27 Amendments

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Amendment 1

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Freedom of religion, speech, and press
Rights of Assembly and Petition

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Amendment 2

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Right to Bear Arms and own a gun

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Amendment 3

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Housing of Soldiers: Quartering Act

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Amendment 4

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Search and Arrest Warrants: Search warrant or probably cause before authorities search, seize goods, and arrest people

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Amendment 5

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Rights in Criminal Cases: Right to grand jury, protection from double jeaprody (being tried fro same thing twice), right of no self-incrimination (do not need to take stand in court), entitled to due process of law (fair process of law), and eminent domain (nothing taken by government without proper value)

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Amendment 6

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Rights to fair and speedy trial

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Amendment 7

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Rights in Civil Cases: trial by jury

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Amendment 8

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Bails, Fines, and Punisments: no cruel and unusual punishments (death penalty)

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Amendment 9

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Rights Retained by the people: people have more rights besides those listed in constitution

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Amendment 10

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Powers Retained by states and the people: federal government only has powers given to them by Constitution

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Amendment 11

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Laws against states: citizens of state cannot sue another state in federal court

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Amendment 12

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Election of president and vice president: seperate ballots for president/vice president

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Amendment 13

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Abolition of slavery

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Amendment 14

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Civil rights: gives blacks rights and extends due process to states

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Amendment 15

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African American Suffrage: Black men have right to vote

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Amendment 16

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Income tax: government can tax income

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Amendment 17

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Direct Election of senators: people choose senators

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Amendment 18

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Prohibition of Liquor: no more selling/manufacturing/producing alcohol

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Amendment 19

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Women's suffrage: women have right to vote

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Amendment 20

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Terms of the president and congress: changes inaguration date from March 4 to January 20

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Amendment 21

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Repeal of prohibition: liquor/alcohol now legal to sell/produce/manufacture

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Amendment 22

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Limitation of Presidents to Two Terms

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Amendment 23

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Suffrage in District of Columbia: Washing DC gets 3 electoral votes for presidential election

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Amendment 24

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Poll taxes: no longer pay tax to vote

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Amendment 25

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Presidential Disability and Succession: establishes what happens if president can not fulfill his duties

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Amendment 26

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Suffrage for 18 year olds: voting age changed from 21 to 18

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Amendment 27

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Congressional Pay Raises: members of congress can vote themselves a pay raise to go into effect the following session (after next election)