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Amendments Flashcards

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First Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Freedom of Press
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Petition
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Second Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Right to bear arms
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Third Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Don’t have to quarter soldiers
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Fourth Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • No unnecessary searches or seizures
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Fifth Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Miranda Rights
  • Due Process for federal level
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Sixth Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Speedy Trial
  • Public Trial
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Seventh Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Trial by Jury
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Eight Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • No excessive bail
  • No cruel or unusual punishment
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Ninth Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Right not stated in the constitution belong to the people
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Tenth Amendment

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  • Bill of Rights
  • Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
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Eleventh Amendment

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  • You can not sue a state you’re not a resident of
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Twelfth Amendment

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  • The president and vice president run separately
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Thirteenth Amendment

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  • abolished slavery
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Fourteenth Amendment

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  • everyone born in the US is a citizen
  • everyone must have equal protection
  • due process for the states
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Fifteenth Amendment

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  • All men can vote (Granted African Americans the right to vote)
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Sixteenth Amendment

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  • Allowed income tax
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Seventeenth Amendment

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  • Allowed citizens to vote for senators
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Eighteenth Amendment

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  • Prohibit Alcohol
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Nineteenth Amendment

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  • Allowed women to vote
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Twentieth Amendment

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  • Moved the start for a new president + vice president to January 20
  • Moved starting date for new congress members to January 3
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Twenty First Amendment

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  • overturned the prohibition of alcohol from the 18th amendment
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Twenty Second Amendment

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  • Limits a president to two terms
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Twenty Third Amendment

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  • allowed citizens of DC to vote in presidential elections
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Twenty Fourth Amendment

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  • Prohibits Poll Tax
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Twenty Fifth Amendment

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  • States the the vice president becomes president if the president dies
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Twenty Sixth Amendment

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  • Moved the voting age to 18
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Twenty Seventh Amendment

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  • Congress can not give itself raises

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