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27 Cards in this Set
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First Amendment |
Freedom of Speech |
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Second Amendment |
Right to Bear Arms |
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Third Amendment |
Quartering of soldiers |
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Forth Amendment |
Search and seizures |
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Fifth Amendment |
Double jeopardy, grand jury, due |
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Sixth Amendment |
Speedy Trial |
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Seventh Amendment |
Trial by Jury |
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Eighth Amendment |
Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
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Ninth Amendment |
Rights of the People |
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Tenth Amendment |
Rights of the States |
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Eleventh Amendment |
States may not be sued without consent of the states being sued |
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Twelfth Amendment |
Separate votes for President and Vice President |
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Thirteenth Amendment |
Abolished Slavery |
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14th Amendment |
Applies the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states |
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15th Amendment |
Voting rights to freed slaves |
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16th Amendment |
Gives Congress power to collect tax on income |
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17th Amendment |
Direct election of Senators |
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18th Amendment |
Prohibition |
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19th Amendment |
Voting rights for women |
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20th Amendment |
Closed gap between election and inauguration |
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21st Amendment |
Repealed Prohibition |
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22nd Amendment |
Limited the president to two terms |
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23rd Amendment |
Allows residents of Washington, D.C. to vote in presidential elections |
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24th Amendment |
Eliminated Poll Taxes |
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25th Amendment |
Vice President assumes presidency in case of disability or death |
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26th Amendment |
Lowered voting age from 21 to 18 |
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27th Amendment |
If Congress voted itself a pay increase, increase cannot take effect until after next election |
