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Congress cannot make any laws establishing a religion ro abridging the freedom of religious exercise, speech, assembly, or petition

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The executive branch cannot infringe on the right of people to bear arms

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3rd

The executive branch cannot house soldiers in citizens' housese

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4th

The executive branch cannot search or seize evidence without a legal warrant from a court of law

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The courts cannot hold trials for serious offenses without providing for a grand jury

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6th

The courts cannot hold trials for serious offenses without providing for a trial jury

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The courts cannot hold trials for serious offenses without providing for a fair trial

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The courts cannot hold trials for serious offenses without providing for a legal counsel

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The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution should not be interpreted to mean taht those are the only rights the people have

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Any rights not lsited specifically in the Constitution for the national government are reserved to the states or to the people

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11th

Limited federal court jurisdiction by barring citizens of one state from suing another state in federal court

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12th

Required electors in the Electoral College to vote twice (1 P and 1 VP)

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13th

Banned slavery

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14th

All people have equal protection and due process before the law & same priveleges & immunities

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Right to vote cannot be abridged on basis of race or color

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16th

Congress can establish an income tax

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17th

Direct election of senators by citizens

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18th

Banned manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor (repealed)

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19th

Right to vote could not be abridged on basis of sex

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20th

Set date for convening of Congress and inauguration of president

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21st

Repealed ban on manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor

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22nd

2 term limit for president

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23rd

Defined how the District of Columbia would be represented in the Electoral College

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24th

Outlawed use of poll tax that prevented the poor from voting

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25th

Established procedure for presidential succession in case of death or disability & procdedure for VP succession in case of vacancy

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26th

Lowered voting age to 18

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Required intervening election between the time when Congress votes itself a raise and when that raise can be implementee

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