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27 Cards in this Set
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Amendment 1
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Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
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Amendment 2
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Right to bare arms
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Amendment 3
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quartering soldiers
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Amendment 4
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protects against unreasonable search and seizures
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Amendment 5
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protects a persons rights accused of a crime (indictment, double jeopardy, and due process of law)
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Amendment 6
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right to a quick and speedy trial
right to a lawyer |
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Amendment 7
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guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases exceeding $20
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Amendment 8
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prohibits excessive bail or fines
forbids cruel and unusual punishment |
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Amendment 9
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specifies that rights listed are not the only rights of the people
EX- basic rights like career choices and privacy protection |
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Amendment 10
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states that powers not specifically assigned to the national government belong to the states
federalism |
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Amendment 11
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suits against the states
a lawsuit brought by a citizen of the u.s. or a foreign nation against a state must be tried in a state court |
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Amendment 12
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election of president and VP
procedures for electing the P & VP seperate ballots for each office |
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Amendment 13
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abolition of slavery
outlaws and forced labor, except punishment for a crime |
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Amendment 14
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citizenship
defined u.s. citizenship- includes african americans "equal protection under the law" gov't must treat citizens =ly |
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Amendment 15
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prohibits the gov't from denying any freedmen the right to vote
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Amendment 16
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income tax
gives congress the power to levy an income tax |
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Amendment 17
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direct elections of senators
allowed voters to ellect their senators gave americans a greater voice in government |
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Amendment 18
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prohibition of alcohol
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Amendment 19
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women suffrage
main suffragist: - Susan B. Anthony - Elizabeth Cady Staton |
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Amendment 20
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"lame duck"
chages the dates of congressional and presidential terms |
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Amendment 21
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repeals prohibition
repeals the 18th Amendment |
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Amendment 22
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limits on the presidential terms
no president may serve more than two terms MAX 10 years |
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Amendment 23
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presidential electors for the district of columbia
residents of D.C. given the right to vote for P and VP (3 electoral votes) |
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Amendment 24
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abolition of poll tax
poll taxes are illegal in federal elections |
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Amendment 25
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presidential disability & succesion
established the rules for succesion to the presidency VP becomes P if the P dies, resigns, or is impeached new P appoints a new VP |
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Amendment 26
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18 years old to vote
lowered the minimum voting age for all elections |
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Amendment 27
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restraint on congressional salaries
any increase in the salaries of members of congress will take effect the next session of congress |
