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27 Cards in this Set
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First
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Freedom of Expression
-Religion (establishment=no gov; & expression) -Speech -Press -Assembly -Petition |
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Second
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Right to Bear Arms
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Third
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Quartering Troops
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Fourth
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Unreasonable Searches & Seizures
-Right to be secure in their persons/houses/papers/effects etc -Reasonable expectation of Privacy |
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Fifth
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Due Process of Law
-Right to a Grand Jury -No Double Jeopardy -Not be compelled to witness against himself -Due Process (Court will examine the content of a law to determine whether it violates fundamental rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution) -Compensation for private property taken for public use |
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Sixth
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The Right to a Fair Trial
-Speedy Trial -Public Trial by impartial Jury Voir dire: questioning potential jurors to reveal their biases & knowledge of the case -Informed of the nature & cause of accusation -confronted with the witnesses against him -have the assistance of counsel for his defense |
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Seventh
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Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
disputes between private parties of noncriminal matters controversy exceed $20--> right of trial by Jury |
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Eighth
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Cruel & Unusual Punishment
-Excessive Bail -Excessive Fines -Capital Punishment |
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Ninth
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Unenumerated Rights
-Right to Privacy |
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Tenth
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States' Rights
-powers not delegated to the US, nor prohibited by the State are reserved to the States respectively, or the people |
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Eleventh
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Lawsuits Against States
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Twelfth
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Choosing the Executive
-Separate Ballots for the President & Vice President |
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Thirteenth
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Abolishing Slavery
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Fourteenth
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Equal Protection of the Laws
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Fifteenth
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Suffrage for Black Men
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Sixteenth
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Income Taxes
-Congress have power to lay & collect taxes on Incomes without apportionment among the states & without regard to any census or enumeration |
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Seventeenth
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Direct Election of Senators
-Elected by the People every 6 years |
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Eighteenth
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Prohibition
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Nineteenth
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Women's Suffrage
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Twentieth
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Lame Ducks
-reducing the time in which members of Congress who had been voted out of office could continue to legislate. -moved inauguration dates for Pres & Congress from March to January -Congress shall assemble once every year -Vice Pres replaces Pres in death etc -Congress may provide |
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Twenty-First
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Repealing Prohibition
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Twenty-Second
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Presidential Term Limits
twice=max |
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Twenty-Third
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Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia (3)
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Twenty-Fourth
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Banning the Poll Tax
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Twenty-Fifth
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Presidential Succession & Disability
Pres-->Vice Pres-->Speaker of the House |
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Twenty-Sixth
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Suffrage for Young People (18)
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Twenty-Seventh
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Limiting Congressional Pay Raises
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