Roxanna Piedra

November 3, 2009

Policing & Law

Amendments 1-27

The 1st Amendment protects the people's right to practice whatever religion you choose,
to speak freely, to assemble (meet) anywhere, to address the government and of the press
to publish what you please.

The 2nd Amendment protects the right to own guns, and the government will not violate
the right to own guns.

The 3rd Amendment guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them
room and board while at time of peace or war.

The 4th Amendment protects the people from the government improperly taking
property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause.

The 5th Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime unless they
are properly indicted, that they may not be tried twice for the same crime, that you need
not be forced to testify against yourself, and from property being taken without just
compensation. They can’t incriminate themselves.

The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial, an impartial jury, that the accused can
confront witnesses against them, and that the accused must be allowed to have a lawyer.
The accused can waive the right to have a lawyer, and represent themselves.

The 7th Amendment guarantees a jury trial in federal civil court cases if the amount
exceeds $20.00.

The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will not be cruel and unusual, and that
large fines will not be set.

The 9th Amendment states that no one shall be denied their basic constitutional rights.

The 10th Amendment, it states that any power not granted to the federal government
belongs to the states or to the people.

The 11th Amendment states a person from one state cannot sue another person from a
different state in federal court.

The 12th Amendment states that President and Vice-President are chosen by the
Electoral College and in separate ballots so that someone is either running for President
or Vice-President.
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States of America.

The 14th Amendment ensured that all citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the
federal level, but on the state level, too. Defined citizenship as anyone born or
naturalized in the U.S.

The 15th Amendment gives African American’s the right to vote, and it also includes
that race, color, or servitude does not exclude someone from voting.

The 16th Amendment gives the government the right to set and collect taxes on
incomes.

The 17th Amendment grants the citizens of the state to choose their Senators.

The 18th Amendment abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States.
This amendment was later revoked.

The 19th Amendment ensures that gender cannot be used as criteria for voting.

The 20th Amendment sets new start dates for the terms of the congress and the President
and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing in will be handled.

The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.

The 22nd Amendment sets a limit on the number of terms a President can serve in office
to 2 four year terms. It has one exception for a Vice-President who assumes the
Presidency after the death or removal of the President, establishing the maximum term of
any President to 10 years.

The 23rd Amendment states that citizens of Washington D.C. are allowed to have 3
electoral votes when voting for President.

The 24th Amendment ensured that no tax could be charged to vote for any federal
office.

The 25th Amendment states that in the case of a Presidential death and/or disability, the
powers and responsibilities of the Presidency will be passed on to the Vice President.
Upon feeling able to resume his duties, the President may send a written notice to the
congressional leadership informing them that he is returning to office. If the Vice
President and a majority of the Cabinet officers disagree, they may send written notice to
the leaders of Congress and let them decide who should take office as President.

The 26th Amendment ensures that any person 18 or over may vote.

The 27th Amendment states that Congress can increase their own salaries but can not
collect their money until they go through federal election.