Amendments

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Right to bear arms

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Religious and political rights (speech, press, religion, assembly)

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Quartering troops (we don’t have to)

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Search and seizure (must have probable cause)

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Rights of the accused (double jeopardy, freedom from self incrimination, eminent domain)

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Right to a speedy public trial

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Trial by jury in civil cases

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Limits of fines and punishments (no excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments)

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Rights of the people (just because you have an expressed right in the constitution does not mean that you can limit the rights of others, i.e. Puritans persecuting Catholics)

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States rights (any law not specifically granted or denied by the federal government is left to the states)

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Lawsuits against states (amended the judicial branch)

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Election of executives (set up president and vp elections on separate ballots)

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Slavery abolished

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Civil rights (due process, equal protection under the law for US citizens, former slaves were citizens if born in US)

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Universal male suffrage

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Income tax

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Direct election of US senators

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Prohibition

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Women’s suffrage

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Lame duck amendment (moved inauguration from March to Jan. 20)

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Repeal of prohibition

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Limit of presidential terms (10 years)

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Voting in District of Columbia (3 electoral votes for DC)

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Abolished poll taxes

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Presidential succession and disability

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Lowered voting age to 18

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Congressional pay (a congressional pay raise cannot take effect until after the next election)

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Big failed amendments

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Equal rights (would have stated that there is no difference between men and women) and flag burning (would have made burning the flag illegal, and therefore no longer symbolic speech)

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How to amend the constitution

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Step 1: Both houses of congress pass with 2/3 majority OR 2/3 of states have to request a constitutional convention (never used)
Step 2: 3/4 of state legislators have to ratify the amendment for it to take effect OR 3/4 of the states have to hold ratification conventions (used only for 21st amendment)