Us Ammendments And Articles

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Preamble

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purpose of the constitution

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legislative branch

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executive branch

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judicial branch

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relations among the states and the national government.

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amending the constitution

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National debts, oath of office Supremacy of National law

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ratifying the constitution

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Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and press, and the right of people to petition the government

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1791 protects the right of states to maintain a militia and of citizens to bear arms

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1791restricts quartering of troops in private homes

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1791 protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures"

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1791assures the right not to be deprived of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law," including protections against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and government seizure of property without just compensation

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1791guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

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1791assures the right to a jury trial in cases involving the common law (the law established by previous court decisions)

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1791protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

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1791provides that people's rights are not restricted to those specified in Amendments 1-8

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1791restates the constitutions principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people.

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1795 Removed cases in which a state was sued without its consent from the jurisdiction of the federal courts

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1804 required presidential electors to vote separately for president and vice president

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1865 Abolished slavery and authorized Congress to pass legislation implementing its abolition

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1868 Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States; from denying any person life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and banned states from denying any person equal protection under the laws.

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1870 Extended voting rights to African American males by outlawing denial of the right to vote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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1913 Empowered Congress to levy an income tax

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1913 Provided for the election of U.S. senators by direct popular vote instead of by state legislatures

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1919 Authorized congress to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor

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1920 Extended the right to vote to women

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1933 Shortened the time between a presidential election and inauguration by designating January 20 as Inauguration Day; set January 3 as the date for the opening of a new congress

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1933 repealed the eighteenth amendment and empowered Congress to regulate the liquor industry

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1951 Limited Presidents to two full terms in office

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1961 Granted voters in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president

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1964 Forbade requiring the payment of a poll tax to vote in a federal election

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1967 provided for succession to the office of president in the event of death or incapactiy and for filing vacancies in the office of vice president

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1971 Extended the right to vote to 18 year olds

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1992 banned congress from increasing its members salaries until after the next election