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21 Cards in this Set
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of:
-speech -religion -press -assembly -petition |
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2nd Amendment
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Right to bear arms & raise a militia
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3rd Amendment
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Soldiers cannot be quartered without consent in peace or war
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4th Amendment
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Right against unreasonable search and seizure or property
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warrant
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5th Amendment
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Right not to be tried twice for the same crime; right not to have to testify against yourself in court; right to due process of law
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I plead the fifth
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6th Amendment
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Right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury of your peers; right to an attorney
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8th Amendment
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No excessive bail nor cruel and unusual punishments
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9th Amendment
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The listing of these rights does not mean that people are not entitled to others not listed
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10th Amendment
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Powers not delegated specifically to the national government are reserved for the states
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12th Amendment
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Separate electoral ballots for president and vice president
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13th Amendment
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Slavery is unconstitutional (1865)
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14th Amendment
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Anyone born or naturalized in the US is a US citizen and a citizen of the state in which they live; protected "civil liberties" by stating that "no State shall deprove any person of life, liberty, and property without due process of law" - usedvalot in the 1960's
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15th Amendment
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All men can vote (opened it up to African Americans - 1869)
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16th Amendment
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Allowed Congress to tax income (1909)
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17th Amendment
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Direct election of Senators
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition - selling, making, or transporting alcohol is illegal (1917)
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19th Amendment
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Women were given the right to vote (1820)
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21st Amendment
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Repealed the 18th amendment
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22nd Amendment
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A president can only serve 2 terms OR 10 years
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23rd Amendment
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DC gets 3 electoral votes
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26th Amendment
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Citizens 18 years and older can vote
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