citizenship review

27th Amendment

•  prevents members of Congress from granting themselves pay raises during the current session

• American citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors

• sets the inauguration date for new presidential terms and the date for new sessions of Congress

• allows Congress to levy a tax on income from any source without apportioning it among the states and without regard to the census.

1st Amendment

• Right to a speedy trial by jury

• Right to bear arms-  (own and keep guns)

•  Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Press, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to petition

• No “double jeopardy”

26th Amendment

• Government cannot force citizens to house soldiers in time of peace

• Voting Age lowered from 21 to 18

• Succession of the Presidency

• legalized the sale of alcohol

2nd Amendment

• States have powers over anything not specifically given to the Federal government in the Constitution

• Right to an attorney

• Right to remain silent

• Right to bear arms-  (own and keep guns)

25th Amendment

• Limits the president to two terms

• Succession of the Presidency

• prohibiting any poll tax

3rd Amendment

• Government cannot force citizens to house soldiers in time of peace

• Right to bear arms-  (own and keep guns)

• Right to Privacy; no unlawful search and seizure

• Eminent Domain

24th Amendment

• Extends the right to vote to black males

• Freed slaves and banned slavery

• prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.

• Voting Age lowered from 21 to 18

4th Amendment

• Government cannot force citizens to house soldiers in time of peace

• Right to have a jury trial

•  Right to Privacy; no unlawful search and seizure

• Right to due process

23rd Amendment

• No cruel or unusual punishment

• requires a person to receive a majority of the electoral votes for vice president for that person to be elected vice president by the Electoral College.

• Voting Age lowered from 21 to 18

• American citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors

5th Amendment

• Freed slaves and banned slavery

• Right to remain silent

  Right to due process

  No “double jeopardy”

  “Eminent Domain”

• Right to confront your accusers

• Civil cases involving more than $20 can be decided by a jury