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Amendments to the Constitution
AP Govt 06
1st Amendment
• Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, & petition
2nd Amendment
• Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
• You can’t be forced to quarter soldiers
4th Amendment
• No unreasonable search & seizure
5th Amendment
• No self-incrimination, no double jeopardy
Oliver North pleadingthe 5th amendment
6th Amendment
• Speedy & public trial, witnesses, and legal counsel
OJ Simpsonw/ 2 of hismany lawyers
7th Amendment
• Jury trials for lawsuits exceeding $20
8th Amendments
• No excessive fines or bails, no cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
• There are laws beyond what is in the Constitution
10th Amendment
• Powers are reserved to the states
11th Amendment
• You cannot sue a state that you don’t reside in
As much as youmight want to,you can’t sueWisconsin.
12th Amendment
• The Electoral College chooses the President and Vice-President in a single election
13th Amendment
• Slavery abolished
14th Amendment
• Citizenship & equal protection under the law
Ratificationof 14thAmendment
15th Amendment
• Voting rights extended to all men
16th Amendment
• Authorizes income taxes
17th Amendment
• Direct election of senators
18th Amendment
• Prohibition enacted
19th Amendment
• Women can vote
20th Amendment• Presidential succession/lame duck
amendment
21st Amendment
• Bye Bye Prohibition
22nd Amendment
• Terms limits for presidents
FDR - the only prezelected 4 times
23rd Amendment
• DC residents get to vote for president
24th Amendment
• No more poll taxes
25th Amendment
• Presidential succession/presidential disability
LBJ takes the oathafter JFK’sassassination
26th Amendment
• 18 year olds vote
27th Amendment
• Congressional pay raises