Constitutional Amendments

The 8th Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens from...

• Poll Taxes

• Bears

• Cruel and Unusual punishment, excessive bails/fines

• Slavery

This amendment established a national income tax.

• 4th

• 26th

• 9th

• 16th

Passed during the Civil Rights movement, this amendment prohibits poll taxes.

• 24th

• 9th

• 21st

• 18th

The 19th amendment...

• Allows for the direct election of senators

• Gives women the right to vote

• Outlaws slavery

• Gives citizens the right to bear arms

Freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the freedom to petition the government are all listed in the...

• 2nd Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 27th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

The Civil War Amendments (13th, 14th, &15th)...

• Outlawed Slavery

• Prohibit poll taxes

• made citizens out of everyone born on U.S. soil

• outlawed voting prohibitions based on race

This amendment allows for a trial by jury and protection from self-incrimination as well as double jeopardy.

• 1st

• 5th

• 8th

• 2nd

Passed after WWII, this amendment made it so that Presidents can only serve 2 full terms.

• 22nd

• 4th

• 19th

• 26th

Passed during Vietnam, the 26th amendment...

• Eliminated Selective Service

• Banned the sale of alcohol

• Changed the federal voting age to 18

• Outlaws slavery

The 18th Amendment did this, but the 21st amendment repealed it.

• Gave D.C. citizens the right to vote in Presidential elections

• Created the income tax

• Banned the sale, production, and consumption of alcohol

• Prohibited cruel and unusual punishment