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27 Cards in this Set
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of religion, speech, press, petitions, and assembly are guaranteed
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2nd Amendment
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The right to bear arms is guaranteed
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3rd Amendment
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Quartering troops in private homes is forbidden during peacetime
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4th Amendment
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Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited
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5th Amendment
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People cannot be forced to testify against themselves,major crimes must be charged by a grand jury, citizens also protected from double jeopardy
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6th Ammendment
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People have the right to a speedy trial, to confront their accusers, to be represented by a lawyer, and the trial must be public
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7th Ammendment
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Jury trials are guranteed for civil suits involving more than twenty dollars
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8th Ammendment
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Excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual punishments are forbidean
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9th Ammendment
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The powers listed in the Constitution are not the only right guaranteed to the peoplpe
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10th Ammendment
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Powers not given to the regular government are given to the state and the people
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11th Ammendment
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States can not be sued by citizens of another states or foreign country
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12th Ammendment
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Clarified the way the President and Vice President are elected
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13th Ammendment
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Abolished slavery
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14th Ammendment
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No person can be denied the rights guaranteed by the Constitution without due process of law
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15th Ammendment
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No citizen mat be deprived of the right to vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude
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16th Ammendment
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Established an income tax
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17th Ammendment
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Specified the Senators would now be elected to office by the people of the state that they will represent
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18th Ammendment
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The manufacture, sale, and transportaion of alcohal is forbidean throughout the United States
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19th Ammendment
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Women aquire the right to vote in all elections-1920
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20th Ammendment
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"Lame Duck Ammendment" ( this shortened the waiting time between election dayand the beginning of a new term )
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21th Ammendment
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Repeals Prohibition
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22th Ammendment
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Limited the number of Presidential Terms to two
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23th Ammendment
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Residents of the District of Columbia enjoy the right to vote in the presidentail election
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24th Ammendment
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Poll taxes can not be used to restrict the rights of voters
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25th Ammendment
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Established that if a President dies or becomes unable to fulfill his duty, the Vice President becomes President/ it also reveals who will be next in line if the Vice President is unable to serve
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26th Ammendment
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All citizens have the right to vote when they reach the age of eighteen years old
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27th Ammendment
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Congressional salaries are restricted
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