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First Ammendment

Right to Free speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly.

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2nd Ammendment

Right to bear arms

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3

3rd Ammendment

Citizens don’t have to house soliders during wartime

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4

4th Ammendment

Right from unreasonable search and seizure

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5

5th Ammendment

No double Jeopardy

No self-incrimination

Due Process Clause (Federal Government)

Just Property Compensation

Grand Juries for serious crimes

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6th Ammendment

Speedy and public trial

Impartial Jury

Right to be informed of the accusation

Right to Confront Witnesses

Right to attourney

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7th Ammendment

Right to trial by Jury for cases above $20

Jury verdict can’t be overturned by federal judges except by ways consistent with “common law”

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8

8th Ammendment

No excessive bail/fines or cruel/unusual punishments

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9

9th Ammendment

Rights of people not listed in the constitution does not mean they aren’t protected, such as the right to privacy.

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10

10th Ammendment

Rights not expressly given to the Federal Government, are given to people and the states.

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11

11th Amendment

People cannot sue states they aren’t citizens of, including foreign countries

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12

12th Ammendment

Outlines requirements and process of becoming president

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13

13th Ammendment

Abolition of slavery

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14

14th Ammendment

Equal Protection Clause

Citizenship Clause (All born in U.S.A are citizens)

Priviliges Clause (State can’t infringe on rights)

Due Process Clause (States)

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15

15th Ammendment

Right to vote not restricted by race or being an ex-slave.

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16

16th Ammendment

Congress can directly levy taxes, without regard for a state’s population

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17

17th Ammendment

Describes process for electing senators

Direct election of senators by the people, instead of state legislatures like before.

Vacancy Filling

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18

18th Ammendment

Prohibition (alchohol bye bye :( )

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19th Ammendment

Right to vote not restricted by gender

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20th Ammendment

Describes what date president terms start/end

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21

21st Ammendment

Repealed 18th Ammendment (Yay alchohol :) )

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22nd Ammendment

No more than 2 terms (4 years each) for president

And, if one serves two years or less of a previous president’s term, they still can get elected twice more. More than two, and only one.

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23

23rd Ammendment

District of Columbia (Washington D.C) can get electors for preidential elections, but no more than the least populus state

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24th Ammendment

People can vote, regardless of failure to pay poll taxes or other taxes

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25

25th Ammendment

Vice president becomes president when president dies

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26

26th Ammendment

18 year old voting age

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27

27th Ammendment

Salary Changes in congress don’t take effect until next election of representatives

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