Amendments
Across
- 1. all citizens are granted rights of equal protection under The Constitution
- 4. if The Constitution doesn't say the federal government has a right, then that right belongs to the states
- 5. equality in voting rights based on race
- 7. a well-regulated militia has the right to bear arms
- 10. income tax collection
- 12. right to not incriminate yourself during trial
- 13. equality in voting rights based on gender
- 14. pay raise rules for representatives
- 16. establishing the electoral college and requirements to becoming president
- 17. when the president takes office
- 20. if a right is not listed in The Constitution it does not mean you do not have those rights
- 23. abolition of slavery
- 25. no illegal search and seizures
- 26. presidential term limits
Down
- 2. you can only sue a state if you are a resident of that state.
- 3. rules for electing senators
- 6. repeals the 18th Amendment
- 7. right to a jury trial in criminal cases
- 8. prohibition of alcohol
- 9. right to a jury trial in civil cases
- 11. no cruel and unusual punishment
- 15. vice president is the official replacement for the president
- 18. voting age is 18
- 19. freedom of speech, religion, assembly, protest
- 21. Washington D.C. gets electoral votes
- 22. no quartering soldiers during peacetime
- 24. voting rights cannot be taken away for tax debts