Ammendments Test Flashcards
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- Freedom of speech, religion, and press
- right to assemble, and petition the government to fix something
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- well regulated militia
- right to bear arms
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No soldier in a time of peace shall be quartered in a private citizens home without the homeowner’s consent
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People and private property cannot be searched without a warrant
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- cannot be held for a crime unless officially and legally charged
- cannot be tried for a crime, found not guilty, and tried for the same crime
- cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
- private property cannot be taken unless compensated
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A person accused of a crime has the right to a fair and speedy trial
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In any legal case involving civil suit, the defendant has the right to a trial by jury if the amount in question is over $20
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No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment shall be used against criminal
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No one shall be denied their basic constitutional rights
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Powers not specifically granted to national government are to be retained by the states and people
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A citizen from 1 state cannot sue a citizen from another state in federal court
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Electors will vote for president and vice president on separate ballots
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Slavery-was abolished unless it was a result of a sentence passed by a court of law upon conviction of a crime
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-citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in U.S.
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African American Males guaranteed right to vote
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Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes
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Election of senators granted to people of each state
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Prohibition: no more alcohol (repealed)
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Right to vote cannot be denied bc of a persons sex
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- Shortened period of time between federal elections
- known as “Duck Amendment”
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Repealed 18th amendment-prohibition over
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President limited to 2 terms, and no more than total of 10years
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People in Washington D.C. Allowed to vote for president and granted with 3 electoral votes
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People cannot be denied the right to vote in federal elections bc they had not paid a tax on voting
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If president is disabled or dies, vice president takes over
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Established minimum age requirement for voting in federal elections at 18 years
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Congress may pass a law increasing their salaries, but cannot collect it until after he/she has been through a federal election
