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The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. -
protects the right of Americans to bear arms and keep weapons for self-defense, the protection of their rights, and their property -
soldiers cannot be quartered in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime -
protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government -
protects American citizens from self-incrimination, guarantees due process, and more -
protects citizens from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments -
the rights listed in the Constitution do not take away or diminish any other rights that the people have -
protects the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and prevents judges from overturning a jury's findings -
powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people -
limits the ability of non-citizens to sue states in federal court -
outlines the procedure for electing the President and Vice President -
abolished slavery in the United States -
addresses citizenship rights, equal protection under the law, and due process -
prohibits the federal government and states from denying a citizen's right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
a federal law passed by Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882 -
an anti-foreign, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist uprising in China that took place from 1899 to 1901 -
was a US federal law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War -
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allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states based on population -
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. -
prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol for consumption in the United States. It was ratified on January 16, 1919, and led to the Prohibition Era -
granted women the right to vote -
a worldwide economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to the beginning of World War II in 1939 -
changed the dates for the start and end of presidential and congressional terms -
repealed the 18th Amendment, which had prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the United States -
limits the number of terms a person can serve as President to two -
gives citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections -
prohibits the federal and state governments from requiring poll taxes or other taxes to vote in federal elections -
presidential succession and disability -
lowered the minimum voting age to 18 for all elections -
It gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials. They include the rights to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury, to be aware of the criminal charges.