Government - 27 Amendments

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1st Amendment

freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceful assembly and petition

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2

2nd Amendment

right to bear arms

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3rd Amendment

quartering of troops

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4th Amendment

no illegal search and seizure (exception: search warrant and probable cause)

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5

5th Amendment

rights of the accused*

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6th Amendment

criminal proceedings**

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7th Amendment

trial by jury (for $15,000+, was $20)

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8

8th Amendment

no cruel or unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

rights of the people (unenumerated rights -- rights not listed in constitution)

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10th Amendment

rights of the people and states (unenumerated rights -- rights not listed in constitution)

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11th Amendment

limiting federal courts

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12

12th Amendment

electing the president and vice president (electoral college; need 270+ votes to win)

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13

13th Amendment

abolition of slavery

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14

14th Amendment

civil rights guaranteed (due process of the law explicitly to states)

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15

15th Amendment

voting for freedmen

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16

16th Amendment

income tax

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17

17th Amendment

popular election of senators

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18th Amendment

prohibition

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19

19th Amendment

women's suffrage

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20th Amendment

induction of president and congress (lame duck amendment)***

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21st Amendment

repeal of prohibition

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22nd Amendment

presidential term (2 terms or 10 years)

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23

23rd Amendment

voting for D.C.

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24

24th Amendment

poll tax

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25

25th Amendment

disability of the president****

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26

26th Amendment

lowering the voting age (21 to 18)

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27

27th Amendment

congressional pay

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rights of the accused*

  1. due process

  2. extradition (returning of a criminal to their state)

  3. eminent domain

  4. double jeopardy

  5. pleading the 5th

  6. grand jury

  7. Miranda Rights

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criminal proceedings**

  1. speedy trial

  2. fair jury

  3. know charges

  4. face witnesses/accusers

  5. get a lawyer

  6. get a defense/character witness

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induction of president and congress***

congress -- Jan 3rd president -- Jan 20th

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disability of the president****

19 different alternatives

  1. Vice President

  2. Speaker of the House

  3. President Pro Temp

  4. Secretary of State

  5. Secretary of Homeland Security

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