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Amendments Flashcards

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What is the first amendment

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Freedom of speech, religion, the press, and the right to petition the govt.

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What is the second amendment

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The right to bear arms

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What is the 3rd Amendment

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Soldiers cannot take or live in a persons house

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What is the 4th amendment

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The govt. cannot arrest a person or search their property unless there is a “probable cause”

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What is the 5th amendment

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The govt. must follow the law(due process) before punishing a person

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What is the 6th Amendment

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A person has the right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury

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What is the 7th amendment

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A person has a right to a jury trial for civil cases

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What is the 8th amendment

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The govt. cannot demand exercise bail or fines or any cruel or unusual punishment

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What is the 9th amendment

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The constitution does not include all the rights of the people and the states

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What is the 10th amendment

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Any powers the constitution does not give to the federal govt. belong to the states

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What is the 12th Amendment

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The president and vice president are elected on a party ticket.

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What is the 13th Amendment

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It made slavery illegal

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What is the 14th amendment

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Every person born in the US is a citizen. An immigrant can become a naturalized citizen.

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What is the 15th amendment

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All US male citizens have the right to vote

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What is the 16th amendment

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Congress can tax income

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What is the 17th amendment

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The people can elect US. Senators

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What is the 18th amendment

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Alcohol is illegal (Prohibition)

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What is the 19th amendment

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Women can vote

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What is the 20th amendment

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The president is inaugurated in January. Congress begins to meet in January.

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What is the 21st amendment?

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Alcohol is legal again(reverses the 18th amendment. Each state can make laws about drinking, selling, and making alcohol.

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What is the 22nd amendment?

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The president can not serve for more than 2 terms

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What is the 24th Amendment

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It is illegal to make a citizen pay a voting fee or take a reading test to vote

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What is the 25th amendment?

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If the president dies or cannot serve, the vice President becomes president. If both die, the speaker of the house becomes president.

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