| A | B |
|---|
| civil rights | rights that belong to an individual by virtue of citizenship |
| 1st amendment | gives us freedom of speech |
| 2nd amendment | gives us the right to bear arms |
| 4th amendment | deals with search arrants before searching someone's property, and that evidence that is obtained illegally can't be used in a court of law |
| 5th amendment | says that you don't have to testify, against yourself in a court of law, and that you can't be tried for the same crime twice |
| 6th amendment | you have the right to an attorney, and to a trial by jury |
| 8th amendment | protects us from excessive bail and fines, as well as cruel and unusual punishment |
| 13th amendment | officially ended slavery |
| 15th amendment | gave black men the right to vote; it also said that people could not be denied citizenship based on the color of their skin |
| 19th amendment | gave women of all color the right to vote (suffrage) |
| 24th amendment | did away with poll taxes (abolished them) allowing poor people the opportunity to vote |
| 26th amendment | changed the voting age from 21 to 18 |
