1st Amendment
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms (own guns)
3rd Amendment
Don't have to house soldiers
4th Amendment
Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment
Protection from Self incrimination and from being tried twice for the same crime
Right to the due process of law
Government has to pay you if they seize your land for public use
6th Amendment
The right to a speedy and public trial, to an impartial jury, representation by an attorney, to know what you are being accused of , who is accusing you, and to make people attend the trial for your defense
7th Amendment
Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
No excessive bail
9th Amendment
Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
10th Amendment
Powers not given to federal government go to people and States
11th amendment
prohibits courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country
12th amendment
someone runs as vice president/separation of votes for President and Vice President
13th amendment
abolishes slavery
14th amendment
equal protection under the law
15th amendment
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
16th amendment
Congress can tax income
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators
18th Amendment
Prohibition
19th amendment
Cannot be deprived the right to vote based on sex
20th amendment
President starts on January 20th
21st amendment
Repeal of Prohibition, alcohol is legal again
22nd amendment
Limits the president to two terms.
23rd amendment
grants D.C. citizens electoral votes/right to vote for president
24th amendment
abolishes the poll tax
25th amendment
Presidential succession
26th amendment
voting cannot be denied based on age (once you're 18)
27th amendment
congressional pay raises do not begin until the next election
Suffrage has to do with
voting
Reconstruction Amendments
13, 14, 15
Progressive Amendments
16, 17, 18, 19, 21
Suffrage Amendments
15, 19, 23, 24, 26
Election and Other Amendments
11, 12, 20, 22, 25, 27
Reconstruction was the time after...
the Civil War
Women were being abused by their husbands and were having their husbands spend all their money on alcohol which lead to the...
18th amendment
Overall goal of the progressive era
reform
Prohibition
A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages