27 Amendments Flashcards

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1st Amendment

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Freedom of Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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3
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3rd Amendment

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No quartering troops during peacetime

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4
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4th Amendment

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Protected from unreasonable searches

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5
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5th Amendment

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Don’t have to talk to law enforcement, rights from arrest to trial, cannot be tried for same crime twice, have the right to grand jury, government can take property for public use

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6th Amendment

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Right to confront witness, right to a fair jury, right to a quick trial, right to a lwayer

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7th Amendment

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right to a jury trial when damage is over $20

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8th Amendment

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no excessive bail, no cruel or unusual punishement

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9
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9th Amendment

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people have more rights than listed in the constitution

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10
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10th Amendment

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States have more rights than listed in the constitution

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11th Amendment

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Lawsuit held against people from different states must be held in federal court

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12
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12 Amendment

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revises procedure for the election of presidency

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13
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13th Amendment

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Abolishes slavery

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14th Amendment

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All citizens are protected equally under the law

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15
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15th Amendment

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Allowed African American men to vote

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16
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16th Amendment

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Gave Congress the power to declare an income tax

17
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17th Amendment

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Enabled citizens to vote for their state senators directly

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18th Amendment

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prohibits the making, drinking, or selling of alcoholic products

19
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19th Amendment

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Allows women to vote

20
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20th Amendment

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Dates that Congressional and Presidential positions come into power

21
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21st Amendment

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Makes alcohol legal

22
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22nd Amendment

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Limits president to only 2 terms in office

23
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23rd Amendment

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Gives right to citizens of Washington D.C to vote

24
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24th Amendment

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Right to vote became free

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25th Amendment

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Establishes procedures for succession of presidency, (If the president dies or drops out)

26
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26th Amendment

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Set voting age to 18 years

27
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27th Amendment

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States that the salary of members of Congress cannot change until next election concludes