us amendments by joseph

Folie 1

• 2nd Amendment (1791) The right to bear arms
• 3rd Amendment (1791) http://cdn1.pri.org/sites/default/files/story/images/Feature_25.jpgNo quartering of troops in peacetime
• 4th Amendment (1791) Guards against unreasonable searches and seizures
• 5th Amendment (1791) The right to due process and no double jeopardy
• 6th Amendment (1791) The right to a fair and speedy trialLimit on presidential terms
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Folie 2

• 8th Amendment (1791) Prohibits excessive bail and no unusual punishment
• 9th Amendment (1791) Addresses our unenumerated rights
• 10th Amendment (1791) Federal powers are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states
• 11th Amendment (1795) Any state can be sued by a U.S. citizen
• 12th Amendment (1804) Changes in electoral college procedures

Folie 3

• 13th Amendment (1865) Abolishes and prohibits slavery
• 14th Amendment (1868) Citizenship due process equal protection
• 15th Amendment (1870) U.S. cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed
• 16th Amendment (1913) Congress is given the power to tax incomes
• 17th Amendment (1913) The direct election of senators
• 18th Amendment (1919) Prohibition of liquor

Folie 4

• 19th Amendment (1920) Women gain the right to vote
• 20th Amendment (1933) Procedures for outgoing president and the new president coming in
• 21st Amendment (1933) Repeal of prohibition (18th Amendment)
• 22nd Amendment (1951) Limit on presidential terms
• 23rd Amendment (1961) District of Columbia receives electoral votes
• 24th Amendment (1964) Prohibits federal and state governments from charging poll tax

Folie 5

• 25th Amendment (1967) Presidential succession and presidential disability
• 26th Amendment (1971) 18 year olds gain the right to vote
• 27th Amendment (1992) Any change in congressional salaries takes place after the general election

Folie 6