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Amendments
A Review
First AmendmentReligion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech;
the FIRST thing you do is learn how to SPEAK
And RAPPS
But How do I remember it???
Second AmendmentRight to Bear Arms
A bear has TWO ARMS
But How do I remember it???
Third Amendment
No quartering of troops unless there is a war. Not here
Three’s a CROWD
But How do I remember it???
Forth Amendment
No search without a warrant
We searched 4 a WARRANT.
But How do I remember it???
Fifth Amendment
Due process and protection of property; The right to remain silent
I plead the 5th
But How do I remember it???
Sixth Amendment
Fair and speedy trial
SPEEDY
But How do I remember it???
Seventh Amendment
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
But How do I remember it???
Seven is your lucky number for justice by a jury.
Eighth Amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment;
EIGHT says you can’t “ATE” me.
But How do I remember it???
Ninth Amendment
Rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution should not be assumed not
to exist
#9 Says more rights are MINEThe 9 looks like a P written backward. P
stands for POWER to the PEOPLE
But How do I remember it???
Tenth Amendment
Rights of the states
But How do I remember it???There are 10 Amendment rights, Amendment 10 gives rights to the states.
Eleventh Amendment
Sovereign immunity
But How do I remember it???The 1’s are equal and so are the states. So they can’t sue each other.
Immunity of states to foreign suits
Twelfth Amendment
Revision of presidential election procedures
But How do I remember it???The 1, 2 position
President is #1, and the Vice President is #2
Thirteenth Amendment
Slavery abolished
13 is an unlucky number, but a lucky one if you are a
slave
But How do I remember it???
Fourteenth Amendment
Citizenship, state due process, state equal protection
13 freed the slaves, 14 made them a citizen
But How do I remember it???
Fifteenth Amendment
Every Man Can Vote
Every Man Can Vote(15 letters in this phrase)
But How do I remember it???
Sixteenth Amendment
Pay income tax
But How do I remember it???
Seventeenth Amendment
Two senators are elected by the people for each state
But How do I remember it???senators are elected, too
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition
Your 18, You Can’t Drink
But How do I remember it???
Nineteenth Amendment
Women's vote
At 19 you’re a woman, so you can VOTE
But How do I remember it???
Twentieth Amendment
Term Commencement for congress
President starts work on the 20th of January, and Congress on the 3rd
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-first Amendment
Prohibition repealed.
At 21, You Can Drink
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-second Amendment
Presidential terms
2-2 president can serve 2 terms
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-third Amendment
Representation of Washington, D.C. in Electoral College
Washingtonians can VOTE!
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Poll Taxes Abolished
Poll rhymes with Toll. You pay money at a TOLL bridge, so 24 takes away the Toll (money) at the Poll. The POLL is TOLL free.
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Presidential disabilities
Sets a line of succession for when Presidents resign or pass away.
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Voting age lowered to 18)
The right for18-year-olds to vote was confirmed. 2+6=8 teen can vote
But How do I remember it???
Twenty-Seventh Amendment
Variance of congressional compensation
Congress gets a pay raise. 27 is the last amendment and a pay raise for congress the LAST thing we want.
But How do I remember it???