AP Gov Amendment Sheet, Cheat Sheet of Law

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Amendments needed for AP
box1st
Amendment Freedom ofspeechpressreligionassembly petition
protest make
petitions
EstablishmentClause prohibits
the
government
from
creatingastate
churchfavoring
one
religionoveranother orpreferring
religionovernon
religion
FreeExercise Clauseprohibits
the
government
frominterferingwith aperson'spracticeof
their
religion2
Amendment Righttobear
arms3ʳᵈ
Amendment Prohibitsthe
forcedquarteringofsoldiersinprivate
homes4th
Amendment Protectionagainstunreasonablesearches seizures requires
warrants5ʰ
AmendmentrightsoftheaccusedDueProcessnoselfincrimination no doublejeopardy
eminentdomain
MirandaRights You
havethe
right
toremain
silentanythingyousaycan willbeused
self
incrimination
warningspolicemustgive
suspects incustodybefore interrogation
EminentDomain legal
powerof
federalstate or local
governmentstoseizeprivate
proterty
DoubleJeopardy prohibitsanindividualfrombeingtriedor punishedtwice for the
same
purpose6ʰ
Amendment Rightto afair speedyand
publictrial by jury rightto
counsel7ʰ
Amendment Guaranteesthe
rightto aspeedypublictrial toconfrontwitnessesandtohavelegal
counsel8ʰ
Amendment Prohibitsexcessivebail
fines crueland
unsual
punishment9ʰ
Amendment Clarifies
that
rights
not
listedintheconstitution are stillretainedbythe
people10ʰ
AmendmentReservesall powersnotdelegated tothefederalgovernment tothestates or thepeople
Federalism12ʰ
Amendment ElectoralCollege procedures presidentUPelectedtogether
13ʰ
Amendment Abolished
slavery14ʰ
Amendment Birthright
citizenshipequalprotectionclause anddueprocessclause
Equal
Protection Rule mandatesthatnostateshall
deny
anypersonwithin itsjurisdiction theequal
protection ofthelaws
Due
ProcessClause nor shall
anystatedepriveanyperson of life liberty orpropertywithoutdue
process of law
15ʰ
Amendment Votingrightscannotbedeniedbased on race
pf2

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Amendments

needed

for

AP

box1st

Amendment

Freedom of

speech

press

religion assembly

petition

protest make

petitions

EstablishmentClause

prohibits the

government

from

creatinga

state

church

favoringone

religionover

another

or preferring

religion

overnon

religion

Free

Exercise Clause

prohibits the

government

frominterferingwith

a

person'spractice oftheir

religion2ⁿᵈ

Amendment

Right

to

bear

arms3ʳᵈ

Amendment Prohibits

the

forced

quarteringof

soldiers

in

private

homes4th

Amendment Protection against

unreasonablesearches seizures

requires

warrants5ᵗʰ

Amendment

rights

of the

accused

Due

Processno self

incrimination no

double

jeopardy

eminent

domain

Miranda

Rights Youhavethe

right

to

remain

silent

anything

you say

can

will

be

used

self

incrimination

warnings

policemust

give

suspects in

custody

before interrogation

EminentDomain

legalpower

of

federalstate

or

localgovernments

toseizeprivate

proterty

Double Jeopardy prohibits an

individual

from

being

triedor

punished twice

for

thesame

purpose6ᵗʰ

Amendment

Right

to a fair

speedyand

public

trial

by jury right

to

counsel7ᵗʰ

Amendment

Guarantees

the

right

to a speedy

publictrial

to

confront witnesses and to

have

legal

counsel8ᵗʰ

Amendment

Prohibitsexcessive

bail

fines cruel

and

unsual

punishment9ᵗʰ

Amendment Clarifies

thatrightsnot

listed in the

constitution are still

retained

by

the

people10ᵗʰ

Amendment Reserves

all

powers

not

delegated to

the

federal

government to thestates or the

people

Federalism12ᵗʰ

Amendment

Electoral

College

procedures

president

UP

electedtogether

13 ᵗʰ

Amendment Abolished

slavery14ᵗʰ

Amendment

Birthright

citizenship

equal

protectionclause

anddue process

clause

Equal

Protection

Rule

mandates

that nostate

shall

deny

any

person

within its jurisdiction

the

equal

protection ofthelaws

Due

Process

Clause

nor

shall

any

statedeprive

any

person of life liberty orproperty

without due

process of law

15 ᵗʰ

Amendment

Voting

rights

cannotbe

denied

based

on race

16 ᵗʰ

Amendment

Authorizes federalincome

tax17ᵗʰ

Amendment Establishes direct

election

of

v

S

Senators

by

popular

vote19ᵗʰ

Amendment Guarantees

women

the

right

to

vote suffrage

21 ˢᵗ

Amendment

Repeals the 18 ᵗʰ

amendment Prohibition

22 ⁿᵈ

Amendment

Limits

a

president

to

two

terms24ᵗʰ

Amendment Prohibits

poll

taxes in

federal

elections26ᵗʰ

Amendment

Setsthe

national

voting

age

to 18