Amendments
Amendment 14: granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
Defined Citizenship, Provides Due Process and Equal Protection
Amendment 5: Rights of the Accused
serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury.. A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without just compensation.People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law
Amendment 9: Rights of People
the people retain rights absent from listed specific rights in the Constitution
Amendment 1: Freedom of Speech
Guarantees freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press, and the right to peaceful assembly and to petition the government
Amendment 8: Rights of the Accused
bars excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishment.
Amendment 4: Search and Seizure
bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property
Amendment 25: Presidential Succession and Disability
defines the process of presidential succession
Amendment 17: direct election of senators
direct election of us senators by the people. the state government no longer elect us senators
Amendment 2 :Right to keep and bear arms
guarantees the right to organize state militias and to bear arms
Amendment 22 :Presidential Term Limits
limited terms a president could serve to two complete terms or 8 years
Amendment 3: Quartering of Soldiers
prohibits quartering soldiers in private homes in peace time and limits it in time of war
Amendment 19: woman's suffrage
right to vote for women
Amendment 10: limited power
says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn't listed, it belongs to the states or to the people
Amendment 7 - Right to a trial by jury
the right to a jury trial in Federal civil cases.
Amendment 6 right to a speedy/fair trial
the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges. Witnesses must face the accused, and the accused is allowed his or her own witnesses and to be represented by a lawyer.