AP Gov Amendments

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Freedom of:

• Speech (Expression)

• Press

• Religion (Establishment + Free Exercise)

• Assembly + Petition

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• States can maintain regulated Militia

• Bear arms

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No quartering soldiers. In peacetime

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• No unreasonable search and seizure

• No warrant for search w/o probable cause

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• No double jeopardy

• Due Process of law for all

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• Right to fair + speedy trial

• Defendant entitled to impartial jury, also counsel (lawyer) and favorable witness

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Civil cases are justiciable issue if value of disagreement exceeds $20

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• No excessive bail

• No cruel or unusual punishments

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Those powers enumerated to Fed Gov in COTUS cannot be used to abridge those retained by the people —> acknowledges that there are many rights retained by the people although not explicitly stated they belong to them

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Powers delegated to neither Fed Gov nor prohibited from the States —> belong to the States/public

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Abolishes slavery in the US

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All those born or naturalized in US are US citizens —> provide freed slaves w/ citizenship

• Also contains due process clause

• Equal protection clause —> states cannot infringe on the rights of citizens —> incorporation in Gitlow v NY

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Allow all US citizens right to vote —> cannot be denied by fed or state govs based on race or previous servitude

• lets freed slaves vote

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Fed gov can levy income tax on the people

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Direct election of senators by the people

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Voting rights cannot be denied by state or fed govs based on gender

• allow women to vote

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POTUS can serve a maximum of 2 terms

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Eliminate poll tax

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Affirms line of secession

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Lowered voting age to 18 (from 21)