Amendment Worksheet

guarantees the right to a speedy trial

outlaws paying a tax as a condition for voting

sets out the presidential succession to office and a vice-presidential vacancy

protects against excessive bails and cruel and unusual punishment

guarantees representation in criminal proceedings

guarantees the right to vote to all persons without reference to race, color, or previous servitude

protects us from having to keep troops in our homes in peacetime

forbids slavery in the US

congressional pay raises will not go into effect until after the next congressional election

grant the district of columbia presidential electors

says that powers not delegated to the national government, and not prohibited to the states, belong to the states

made changes in the electoral college system

prohibited the sale, manufacture, transportation, importation, and exportation of all intoxicating liquors in the United States

stipulates that a president can serve no more than two elected terms

gives the right to a jury trial in civil cases that exceed a certain amount of money

provides for the right to petition the government

changes the way we elect our US senators in each state

gives us the right to confront our accusers when charged with a criminal offense

prohibits being forced to give testimony that might implicate oneself in a crime

A state may not be sued in federal court by residents of another state or by foreign residents

explains the dates that congress will convene and the President will take office, and what will happen if the President-elect dies

guarantees freedom of the press

prohibits trying someone twice for the same offense

repealed the 18th amendment

states that the people of the United Staes retain certain unenumerated rights that cannot be taken away

guarantees that one must be told the charges if arrested

protects freedom of religion and speech

gives right to bear arms

entitles the accused to a grand jury indictment in all capital cases

guarantees the rights of all citizens born or naturalized in the US

lowers voting age from 21 to 18

established individual income tax

extended the right to vote to women

protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by law officers

contains the second due process clause of the Constitution

contains the equal protection clause

sets up the precedent of eminent domain

provides for freedom of expression

provides for the right to assemble

contains the first due process clause in the Constitution