The fifteenth amendment of the Constitution.
19th Amendment
amendment 15
fifteenth amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
Fifteenth
The 19th Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying any person the right to vote based on that person's gender. It was certified as adopted on August 26, 1920, following its ratification by 36 states.
The 8th Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines or bail.
The 5th Amendment - prohibits double jeapordy.
The 8th Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines or bail.
That's the 14th Amendment
5th Ammendment-prohibits Double Jeopardy.
It was important at the time, for outlawing slavery. Nowadays, it has as much relevence as the 3rd amendment. That is to say, it prohibits what no one would ever think to do.
"The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution was passed by both houses on 8th June and the 13th June, 1866. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Article VI (6) of the Constitution of the United States prohibits religious tests as a means of qualification.
1st Amendment
The 5th Amendment states that a person can be tried for a serious federal crime only if he or she has been indicted (charged, accused of that crime) by a grand jury. No one may be subjected to double jeopardy - that is, tried twice for the same crime. All persons are protected against self-incrimination; no person can be legally compelled to answer any question in any governmental proceeding if that answer could lead to that person's prosecution. The 5th Amendment's Due Process Clause prohibits unfair, arbitrary actions by the Federal Government.
The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.