https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks Each amendment explained en-us 2020-11-13 16:38:04 UTC 2023-08-05 03:04:32 UTC hello@padlet.com esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920842639 The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech, religion and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and to petition the government.]]> 2020-11-13 16:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920842639 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920850767 "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."]]> 2020-11-13 16:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920850767 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920853820 No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.]]> 2020-11-13 16:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920853820 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920856554 "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation]]> 2020-11-13 16:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920856554 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920861256  "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger."]]> 2020-11-13 16:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920861256 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920865162 The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.]]> 2020-11-13 16:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920865162 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920866968 The Seventh Amendment is important because it protects us from having our rights abused by the government. It ensures that the government cannot simply "railroad" us into prison on flimsy charges. By doing so, it protects us from government tyranny.]]> 2020-11-13 16:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920866968 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920871223 The Eighth Amendment is an important restraint on the government's ability to cause harm to individuals, whether economically through an excessive bail or fine, or physically.]]> 2020-11-13 16:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920871223 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920875086  It says that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution.]]> 2020-11-13 16:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920875086 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920877043 This amendment states that any power not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution belongs to the States and the people.]]> 2020-11-13 16:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920877043 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920930989 2020-11-13 17:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920930989 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920932283 2020-11-13 17:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920932283 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920933076 2020-11-13 17:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920933076 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920933869 2020-11-13 17:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920933869 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920934793 2020-11-13 17:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920934793 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920936189 2020-11-13 17:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920936189 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920936812 2020-11-13 17:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/920936812 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921001266 2020-11-13 17:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921001266 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921002153 2020-11-13 17:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921002153 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921003080 2020-11-13 17:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/921003080 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110572113 The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;-The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;-The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President-The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.]]> 2021-01-21 15:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110572113 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110575076 The Twelfth Amendment stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president, instead of two votes for president.]]> 2021-01-21 15:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110575076 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110592041 The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.]]> 2021-01-21 15:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110592041 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110593196 the 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their senators instead of the state legislature.]]> 2021-01-21 15:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110593196 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110599414 The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.]]> 2021-01-21 15:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110599414 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110600942 The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote]]> 2021-01-21 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110600942 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110603406 The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.]]> 2021-01-21 16:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110603406 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110605920 The 20th amendment sets the dates at which the federal government elected offices end.]]> 2021-01-21 16:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110605920 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110619354 No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.]]> 2021-01-21 16:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110619354 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110621398 The Twenty-second Amendment limits to two the number of times a person is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States]]> 2021-01-21 16:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110621398 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110624512 A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.]]> 2021-01-21 16:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110624512 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110628122 The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College.]]> 2021-01-21 16:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110628122 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110629548 The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.]]> 2021-01-21 16:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110629548 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110632227 The 24th amendment gives the right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress]]> 2021-01-21 16:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110632227 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110635779 In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.]]> 2021-01-21 16:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110635779 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110637054 The Twenty-fifth Amendment says that if the President becomes unable to do his job, the Vice President becomes the President]]> 2021-01-21 16:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1110637054 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122230667 2021-01-25 14:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122230667 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122288011 2021-01-25 15:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122288011 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122290271 2021-01-25 15:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122290271 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122291367 2021-01-25 15:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122291367 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122293688 2021-01-25 15:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122293688 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122295346 2021-01-25 15:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122295346 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122296396 2021-01-25 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122296396 esmith397 https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122297400 2021-01-25 15:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/esmith397/Bookmarks/wish/1122297400