required amendments for ap gov

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Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

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right to bear arms

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this amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy. ensures due process

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Amendment prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures, implied right to privacy. The question regarding this amendment is always, what is more important, individual liberties or ensured safety? Exclusionary Rule!!!

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right to an attorney even if you can’t afford one, also include the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to an impartial jury, the right to be informed what they are being charged with

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cruel and unusual punishment

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selective incorporation: the application of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Amendment's Due Process Clause. Equal protection

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abolition of slavery

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voting for all men; prohibition of the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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legalized the federal income tax

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direct election of senators: established the direct election of Senators by the people

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women’s suffrage

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2 term limit per president

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VP becomes president if president has to step down or die

24

abolished poll taxes

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any power not given to the federal government explicitly is reserved for the states