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27 Cards in this Set
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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)
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