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27 Cards in this Set
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First Amendment
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Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
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Second Amendment
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Right to bear arms
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Third Amendment
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Can't house soldiers & direct public support of armed forces
Griswald v. Connecticut 1965 |
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Fourth Amendment
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Restrict public seizures and searches.
Mapp v. Ohio 1961 Exclusionary rule |
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Fifth Amendment
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"Due process of law"
Prohibit double jeopardy Grand jury when held for capital crime Eminent Domain |
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Sixth Amendment
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Speedy Public Trial
Habeas Corpus |
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Seventh Amendment
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Trial by jury
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Eighth Amendment
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Prohibit excessive bail in federal cases
Prohibit cruel and unusual punishment |
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Ninth Amendment
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Powers not given to federal government, or not prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states
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Tenth Amendment
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States can make their own judgments but can neither infringe on the Constitution nor federal government
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Eleventh Amendment
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States can not be sued by foreign citizen or citizen of another state without consent
Chisholm v. Georgia 1793 |
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Twelfth Amendment
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Electors have to cast separate ballots for president and vice president
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Thirteenth Amendment
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Prohibit the institution of slavery except as a punishment for a convicted crime
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Fourteenth Amendment
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States can not take away freedoms of citizens
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Fifteenth Amendment
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Enfranchisement of all males of all races
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Congress can tax income
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Direct election of US Senators
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Eighteenth Amendment
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Prohibition
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Nineteenth Amendment
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Enfranchisement of all women
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Twentieth Amendment
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Shortened amount of time between elections and the inauguration
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Twenty First Amendment
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Repealed Prohibition
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Twenty Second Amendment
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Limited the presidential term to two terms
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Twenty Third Amendment
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Allowed the citizens of Washington DC to vote
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Twenty Fourth Amendment
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Eliminated poll taxes, to remove the discriminatory practice
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Twenty Fifth Amendment
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Clarified the selection of a new vice president if the presidency becomes vacant
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Twenty Sixth Amendment
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Lowered voting age from 21 to 18
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Twenty Seventh Amendment
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If Congress votes itself a pay increase, that increase can not take effect until the next election.
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