AMENDMENT CHEAT SHEET!!
1st Amendment – RAPPS – Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
2nd Amendment – Right to Bear Arms
3rd Amendment – Right not to be forced to quarter soldiers
4th Amendment – Right against unlawful search and seizures
5th Amendment – Right not to incriminate oneself
6th Amendment – Right to a speedy and public trial
7th Amendment – Right to a trial by a jury
8th Amendment – Right against cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment – Powers reserved to the People
10th Amendment – Powers reserved to the state
11th Amendment – Suits against States
12th Amendment – Electoral College uses separate ballots in voting for president and vice president
13th Amendment – Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment – All citizens have equal protection under law – all people born in US are citizens
15th Amendment – States should give all male citizens the right to vote (including African Americans)
16th Amendment – Legalized Income Tax
17th Amendment – People directly elect Senators
18th Amendment – Prohibition – alcohol illegal
19th Amendment – Woman Suffrage – right to vote
20th Amendment – Lame Duck – Presidential inaugurations changed from March to January
21st Amendment – Repealed Prohibition
22nd Amendment – Limited the president to a maximum of 2 terms (8 years)
23rd Amendment – Allowed citizens in Washington DC to vote
24th Amendment – Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
25th Amendment – Established process for Vice President to take over leadership when the president is disabled
26th Amendment – Lowered voting age to 18
27th Amendment – Congressional pay raises go into effect during the NEXT term