Bill of Rights and Voting Amendments

Bill of Rights and Voting Amendments

By Mary Corrigan

Bill of Rights

​1st Amendment - ​​Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition government

2nd Amendment - Right to bear arms

3rd Amendment - No quartering of soldiers

4th Amendment - Right to privacy (no illegal search and seizure)

5th Amendment - No self-incrimination (remain silent), no double jeopardy, eminent domain​ protections

Many of the first 10 Amendments have to due to legal protections like due process and habeas corpus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following civil protections does the 5th Amendment support?

• Ability to use firearms for protection

• Personal proerty rights

• Ability to speak with the government

• Ability to practice religion freely

Bill of Rights

​6th Amendment - Right to speedy trial, lawyer, jury (criminal)

7th Amendment - Right to civil trial

8th Amendment - No cruel and unusual punishment

9th Amendment - We have rights not listed in the Constitution

10th Amendment - Powers not in Constitution are reserved for the states

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Amendments does NOT relate to due process?

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which group would be appeased the most by the 10th Amendment?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Voting Amendments

13th Amendment - abolished slavery

14th Amendment - birthright citizenship; equal protection under law

15th Amendment - right to vote cannot be based on race

19th Amendment - right to vote cannot be based on gender

24th Amendment - outlawed poll tax

26th Amendment - lowered voting age to 18​

By expanding the right to vote to more citizens, there is more opportunity for elections to represent the citizens better

Multiple Choice

How does the addition of the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendment impact the democratic process?

• They allow more people to run for government office

• They allow for a more diverse pool of voters

• They allow for more people to fulfill their obligations

• They do not have an impact on the democratic process