Amendment Test
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- amendment - federal crime to deny the right to vote based on race, color, previous servitude
- 15th
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(1) Popular sovereignity
(2) Separation of powers
(3) Federalism
(4) Limited government
(5) Checks and balances
(6) Republicanism - basic principals of government
- amendment-clearified the process of determining the president if there is a tie in the Electoral College
- 12th
- Constitution amendments can be proposed by
- Congress or national convention
- How did the 26ht amendment change the legal voting age?
- lowered it from 21 to 18
- amendment which abolished slavery
- 13th
- Naturalized citizen
- completed legal process for becoming a U.S. citizen
- amendment which clearified presidential succession
- 20th
- The Bill of Rights guarantees
-
(1)freedom of speech
(2)protection against the abuse of power - amendment which was a result of Vietnam war and lowered age to vote to 18
- 26tth
- amendment giving right to a speedy trial
- 6th
- amendment saying powers not given to the Federal Government in the Constitution are saved for the states
- 10th
- presidential checks
-
veto
make appointments - congressional checks
-
(1)override
(2)ratify treaties
(3)impeach
(4)appropriate (give money) - date of president's inaugration
- Jan. 20
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amendment
(1)covering Presidential
succession
(2) clause about what to do
if presidentis
alive but can't perform
duties - 25th
- amendment outlawing slavery in all of U.S.
- 13th
- amendment saying no cruel and unusual punishment
- 8th
- amendment giving right to an impartial jury
- 6th
- amendment protecting our private property from being taken away with "just compensation" (paying for what it's worth)
- 5th
- amendment saying in time of peace, soliders can't be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner (owner has to say it's okay to have soliders stay)
- 3rd
-
since 1789 there has been ___
changes in the Constitution - 17
- to search a person's house a police officer needs
- a search warrant
- amendment giving president a 2nd term
- 22nd
- amendment giving women the right to vote
- 19th
-
amendment changing the date that president takes office
from Jan. 3 to Jan. 20th - 20th
- amendment giving right to lawyer
- 6th
-
amendment ending "Jim Crow Laws"
(FYI "Jim Crow Laws" attempted to keep Blacks from voting in 50's and 60's) - 24th
- amendment protecting from double jeopardy
- 5th
-
amendment
(1)definted citizenship
(2)gave citizenshop to everyone born on U.S. soil - 14th
- amendment banned poll taxes
- 24th
- amendment saying citizens must sue a state in a state court
- 11th
- amendment saying you may have a jury trial where more tha $20.00 is at stake
- 7th
-
amendment saying
(1) a person has to be told all the charges against them
(2) person allowed to question all of the witnesses - 6th
-
amendment protecting a witness from being a witness
against oneself - 5th
- amendment making U.S. a dry country
- 18th
- amendment guarantees states right to have a well maintained militia
- 2nd
-
amendment protecting-
(1) freedom of speech
(2) freedom of assembly
(3) freedom of religion - 1st
- amendment saying pay raises voted by congress WON'T go into effect until AFTER the next election
- 27th
-
amendment cannot take away
(1)life
(2)liberty
(3)property
without DUE PROCESS - 5th
-
amendment saying senators elected by a popular
vote*?
*(people voting directly) - 17th
- amendment saying rights of the people are not limited to those given in bill of rights
- 10th
- amendment saying in order for vice president to take over-when the president is still alive-president's cabinent must declare him UNFIT FOR DUTY
- 25TH
-
amendment instituted* income tax
*put into effect - 16th