Civics The Amendments

This amendment allows Congress to tax incomes without rationing the revenues evenly among the states.

• 16th amendment

• 17th amendment

• 18th amendment

• 19th amendment

a legislative act that finds a person guilty of a crime without conducting a trial.

• habeus corpus

• ex post facto law

• bill of attainder

• mens rhea

this amendment simply states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

• 1st amendment

• 3rd amendment

• 4th amendment

• 2nd amendment

number of amendments that were originally proposed for the bill of rights

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 17

The First Amendment prevents the government from prohibiting the practice of any religion

• charter clause

• establishment clause

• free exercise clause

• creation clause

This amendment gives people the right to a speedy trial and an attorney.

• 2nd amendment

• 4th amendment

• 6th amendment

• 8th amendment

This amendment gives all citizens the right to vote regardless of race.

• 11th amendment

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

The founders wanted this to act as a “super-check” on all three branches of government.

• inspector generals

• the military

• the Supreme Court

• the press

The government can limit speech if it can demonstrate that the speech represents a clear and present danger to public safety.

• clear and present danger test

• byrd rule

• johnson amendment

• the fire in a theater rule

This amendment prohibits the quartering of troops

• 3rd amendment

• 5th amendment

• 7th amendment

• 8th amendment