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Amendment Project

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROJECT

BY NICOLE MASSY PERIOD 4

Amendment 1
Freedom of religion

AMENDMENT 1

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

AMENDMENT 1

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

AMENDMENT 1

FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY

AMENDMENT 1

RIGHT TO PETITION GOVERNMENT

AMENDMENT 2

RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

AMENDMENT 3

NO ONE SHALL BE FORCED TO HOUSE A SOLDIER IN WAR OF PEACE

AMENDMENT 4

PROTECTION FROM UNWARRANTED SEARCH AND SEIZURE

AMENDMENT 5

  • Protection from double jeapordy
  • Protection from being forced to testify against yourself
  • Land and property cannot be taken without just compensation
  • The accused cannot be held without being properly indicted
  • Right to due processing

AMENDMENT 6

  • Right to speedy trial
  • Right to impartial jury
  • Right to confront accusing witnesses
  • Right to lawyer
  • Right to call witnesses

AMENDMENT 7

  • Right to jury in federal civil cases

AMENDMENT 8

  • Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
  • Protection from excessive fjnes
  • Protection from excessive bail

AMENDMENT 9

PEOPLE ARE GRANTED RIGHTS NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION

AMENDMENT 10

UNDISPERSED POWERS BELONG TO THE STATES AND PEOPLE

AMENDMENT 11

A STATE CANNOT BE SUED BY INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTSIDE ITS BOUNDARIES

Amendment 12
-separate ballots for president and Vice President

AMENDMENT 13

SLAVERY SHALL NOT EXSIST WITHIN THE Us

AMENDMENT 14

  • Abolished 3/5 compromise
  • Assured citizen's state and federal rights
  • United States doesn't have to pay the debts of rebellious states

AMENDMENT 15

RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE DENIED BY RACE,COLOR,OR CONDITION

AMENDMENT 16

CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO COLLECT AND LAY INCOME TAX

AMENDMENT 17

  • Each senator will have 1 vote
  • Each state will elect 2 senators

AMENDMENT 18

PROHIBITION OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF ALCHOHOL

AMENDMENT 19

THE RIGHT TO VOTE CANNOT BE DENIED ON ACCOUNT OF SEX

AMENDMENT 20

  • Set guidelines for the swearing in of the president
  • Established terms of sucession in the case of death of a president

AMENDMENT 21

REPEALED ALCHOHOL PROHIBITION

AMENDMENT 22

  • Gave Washington D.C. citizens the right to vote
  • Gave Washington D.C. 3 electoral votes

AMENDMENT 22

GIVES WASHINGTON D.C. CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO VOTE

AMENDMENT 24

FORBIDS POLL TAXES SO THOSE IN POVERTY CAN STILL VOTE

AMENDMENT 25

  • Deals with death or loss of a president's ability to serve
  • Vice president will be president

AMENDMENT 26

ESTABLISHES 18 AS LEGAL MINIMUM VOTING AGE

Amendment 27
-prevents members of Congress from giving themselves pay raises