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Ammendments Flashcards

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Criminal proceedings (such as right to a fair public trial to be held as soon as possible)

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Amendment 6

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Right to keep and bear arms

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Amendment 2

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Criminal proceedings (such as capital crime, court Marshall, US court of military appeals, eminent domain)

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Amendment 5

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Freedom of religion, speech, and of the press: right of petition

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Amendment 1

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Quartering of soldiers in private houses

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Amendment 3

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Unenumerated rights of the people

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Amendment 9

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Election of President and vice President on separate ballots

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Amendment 12

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Powers reserved to state

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Amendment 10

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Abolition of poll taxes

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Amendment 24

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Deals with lawsuits filed against states and federal court

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Amendment 11

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Right of suffrage for black Americans (The right of former slaves to vote)

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Amendment 15

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Excessive punishment

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Amendment 8

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Income tax

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Amendment 16

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Repeal of national prohibition

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Amendment 21

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Abolition of slavery (emancipation proclamation)

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Amendment 13

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National prohibition (volstead act of 1919, a.k.a. national prohibition act

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Amendment 18

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Limitation of presidential term

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Amendment 22

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Women’s suffrage

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Amendment 19

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Presidential and vice presidential succession

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Amendment 25

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Suffrage for citizens 18 years of age and older

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Amendment 26

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The convening of Congress in the inauguration of the president and vice president (lame duck amendment)

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Amendment 20

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Granted the district of Columbia number of presidential electors (Washington DC)

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Amendment 23

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Jury trial in civil cases

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Amendment 7

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American rights and citizenship to black Americans; apportionment of representatives; political disabilities, public debt

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Amendment 14

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Restrictions on changes in congressional salary

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Amendment 27

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Popular election of Senators

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Amendment 17

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Searches and seizures

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Amendment 4

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