Amendment 1:Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly and petition.Amendment 2:Right to bear arms.Amendment 3:No quartering of troops.
Amendment 4:Search and seizure.Amendment 5:Protection of the accused, must be offered bail, eminent domain and no double jeopardy.Amendment 6:Fair and speedy trial, jury of peers, right to an attorney and to cross examine witnesses.Amendment 7:Civil cases.Amendment 8:No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail.Amendment 9:Unenumerated rights.Amendment 10:Reserved powers for the States.
Amendment 11:Suits against States.Amendment 12:Election of President and Vice President are on separate ballots.Amendment 13:Abolishment of slavery.Amendment 14:Due-Process granted to all citizens, all ex-slaves now citizens.Amendment 15:Suffrage for all citizens regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.Amendment 16:Income tax is established.Amendment 17:Direct election of Senators.Amendment 18:Prohibition. The manufacture, sale, transportation, import or export of alcohol is made illegal.Amendment 19:Women's Suffrage.Amendment 20:Sets the terms of office that the President, the Vice-President, the Senators and the Representatives shall hold. (Lame-Duck)Amendment 21:Repeals Prohibition.Amendment 22:Limits the President to only serving two terms in office.Amendment 23:Creates representation in the electoral college for the District of Columbia.Amendment 24:Poll tax is made unconstitutional.Amendment 25:States the succession of the Presidential line in case of disability or death.Amendment 26:Anyone 18 years of age or older may vote.Amendment 27:Congressional pay raises are not put into effect until after the next term begins.Article 1:Legislative Branch.Article 2:Executive Branch.Article 3:Judicial Branch.Article 4:All States must have a representative form of government, sets the terms for extradition. (Full-faith and credit)Article 5:How to amend the Constitution.Article 6:Every state is bound to comply with treaties and federal laws. (Supremacy Clause)Article 7:Upon ratification, the Constitution is above all state laws.
Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkeley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city.
"New Frontier" Used by liberal Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States Presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the Democratic slogan to inspire america to support him.
Wanted to punish Germany.
Wilson's plan for peace included a fair response to Germany which Britain and France could not allow. They were angry and bitter after a long war which destroyed their lands. They wanted Germany punished for their actions in the war. Wilson wanted to create a democracy in Germany but also allow them to maintain a military and not have to pay heavy reparations. Wilson was not listen to and eventually left the treaty negotiations early.
