1. The Amendments
Unit 3

2. The Bill of Rights
1st Amendment – freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press, and petition.
2nd Amendment – right to bear arms
3rd Amendment – restrict the quartering of troops
4th Amendment – unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment – life, liberty, property. Due process of law, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and government seizure of property
6th Amendment – speedy, public, and jury trial – Criminal Cases
7th Amendment – jury trial in Civil Cases
8th Amendment – cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment – all rights not spelled out are “retained by the people” – your basic or natural rights
10th Amendment – powers not given to the nation or the states, belong to the people.

3. Fall in the “Bill of Rights” group
11th Amendment – federal courts can’t force states to be sued without the state’s consent.
12th Amendment – election of VP and president separately in electoral college.

4. Civil War Amendments 13th Amendment – abolished slavery
14th Amendment – citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US. Also prevented states from taking people’s rights away.
15th Amendment – everyone has the right to vote (esp. African Americans)

5. Later Amendments 16th Amendment – income tax
17th Amendment – the people instead of the state elects senators
18th Amendment – prohibition
19th Amendment – (1920) – gave women the right to vote.
20th Amendment – set election and inauguration times closer to one another
21st Amendment – repealed prohibition
22nd Amendment – 2 term limit on presidents (FDR)
23rd Amendment – gave district of Columbia the right to vote (3 electors)
24th Amendment – (1964) prohibits poll taxes
25th Amendment – Presidential succession
26th Amendment – lowered voting age to 18
27th Amendment – congress could only increase its pay for the next term.