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27 Cards in this Set
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This amendment is often defined as the personal freedoms amendment and includes the freedoms of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion.
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This allows citizens the right to bear arms.
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This amendment waz put into the Constitution because Britian had forced the colonists to house British soldiers in their homes during times of unrest before and during the Revolutionary War.
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This amendment allows for searches and seizures of people and property is there is a warrant.
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This guarantees that a person accused of a crim will not be denied the rights of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
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This amendment guarantees certain rights of an accused person.
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This formal change to the Constitution guarantees citizens have the right to a trial by jury in any civil case of $20 or more.
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Protection of all accused citizens against cruel and unusual punishment.
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This amendment that declares people have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.
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This amendment states that powers not specifically given to the federal government are given to the states or the people.
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Prevents an individual from suing a state in federal court.
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President and Vice-president will chosen on seprate ballots.
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Abolished Slavory.
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All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state in which they reside.
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Right to vote can not be prevented due to "race, color, or previous conditions of servitude."
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Congress has the rightto tax incomes.
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Allowed for the popular election of senators.
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Prohibition amendment.
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Allowed women the right to vote.
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Changed the dates for the beginning of a term for president, vice-president, and congress.
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Repealed the 18th amendment (prohibition)
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A president is limited to two full terms as president.
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People of D.C. can vote in Presidential elections.
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Makes poll taxes illegal. Prohibits poll taxes.
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Provides for transfer of power in case of disability to president.
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Lowered the voting age to 18.
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A change in the Compensation of congress can not go into effect until after the election of representatives.
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