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27 Cards in this Set
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Freedom of speech, religion, to assemble, address the government, and of the press to publish freely.
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The 2nd Amendment protects the right to own
guns. There is a debate whether this is a right that protects the state, or a right that protects individuals. |
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The 3rd Amendment guarantees that the army cannot
force homeowners to give them room and board. |
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The 4th Amendment deals with illegal search and
seizure. It protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason). |
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The 5th Amendment protects people from:
1) Being held for committing a crime unless they are properly indicted by a Grand Jury* 2) That they may not be tried twice for the same crime (Double Jeopardy) 3) that you can’t be forced to testify against yourself “I plead the fifth…” |
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The 6th Amendment guarantees:
1)a speedy trial 2) A trial by an impartial jury 3) The accused can confront witnesses against them 4) The accused must be allowed to have a lawyer. |
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The 7th Amendment guarantees a jury trial in federal
civil court cases. This type of case is normally no longer heard in federal court. |
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The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will
be fair, and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines or unreasonable bail will not be set. |
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The ninth amendment sounds really confusing and
complicated, but it isn’t. All it says is that Americans have more rights than just the ones listed in the Amendments. Just because a right isn’t listed doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. |
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The 10th Amendment is the subject of some debate, but
essentially it states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states. This is to calm down people – like the Anti-Federalists – who worried that the National government was getting too powerful. |
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Deals with how the Supreme Court
handles cases between people of different states |
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Explains that the President and
Vice President are elected TOGETHER, and a Vice President must be eligible to become President |
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Abolishes slavery in the United
States |
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Grants citizenship to former slaves.
Says that many of the rights you have on the national level apply to on the state level as well. It also clears up some issues regarding the Civil War |
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States that race cannot keep
someone from voting (allows male former slaves to vote) |
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Sets up an individual income tax
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States that U.S. Senators will be elected
directly by the people of each state. |
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(PROHIBITION) Forbids the sale or
manufacture of alcohol in the United States |
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States that gender cannot keep someone
from voting (women’s suffrage) |
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Lame Duck Amendment) Moves up
the start time for new Presidents and Congress |
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REPEALS prohibition (makes the
18th Amendment null and void) |
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States that the President can only
serve 2 terms (8 years) |
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Allows people living in
Washington D.C. to vote for president |
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Gets rid of the POLL TAX (tax for
voting) |
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Clarifies the LINE OF
SUCCESSION (who becomes president if something happens to him) and explains what should happen if the president needs to temporarily give his powers up. |
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Lowers the voting age to 18.
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U.S. Senators and Representatives
cannot get a pay increase that they vote on until AFTER the next election. |
