All flashcards
Flashcard 1: Which amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of race?
Answer: The Fifteenth Amendment. Prohibited racial discrimination in voting rights after the Civil War.
Flashcard 2: Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
Answer: The Twenty-Sixth Amendment. Passed during the Vietnam War to give 18-year-olds voting rights.
Flashcard 3: Identify the amendment that limits presidential terms.
Answer: The Twenty-Second Amendment. Restricts presidents to two terms to prevent excessive concentration of power.
Flashcard 4: Which amendment addresses the rights of citizens in criminal cases?
Answer: The Sixth Amendment. Guarantees legal representation, jury trials, and other criminal defendant protections.
Flashcard 5: What is protected by the Ninth Amendment?
Answer: Rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution. Ensures the Constitution doesn't limit rights not explicitly mentioned.
Flashcard 6: Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
Answer: The Twenty-First Amendment. Ended the nationwide ban on alcohol established by the Eighteenth Amendment.
Flashcard 7: What does the Tenth Amendment state?
Answer: Powers not delegated to the U.S. are reserved to the states. Establishes federalism by reserving unlisted powers to states and people.
Flashcard 8: Which amendment limits congressional pay increases?
Answer: The Twenty-Seventh Amendment. Prevents immediate congressional salary increases from taking effect.
Flashcard 9: Identify the amendment that grants rights to those accused of crimes.
Answer: The Sixth Amendment. Provides essential due process protections for criminal defendants.
Flashcard 10: Identify the amendment that ensures women's suffrage.
Answer: The Nineteenth Amendment. Granted women the right to vote nationwide in 1920.
Flashcard 11: Identify the amendment that prohibits quartering of soldiers.
Answer: The Third Amendment. Prevents forced housing of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.
Flashcard 12: What is the Twenty-Fourth Amendment known for?
Answer: Abolishing the poll tax in federal elections. Removed financial barriers to voting in federal elections.
Flashcard 13: Which amendment deals with presidential succession?
Answer: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Establishes procedures for presidential disability and vice presidential vacancy.
Flashcard 14: What does the Twentieth Amendment address?
Answer: Commencement of presidential and congressional terms. Moved inauguration dates earlier to reduce the lame duck period.
Flashcard 15: Identify the amendment that abolished the poll tax.
Answer: The Twenty-Fourth Amendment. Eliminated financial barriers to voting in federal elections.
Flashcard 16: Which amendment ensures the right to a jury trial in civil cases?
Answer: The Seventh Amendment. Preserves the right to jury trials in federal civil matters.
Flashcard 17: What does the Twenty-First Amendment repeal?
Answer: Prohibition. Ended the constitutional ban on alcohol production and sales.
Flashcard 18: Which amendment secures the right to counsel?
Answer: The Sixth Amendment. Ensures legal representation for defendants who cannot afford attorneys.
Flashcard 19: Identify the amendment that limits the quartering of soldiers.
Answer: The Third Amendment. Protects private property from military occupation in peacetime.
Flashcard 20: What does the Second Amendment protect?
Answer: The right to bear arms. Protects individual gun ownership within constitutional limits.
Flashcard 21: Which amendment ensures the right to a public trial?
Answer: The Sixth Amendment. Guarantees transparency and fairness in criminal proceedings.
Flashcard 22: Identify the amendment that addresses Washington D.C. voting rights.
Answer: The Twenty-Third Amendment. Grants electoral votes to Washington D.C. residents for presidential elections.
Flashcard 23: What does the Seventeenth Amendment change?
Answer: Direct election of U.S. Senators. Replaced state legislature appointment with popular vote for senators.
Flashcard 24: Which amendment protects against double jeopardy?
Answer: The Fifth Amendment. Prevents being tried twice for the same crime after acquittal.
Flashcard 25: What does the Eleventh Amendment establish?
Answer: Limits on suits against states. Protects state sovereignty from certain federal lawsuits.
Flashcard 26: What does the First Amendment protect?
Answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. These five fundamental freedoms form the foundation of American civil liberties.
Flashcard 27: Which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
Answer: The Fourth Amendment. Requires warrants or probable cause for searches and seizures by government.
Flashcard 28: Identify the amendment that abolished slavery.
Answer: The Thirteenth Amendment. Passed after the Civil War to end slavery and involuntary servitude.
Flashcard 29: What rights are protected by the Fifth Amendment?
Answer: Right to due process, protection against self-incrimination, and double jeopardy. Key protections for individuals in criminal proceedings and government actions.
Flashcard 30: Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?
Answer: The Sixth Amendment. Ensures fair and timely criminal trials with public scrutiny.