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Right to Free speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly.
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Right to bear arms
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Citizens don’t have to house soliders during wartime
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Right from unreasonable search and seizure
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No double Jeopardy
No self-incrimination
Due Process Clause (Federal Government)
Just Property Compensation
Grand Juries for serious crimes
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Speedy and public trial
Impartial Jury
Right to be informed of the accusation
Right to Confront Witnesses
Right to attourney
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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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No excessive bail/fines or cruel/unusual punishments
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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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Rights not expressly given to the Federal Government, are given to people and the states.
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People cannot sue states they aren’t citizens of, including foreign countries
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Outlines requirements and process of becoming president
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Abolition of slavery
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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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Right to vote not restricted by race or being an ex-slave.
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Congress can directly levy taxes, without regard for a state’s population
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Describes process for electing senators
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Prohibition (alchohol bye bye :( )
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Right to vote not restricted by gender
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Describes what date president terms start/end
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Repealed 18th Ammendment (Yay alchohol :) )
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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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District of Columbia (Washington D.C) can get electors for preidential elections, but no more than the least populus state
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People can vote, regardless of failure to pay poll taxes or other taxes
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Vice president becomes president when president dies
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18 year old voting age
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Salary Changes in congress don’t take effect until next election of representatives
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