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Constitutional Amendments

Identify these amendments from their descriptions.

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Prevents the quartering of soldiers in private homesAmendment III, Third Amendment
Powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the statesX Amendment, 10th Amendment, also known as the reserve clause.
Slavery was AbolishedAmendment XIII, 13th Amendment
Right to a jury trialAmendment VII, 7th Amendment
Freedm of Speech, Assembly, press, and petitionAmendment I, 1st Amendment
Protection from Unreasonable Search and SeizureAmendment IV, 4th Amendment
Separate ballots for President and Vice-President in the Electoral CollegeAmendment XII, 12th Amendment
Right to a Speedy TrialAmendment VI, 6th Amendment
Prevention of self-incriminationAmendment V, 5th Amendment
Authorization of an Income TaxAmendment XVI, 16th Amendment
Deals with Presidential Disability and SuccessionAmendment XXV, 25th Amendment
Lowering Voting Age to 18Amendment XXVI, 26th Amendment
Presidential Vote for D.C.Amendment XXIII, 23rd Amendment
Limiting Presidential TermsAmendment XXII, 22nd Amendment
Senators Elected by Popular VoteAmendment XVII, 17th Amendment
Gave Voting Rights to Former SlavesAmendment XV, 15th Amendment
Banning Poll Tax in Federal ElectionsAmendment XXIV, 24th Amendment
Limiting the ability to affect Congressional PayAmendment XXVII, 27th Amendment
Changing the Inaugeration of Presidential termsAmendment XX, 20th Amendment
Nationwide Voting Rights for WomenAmendment XIX, 19th Amendment
Gave Citizenship to former slaves and applied Bill of Rights to States.Amendment, XIV, 14th Amendment
Prevents Double Jeopardy, being tried for the same crime twiceAmendment V, 5th Amendment
Prevented the establishment of a state religionAmendment I, 1st Amendment
Right to keep and bear armsAmendment II, 2nd Amendement
Banned Excessive Fines and Cruel and unusal punishmentAmendment VIII, 8th Amendment
Banned the production, sale, and consumption of liquorAmendment XVIII, 18th Amendment
Repealed the ban against liquorAmendment XXI, 21st Amendment
First Ten Amendments are know collectively asThe Bill of Rights
The trying of someone twice for the same crime which was banned by the fifth amendment isDouble Jeopardy
The Eight Amendment banned what type of punishment a three word phraseCruel and Unusual
Prior to the adoption of the 26th amendment giving the right to vote to 18 year olds what was the previous voting age in most states?21
In American Law it is the responsibility of the prosecution to prove beyond aReasonable Doubt
The process of filling the Office of Vice-President should that office become vacant was established with what amendment?25th
The 22nd amendment was ratified during which presidential administration in 1951Harry Truman (He was grandfathered in)
The First Amendment guarantees that there there can be no law regarding the establishment ofReligion
The 1st amendment guarantees the people the right to ___ the Government to redress grievancesPetition
The 1st amendment gives the right of the people to peaceably what?Assemble
Who is considered the father of the US constitution because of his activities during the Constitutional ConventionJames Madison
The Constitutional Convention met in what city, the home of the Liberty BellPhiladelphia
The first state to ratify the Constitution was:Delaware
The 12th amendment dealing with the electoral college was as a result of what Presidential electionThe election of 1800 which saw Thomas Jefferson eventually being elected by the House of Rep.


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