Amendments

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2nd amendment

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Right to bear arms

Question 1

1st amendment

Answer 1

Freedom of religion 
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of petition
Freedom of the press
Freedom of speech

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3rd amendment

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No soldiers will be quartered to live in your home

•government cannot force you to shelter soldiers in your home w/o your consent in time of war or peace

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4th amendment

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Protects you from illegal searches or seizures.

•you are safe in the confines of your own home

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5th amendment

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Double jeopardy
Grand jury trial
No self-incrimination
Due process
Eminent domain

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6th amendment

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“Court rules”
•right to a speedy trial by impartial jury
•right to have a lawyer (legal counsel)
•right to confront their accusers
•right to counsel but you have to have low income

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7th amendment

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Right to a jury trial in most civil cases

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8th amendment

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Punishment has to fit the crime
•no excessive bail
•no cruel or unusual punishment

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9th amendment

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Just because a certain right was not listed in the first 10 amendments does not mean that people do not have them

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10th amendment

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Guarantees that rights not given to the federal government not denied to the stats, are reserved to the states or to the people

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11th amendment

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• No state may be sued by residents of another state.

* government has to allow itself to be sued

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12th amendment

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Election of a president and Vice President are to be ran on two different ballots

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13th amendment

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Outlawed slavery

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14th amendment

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People born or naturalized in US are subject to its law.
No state will make a law taking away pro ledges of citizens, deprive anyone from life, liberty, or property w/o due process or deprive any citizen the equal protection of the law

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15th amendment

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Give the right to vote to all races

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16th amendment

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Congress has the power to collect taxes on people’s income w/o regard to state population

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17th amendment

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Direct election of senators

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18th amendment

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The 1917 prohibition of alcohol in US
•later was repealed
•only amendment to be repealed

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19th amendment

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Granted woman suffrage (right to vote)

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20th amendment

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Lame duck amendment

•shortened time period of a member of congress who was defeated for reelection

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21st amendment

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Repealed the 18th amendment

•now states have power to regulate alcohol

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22nd amendment

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Presidential tenure(conditions) were limited to 2-10 years

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23rd amendment

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D.C. Can vote for president

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24th amendment

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No poll taxes

•stopped people to pay to vote

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25th amendment

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Presidential succession rules and disability

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26th amendment

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The right to vote is 18 years old

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27th amendment

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Prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office of representatives