1. Amendments to the Constitution
AP Govt 06

2. 1st Amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, & petition

3. 2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms

4. 3rd Amendment
You can’t be forced to quarter soldiers

5. 4th Amendment
No unreasonable search & seizure

6. 5th Amendment No self-incrimination, no double jeopardy
Oliver North pleading
the 5th amendment

7. 6th Amendment Speedy & public trial, witnesses, and legal counsel
OJ Simpson
w/ 2 of his
many lawyers

8. 7th Amendment
Jury trials for lawsuits exceeding $20

9. 8th Amendments
No excessive fines or bails, no cruel or unusual punishment

10. 9th Amendment
There are laws beyond what is in the Constitution

11. 10th Amendment
Powers are reserved to the states

12. 11th Amendment You cannot sue a state that you don’t reside in
As much as you
might want to,
you can’t sue
Wisconsin.

13. 12th Amendment
The Electoral College chooses the President and Vice-President in a single election

14. 13th Amendment
Slavery abolished

15. 14th Amendment Citizenship & equal protection under the law
Ratification
of 14th
Amendment

16. 15th Amendment
Voting rights extended to all men

17. 16th Amendment
Authorizes income taxes

18. 17th Amendment
Direct election of senators

19. 18th Amendment
Prohibition enacted

20. 19th Amendment
Women can vote

21. 20th Amendment
Presidential succession/lame duck amendment

22. 21st Amendment
Bye Bye Prohibition

23. 22nd Amendment Terms limits for presidents FDR - the only prez
elected 4 times

24. 23rd Amendment
DC residents get to vote for president

25. 24th Amendment
No more poll taxes

26. 25th Amendment Presidential succession/presidential disability
LBJ takes the oath
after JFK’s
assassination

27. 26th Amendment
18 year olds vote

28. 27th Amendment
Congressional pay raises