WGU C963 - Amendments
1st Amendment (1791) - ✔Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
2nd Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) - ✔The right not to be forced to quarter soldiers during times of
peace without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) - ✔Prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures and sets out
requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
5th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to due process, no self-incrimination, eminent domain,
double jeopardy, and grand jury
6th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to trial by jury, a speedy trial, and right to a lawyer
7th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to a jury in civil cases over $20
8th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to no cruel and/or unusual punishments, no unfair bail,
fines, or fees
9th Amendment (1791) - ✔Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
10th Amendment (1791) - ✔The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.
11th Amendment (1795) - ✔Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing
another state, except with permission from that state's judicial system.
12th Amendment (1804) - ✔Electoral college must have two separate elections for the
president and vice president.
13th Amendment (1865) - ✔Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as
punishment for a crime.
14th Amendment (1868) - ✔Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment (1870) - ✔Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color,
or previous condition of servitude
16th Amendment (1913) - ✔Allows the federal government to collect income tax
1st Amendment (1791) - ✔Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
2nd Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) - ✔The right not to be forced to quarter soldiers during times of
peace without consent of the owner
4th Amendment (1791) - ✔Prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures and sets out
requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
5th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to due process, no self-incrimination, eminent domain,
double jeopardy, and grand jury
6th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to trial by jury, a speedy trial, and right to a lawyer
7th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to a jury in civil cases over $20
8th Amendment (1791) - ✔Right to no cruel and/or unusual punishments, no unfair bail,
fines, or fees
9th Amendment (1791) - ✔Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
10th Amendment (1791) - ✔The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.
11th Amendment (1795) - ✔Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing
another state, except with permission from that state's judicial system.
12th Amendment (1804) - ✔Electoral college must have two separate elections for the
president and vice president.
13th Amendment (1865) - ✔Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as
punishment for a crime.
14th Amendment (1868) - ✔Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment (1870) - ✔Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color,
or previous condition of servitude
16th Amendment (1913) - ✔Allows the federal government to collect income tax
