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Amendment One

Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition

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Amendment Two

Right to Bear Arms

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Amendment Three

Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures

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Amendment Four

Right to be free from un-reasonable searches and seizures

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Amendment Five

Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law

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Amendment Six

Right to be in-formed of charges be present when wit-nesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer.

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Amendment Seven

Right to a jury trial in civil cases

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Amendment Eight

Freedom from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

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Amendment Nine

Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution

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Amendment Ten

Rights of states and people

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Amendment Eleven

Prevents suits against states

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Amendment Twelve

Election of the President(Election Procedures)

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Amendment Thirteen

Abolition of slavery Outlawed

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Amendment Fourteen

Right to be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law

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Amendment Fifteen

Black Suffrage

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Amendment Sixteen

Individual Income Tax

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Amendment Seventeen

Election of National Senators

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Amendment Eighteen

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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Amendment Nineteen

Women's Suffrage

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Amendment Twenty

Lame-Duck Period shortened for federal Officials

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Amendment Twenty One

Repeal to Prohibition (they can drink again)

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Amendment Twenty Two

Limitation of Presidential term of office

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Amendment Twenty Three

Voters in Washington D.C. given the right to vote for presidential electors

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Amendment Twenty Four

Abolition of poll taxes

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Amendment Twenty Five

Succession of offices of the President

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Amendment Twenty Six

18 year olds given the right to vote

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Amendment Twenty Seven

Limits the power of Congress to increase its own salaries

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