WGU C963 - Amendments
1st Amendment (1791)
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
2nd Amendment (1791)
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791)
Soldiers can't quarter in any house, without the consent of the Owner
4th Amendment (1791)
Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment (1791)
The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment (1791)
Right to trial by jury, a speedy trial, and right to a lawyer
7th Amendment (1791)
Right to a jury trial for criminal and some civil cases
8th Amendment (1791)
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
9th Amendment (1791)
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
10th Amendment (1791)
Federal powers are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states
11th Amendment (1795)
Places limits on lawsuits against states
12th Amendment (1804)
Changes procedure for electing President and Vice-President
13th Amendment (1865)
Abolishes and prohibits slavery
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
17th Amendment (1913)
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote
18th Amendment (1919)
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (Repealed Dec
5, 1933 with 21st amendment)
19th Amendment (1920)
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex
20th Amendment (1933)
Changes the date on which the terms of the president, vice president, and members of
Congress end and begin (to January 20 and January 3 respectively)
21st Amendment (1933)
1st Amendment (1791)
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
2nd Amendment (1791)
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791)
Soldiers can't quarter in any house, without the consent of the Owner
4th Amendment (1791)
Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment (1791)
The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment (1791)
Right to trial by jury, a speedy trial, and right to a lawyer
7th Amendment (1791)
Right to a jury trial for criminal and some civil cases
8th Amendment (1791)
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment
9th Amendment (1791)
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution
10th Amendment (1791)
Federal powers are not stated in the Constitution are reserved for the states
11th Amendment (1795)
Places limits on lawsuits against states
12th Amendment (1804)
Changes procedure for electing President and Vice-President
13th Amendment (1865)
Abolishes and prohibits slavery
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
17th Amendment (1913)
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote
18th Amendment (1919)
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (Repealed Dec
5, 1933 with 21st amendment)
19th Amendment (1920)
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex
20th Amendment (1933)
Changes the date on which the terms of the president, vice president, and members of
Congress end and begin (to January 20 and January 3 respectively)
21st Amendment (1933)
