27 amendments + ways to remember them

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1st amendment

Free Speech, press, religion, and assembly

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2- two bear arms

Right to bear arms

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3- threes a crowd

No quartering of troops in homes

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4 - four doors on a car (think the police wanna search your car)

No unreasonable searches/seizures

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5- I plead the 5th

Cannot be tried twice for same crime and does not have to testify against self

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Speedy six

Right to speedy and public trial and right to lawyer and counsel

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You’re lucky (777) to get a trial

Right to trial by jury in civil cases

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8- Sideways handcuffs

No excessive bail, fines, cruel/unusual punishment

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9 -makes more rights mine

Rights not enumerated retained by people

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10

Federal laws are what are writTEN

Powers not delegated to Congress or prohibited to states belong to states and people

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11- 1 on 1

No federal cases between state, citizen of another state

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12- one ballot, 2nd ballot

The electoral college will vote separately for president and VIP rather than together in one ballot

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13- free

Slavery is outlawed!

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14- citizenize

Citizenship to former slaves

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15- vote

Right to vote cannot be denied because of race

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16- turn 16 = job

Congress can levy individual income taxes

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17- senators seventeen

Direct election of senators

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18- nope 21

Prohibition of liquors

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19- becomes a woman

Right to vote for women

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20- January 20th

Date for inauguration

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21

21- let’s drink!

Repeal of prohibition

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22

22- 2 terms

Pres. term limits

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23- twenty three rhymes with DC

D.Cs resident vote for president

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24- no poll tax at the door

Ban on poll tax

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25- if he ain’t alive

Appointment of new vice Pres. presidential incompetence

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26- 2+6=8

Right to vote for 18 yr olds

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27- last one

Reps cannot set their own pay

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