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27 Cards in this Set
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Amendment One
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Freedom of: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
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Amendment Two
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Right to bear arms (for the sake of militia)
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Amendment Three
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Cannot be forced to quarter (house) troops
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Amendment Four
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No unreasonable search and seizure.
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Amendment Five
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-Grand Jury decides if there is enough evidence to try a person
-Cannot be charged with the same crime twice -No one shall be forced to bear witness -Due process of law (nothing can be done without a trial) -Eminent Domain: private property may not be taken without compensation |
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Amendment Six
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Right to: a speedy and public trial, informed of charges, confront witness, obtain own witness, attorney
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Amendment Seven
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Right to jury trial in civil cases
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Amendment Eight
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No excessive bail, no cruel and unusual punishment
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Amendment Nine
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Even if it is not stated in the constitution people still have rights (ex: privacy)
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Amendment Ten
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Federalism: powers not listed in the constitution stay with the states
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Amendment Eleven
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Immunity of states from certain law suits
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Amendment Twelve
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Changes to electoral college procedures
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Amendment Thirteen
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Slave amendments (abolish slavery)
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Amendment Fourteen
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Citizenship due process and equal rights
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Amendment Fifteen
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Right to vote: race, color, or servitude (any one can vote [not including women])
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Amendment Sixteen
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Power of congress to tax incomes
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Amendment Seventeen
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Public election of U.S. senators
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Amendment Eighteen
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Prohibition of Alcohol 1920's
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Amendment Nineteen
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Women's Suffrage (women's right to vote)
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Amendment Twenty
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Change of dates for the start of presidential and congressional terms
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Amendment Twenty-one
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Repeal of Prohibition
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Amendment Twenty-two
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Limits presidential terms to two terms or ten years
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Amendment Twenty-three
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District of Columbia votes in presidential elections
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Amendment Twenty-four
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Ban of tax payment as voter qualification
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Amendment Twenty-five
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Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, presidential disability
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Amendment Twenty-six
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Voting age changed to eighteen
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Amendment Twenty-seven
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congressional pay
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