Government - 27 Amendments
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1st Amendment
freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceful assembly and petition
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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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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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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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12th Amendment
electing the president and vice president (electoral college; need 270+ votes to win)
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13th Amendment
abolition of slavery
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14th Amendment
civil rights guaranteed (due process of the law explicitly to states)
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15th Amendment
voting for freedmen
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16th Amendment
income tax
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17th Amendment
popular election of senators
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18th Amendment
prohibition
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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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23rd Amendment
voting for D.C.
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24th Amendment
poll tax
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25th Amendment
disability of the president****
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26th Amendment
lowering the voting age (21 to 18)
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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
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
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
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
19) Secretary of Homeland Security
1) Vice President
2) Speaker of the House
3) President Pro Temp
4) Secretary of State
19) Secretary of Homeland Security
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