27 amendments

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1

Free Speech, press, religion, and assembly

2

Right to bear arms - Two bear arms

3

No quartering of troops in homes - Three's a crowd

4

No unreasonable searches/seizures - Four doors on a car (think the police want to search your car)

5 (I plead the 5th)

A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against themself

6

Right to speedy and public trial and right to lawyer and counsel - Speedy Six, 6 is quick

7

Right to trial by jury in civil cases- You're lucky (777) to get a trial

8

No excessive bail, fines, cruel/unusual punishment - Sideways handcuffs

9

Rights not enumerated retained by people - Makes more rights mine

10

Powers not delegated to Congress or prohibited to states belong to states or people - Federal laws are what are writTEN

11

No federal cases between state, citizen of other state - 1 on 1

12

The electoral college will vote seperately for president and VP rather than together in one ballot - 1 ballot, 2nd ballot

13

Slavery is outlawed! - Free

14

Citizenship to former slaves - Citizenize

15

Right to vote can't be denied by race - Vote

16

Congress can levy individual income taxes - Turn 16= job

17

Direct election of senators - senators seventeen

18

Prohibition of liquors (1917) - nope 21

19

Right to vote for women (1919) - becomes a woman

20

Dates for inauguration, Congress's session - January 20th

21

Repeal of prohibition (1933) - let's drink!

22

Presidential term limits - 2 terms

23

D.C. residents' vote for president - twenty three rhymes with DC

24

Ban on poll taxes - no poll tax at the door

25

Appointment of new vice president, presidential incompetence - if he ain't alive

26

Right to vote for 18-year olds (1971) = 2 + 6= 8

27 - the last one ..

Reps cannot set their own pay