1890s.html 24th Amendment – Prohibited Poll Taxes http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/us/politics/campaign-to-lower-voting-age-to-16-in-local-races-ignites-a-debate.html 26th Amendment – Lowering the Voting Age to 18 http://time.com/deathpenalty/ 8th Amendment – No Cruel or Unusual Punishment https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/26/why-it-will-be-very-difficult-for-flint-residents-to-sue-the-state-of-michigan-for-money 11th Amendment – Right of State Sovereign Immunity from certain Lawsuits

Connecting the amendments to current events http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/making-a-murderer-10-questions-we-still-have-20160107 4th Amendment – Right to No Unreasonable Search/Seizures 5th Amendment – Right to No Forced Self-Incrimination; No Double Jeopardy; Right to a Grand Jury 6th Amendment – Right to a Speedy, Public, Jury Trial of your Peers; Right to Know the Charges; Right to Confront Witnesses Testifying Against You; Right to Call your Own Witnesses; Right to a Lawyer 14th Amendment – Due Process Rights as a U.S. Citizen http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/obama-turns-the-lame-duck-narrative-its-head 20th Amendment – Pushed forward the Presidential Inauguration from March 4th to January 20th to prevent a ‘Lame Duck’ President